Contents
- 1 Activities
- 1.1 Neil Jacobs Appointed Head of UKRN Open Research Programme
- 1.2 Event Report: Enhancing Research Culture
- 1.3 UKRN Newsletter – December 2021
- 1.4 Marcus Munafò and Dorothy Bishop give evidence in parliament for STC inquiry on reproducibility and research integrity
- 1.5 New report: The art of publishing reproducible research outputs
- 1.6 PeerRef: journal-independent peer review
Activities
Catch up on the latest UKRN news and get involved in UKRN events and initiativesInitiatives 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.
Neil Jacobs Appointed Head of UKRN Open Research Programme
We are delighted to welcome Neil Jacobs as the new Head of the UKRN Open Research Programme. Neil will be leading our Research England funded project “Growing and Embedding Open Research in Institutional Practice and Culture”. He has over 30 years of experience in the...
Event Report: Enhancing Research Culture
Emily Farran represented the UKRN at the recent UKRI online engagement event on Enhancing Research Culture.
UKRN Newsletter – December 2021
The December 2021 issue of the UKRN newsletter was published today. If you missed it, a PDF version is available to view here: UKRN Newsletter - December 2021. To sign up our mailing list and receive future newsletters by email, head to our newsletter sign-up page, or...
Marcus Munafò and Dorothy Bishop give evidence in parliament for STC inquiry on reproducibility and research integrity
Last week, the Science and Technology Committee held the first evidence session of its inquiry into reproducibility and research integrity. Topics explored included the extent and breadth of challenges related to the reproducibility of research from both a domestic...
New report: The art of publishing reproducible research outputs
Knowledge Exchange (KE) have published their latest report on research reproducibility in November 2021. In the report, you can read about current practices and barriers in this area and the role of technical and social infrastructure in supporting new developments....
PeerRef: journal-independent peer review
Journal submission to publication typically takes 1 year, 96% of journals require specific formatting and the average cost of an APC is $2987. PeerRef is on a mission to solve these issues. They are a new journal-independent peer review service that organizes thorough...