UKRN Co-Founder Marcus Munafò Discusses Research Reproducibility on Research Culture Uncovered Podcast
Listen here! Marcus Munafò, co-founder of the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN), recently featured on the University of Leeds’ ‘Research Culture Uncovered’ podcast with host Nick Sheppard. In an engaging conversation, Munafò reflected on the...
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...
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...