Contents
- 1 Activities
- 1.1 Spotlight an ORCA: Valerie McCutcheon
- 1.2 UKRN welcomes eLife and Hidden REF as new stakeholders
- 1.3 Welcome Savita Rana – new chair of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee
- 1.4 UKRN Case Study: Supporting Improvements to Biomedical Research Using Antibodies
- 1.5 New Resources Empower Qualitative Researchers to Embrace Open Research Practices
- 1.6 UKRN Working Paper No 7
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.
Spotlight an ORCA: Valerie McCutcheon
Glasgow’s approach to UKRN and the Open Research Programme differs from that of funded institutions, with responsibilities distributed across a team rather than a single dedicated ORCA. Valerie, who has played multiple roles—including interim UKRN Institutional...
UKRN welcomes eLife and Hidden REF as new stakeholders
The UKRN is delighted to welcome eLife and the Hidden REF as new stakeholders, strengthening a shared commitment to improving research practices and fostering inclusive recognition within the scientific community. eLife is a non-profit organization dedicated to...
Welcome Savita Rana – new chair of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee
We are delighted to welcome Savita Rana as the new chair of the UKRN Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee. Savita Rana is the Associate Director of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London. We offer our...
UKRN Case Study: Supporting Improvements to Biomedical Research Using Antibodies
We are excited to announce the release of a new impact case study, UKRN: Supporting Improvements to Biomedical Research Using Antibodies. The OGA (Only Good Antibodies) community joined UKRN in 2024 as a way to further its aims to improve research quality and...
New Resources Empower Qualitative Researchers to Embrace Open Research Practices
Earlier this week we released UKRN Working Paper 7, which details some of the issues in conducting research with vulnerable communities and makes a number of recommendations. These include support for research co-production methods (see the UKRN primer on community...
UKRN Working Paper No 7
Today we release the seventh in UKRN’s working paper series. This one is based on work by a number of researchers in several universities, focusing on the challenges and opportunities in open research with marginalised communities. Between March and July 2023, a...