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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.
UKRN: New Institutional Members
With the addition of three new members – Cambridge, Edge Hill and Portsmouth – the UK Research Network (UKRN) now includes 46 diverse institutional members. These range from specialized institutions like the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), Cancer Research UK Scotland,...
UKRN Replication Games event
On 5th December 2024 over 50 researchers from Bangladesh, China, Denmark, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland and across the UK took part in UKRN Replication Games. Led by Abel Brodeur, Derek Mikola, Juan Aparicio and Bruno Barbarioli from the Institute for Replication (I4R)...
Spotlight an ORCA: Louise Saul
Louise is the ORCA at Southampton, blending her research expertise with a passion for supporting others' research. Outside work, she enjoys custom-building bikes, currently working on a 1970s Revell road bike, and cares for her Thai rescue cat. After earning her first...
OR4 Annual Report: Advancing Open Research Reward and Recognition
The OR4 project achieved significant milestones in 2023-24, staying on track to deliver all outputs on time. In March 2024 we published a report summarizing the results of the institutional activity and requirements survey, released to all UK HEIs from April to...
Nominations for the 2025 Dorothy Bishop Award are now open!
The Dorothy Bishop Prize 2025 Celebrating the contributions of early career researchers to research improvement Have you, or someone you know, achieved or contributed something special to improve research or promote open research practices? UKRN are seeking...
Spotlight an ORCA: Banaz Jalil
Banaz has a background in pharmacy and pharmaceutical science (Master's and PhD) from UCL. She became enthusiastically involved in improving research reproducibility and transparency after identifying issues during her postdoctoral work. She played a key role in...