Contents
- 1 Activities
- 1.1 Research England funding for new UKRN community building project
- 1.2 The 2025 UKRN Institutional Leads retreat
- 1.3 Spotlight an ORCA: Lavinia Gambelli
- 1.4 Dorothy Bishop Prize 2025 shortlisted nominees
- 1.5 Spotlight an ORCA: Valerie McCutcheon
- 1.6 UKRN welcomes eLife and Hidden REF as new stakeholders
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.
Research England funding for new UKRN community building project
We are delighted to announce that Research England has awarded funding to the UKRN team based at the University of Bristol. The ‘Ground-Up: Enhancing Rigour and Transparency in Grassroots Research Communities’ award will run from June 2025 – July 2026 and enable...
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...