World Conference on Research Integrity – Athens, Greece

World Conference on Research Integrity – Athens, Greece

The 8th World Conference on Research Integrity (WCRI) was held online and in person at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre from 2-5 June 2024. The aims of the WCRI’s co-chairs to ‘cater for all disciplinary fields, all professional ranks, and all career...
July 2024 LNL Newsletter

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

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 an ORCA: Steve Boneham

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...
The 2024 LNL Retreat in Newcastle

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...
Spotlight an ORCA: Jackie Thompson

Spotlight an ORCA: Jackie Thompson

One of Jackie’s roles is the ORCA at Oxford. She also works with the Open Scholarship team (Bodleian Library) and Research Practice team (Research Services) at Oxford, as well as retaining a post as Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol. In...