Contents
- 1 Activities
- 1.1 UKRN 2025 Annual Meeting: Advancing Research Rigour and Transparency Through Celebration, Sustainability, and Special Interest Groups
- 1.2 UKRIO and UKRN statement on 2025 refreshed Concordat
- 1.3 Dorothy Bishop Prize Winners 2025
- 1.4 Spotlight an ORCA: Kikachukwu Oluonye
- 1.5 Research England funding for new UKRN community building project
- 1.6 The 2025 UKRN Institutional Leads retreat
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.
UKRN 2025 Annual Meeting: Advancing Research Rigour and Transparency Through Celebration, Sustainability, and Special Interest Groups
The UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) held its 2025 Annual Meeting on Friday 21st March. Members came together to discuss the sustainability of UKRN and the growing importance of open research. A major highlight of the event was the celebration of the Dorothy Bishop...
UKRIO and UKRN statement on 2025 refreshed Concordat
The UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO) and the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) have jointly welcomed the release of the refreshed Concordat to Support Research Integrity, viewing it as a significant milestone in upholding the UK's reputation for high-quality...
Dorothy Bishop Prize Winners 2025
The Dorothy Bishop Prize celebrates the contributions of early career researchers working to promote open research and improve research culture. A fantastic range of research disciplines were represented in this year’s nominees including anthropology, business...
Spotlight an ORCA: Kikachukwu Oluonye
Kikachukwu has a Master's in International Trade Law and a passion for legal research. She has built a career in Open Research and worked as an Open Research Assistant at Aston University. She now serves as the ORCA and Open Research Adviser at Leeds, where she...
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...