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Activities
Catch up on the latest UKRN news and get involved in UKRN events and initiativesOpen Research Programme
UKRN has launched a five-year programme of work across our consortium of institutional members, supported by our project partners and Research England, to accelerate the uptake of high-quality open research practices, and the many benefits to research quality, integrity and public trust in research that will consequently flow.
Initiatives and events
UKRN offers support for initiatives to promote robust and rigorous research, focusing on establishing conversations about reproducibility, providing tools and guidance to promote best practice, and encouraging professional development of researchers. UKRN runs and promotes events and regular workshops on the topic of reproducible research.
Events
UKRN hosts an annual meeting in March each year, and supports an annual conference in September: Reproducibility, Replicability and Trust In Science. We also run regular workshops on the topics of leadership, data management, research culture and methods.
Initiatives
UKRN supports initiatives to encourage appropriate methodology, accountability and the establishment of working groups, as well as promoting conversations around open science and open research, and providing tools that make reproducibility easier.
Latest news
We produce news to promote examples of reproducible research in the UK, as well as our events and initiatives. Do you want to write about reproducibility in your field? Please contact us about writing for our blog.
July 2024 LNL Newsletter
The July newsletter has just been published with lots of news and resources for our Local Network Leads and their network members. And find out why the work of University of Leeds LNL Eike Rinke (pictured above at the recent LNL retreat) has been recognised, and his...
Spotlight an ORCA: Karen Desborough
Karen works at Cardiff University and dedicates one day a week to her role as an ORCA in the Open Research Programme. Cardiff is an unfunded partner and yet, both Karen and the institutional lead, Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, have significantly contributed to the OR4...
Spotlight on open research at Solent University, Southampton
Recently Diane Hird, the Local Network Lead (LNL) Community Project Coordinator, met with LNL Dr James Steele to learn more about open research activities at Solent University. This blog is the result of that conversation. Huge thanks to James for his time. Dr James...
Spotlight an ORCA: Steve Boneham
Starting his research career on HIV vaccines, Steve quickly learned that significant advancements can take considerable time. After two postdoc positions, he grew disillusioned with academic research culture and joined a Jisc service that focused on leveraging the...
A truly international day for national Reproducibility Networks
The first in-person meeting of national Reproducibility Network (RN) representatives took place in the Berlin Institute of Health Quest Centre in May 2024, and we thank Ulf Tölch and his colleagues for their warm welcome and excellent hospitality. Representatives...
The 2024 LNL Retreat in Newcastle
A central feature of the UKRN is supporting its grassroots community of over 90 local network leads (LNLs) from 80 UK universities (see list here). One way - among many - the UKRN does this is by hosting an annual retreat over several days. The aim is to strengthen...