The 2025 UKRN Institutional Leads retreat
Last week UKRN held its annual Institutional Leads retreat. This year it was hosted by Karin Wahl-Jorgensen at the Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture. Twenty-four UK research institutions were represented. The retreat provides opportunities for...
Spotlight an ORCA: Lavinia Gambelli
Lavinia Gambelli is the Open Research Culture Advisor (ORCA) at the University of Bristol and is dedicated to making open research more inclusive and impactful across all disciplines, including those where it has been traditionally overlooked, such as the arts,...
Dorothy Bishop Prize 2025 shortlisted nominees
We are pleased to announce our shortlisted nominees for the UKRN Dorothy Bishop Prize 2025. The Dorothy Bishop Prize was created in 2021 to recognise and celebrate early career researchers working to promote open research. The inaugural Dorothy Bishop Prize was...
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...