UKRN Launches STAR and METEOR Projects

UKRN Launches STAR and METEOR Projects

Nov 22, 2023 | METEOR Updates, News, STAR Updates

The UK Reproducibility Network is pleased to announce the launch of two new projects, working towards our vision of the UK research system being outstanding in conducting and promoting rigorous and transparent research.  STAR – Sustainable & TrAnsparent Research...
43 UK institutions reforming recruitment and promotion

43 UK institutions reforming recruitment and promotion

Nov 20, 2023 | News

Today the UKRN is delighted to announce the launch of one of the largest national initiatives in the world to reform how open research is recognised and rewarded when researchers are recruited, promoted and appraised. The ‘OR4’ project, part of the UKRN’s Open...
Spotlight on Aston University open research

Spotlight on Aston University open research

Nov 7, 2023 | Blog, LNL Community Project

Recently Diane Hird, the Local Network Lead Community Project Coordinator, met with Dr Charlotte Pennington to learn more about open research activities at Aston University and Charlotte’s experience of writing A Student’s Guide to Open Science.  This blog is the...
UKRN Indicators of Open Research

UKRN Indicators of Open Research

Oct 17, 2023 | News

Indicators of Open Research A workshop was hosted by the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN), Public Library of Science (PLOS) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) on 4th October 2023 A short informal note is available here to summarise the main topics covered in the...
UKRN Response to REF28 initial decisions and Research Environment

UKRN Response to REF28 initial decisions and Research Environment

Sep 26, 2023 | News

There is increasing attention on the research environment, culture and the importance of recognising and welcoming a wide range of talent in research. Just in the last few weeks, the Royal Society of Chemistry released their vision for science culture, the University...
Octopus.ac One Year In

Octopus.ac One Year In

Sep 15, 2023 | Blog

Written by Alexandra Freeman, Octopus.ac founder. I always said that the hard bit of improving the publication (and hence incentive) system in research was not coming up with a better way to do it – after all, that’s quite a low bar – or even in building...