Contents
- 1 Activities
- 1.1 New Year Update
- 1.2 Raising awareness of the how and why of open research
- 1.3 December 2022 update on the UKRN open research programme
- 1.4 The UKRN Dorothy Bishop Prize 2023
- 1.5 ‘Important but not easy’ – Future research leaders share insights on open research at special conference session
- 1.6 What does open research look like in my field? New researcher case studies show how it’s done
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.
New Year Update
We’re delighted to announce that the University of Leicester and University of Oxford have joined the UKRN-led Open Research programme. This consortium is now 20 universities working together with partners to improve open research practice in their own institutions...
Raising awareness of the how and why of open research
UKRN has today released a series of films to encourage and support researchers with their efforts to grow and embed open research practices across the sector. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLehgGZrvxReRsEPpPceNWpwwLFu_jZfnP Based on the existing UKRN...
December 2022 update on the UKRN open research programme
The UKRN open research programme aims – through training, sharing practice and evaluation – to accelerate the uptake of open research practices. Now that the programme is up and running, I will aim to provide monthly updates here, both to keep you informed and to...
The UKRN Dorothy Bishop Prize 2023
Celebrating the contributions of Early Career Researchers to research improvement UKRN are seeking nominations of Early Career Researchers to recognise their achievements and contribution to open research. We particularly encourage nominations of individuals whose...
On 12 October, UK Research and Innovation convened several hundred Future Leaders Fellows in Birmingham for their annual conference. These research fellowships aim to develop the next wave of world-class research and innovation leaders in academia and business, so the...
What does open research look like in my field? New researcher case studies show how it’s done
New case studies released alongside updated primer on open research in different disciplines Today UKRN releases both an updated version of its primer on open research in different disciplines, and a new set of accompanying case studies, hosted on dedicated UKRN pages...