Contents
- 1 Activities
- 1.1 Marcus Munafò and Dorothy Bishop give evidence in parliament for STC inquiry on reproducibility and research integrity
- 1.2 New report: The art of publishing reproducible research outputs
- 1.3 PeerRef: journal-independent peer review
- 1.4 Summary note from the 2021 UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Conference
- 1.5 New resource: Checklist for an Open Research Action Plan
- 1.6 Etienne Roesch joins the UKRN Steering Group as a representative of our Local Networks
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.
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...
Summary note from the 2021 UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Conference
Professor Emily Farran (UKRN) and Dr Neil Jacobs (UKRI) recently co-chaired a session on “Opportunities and challenges in improving research quality by drawing on lessons across sectors and disciplines” at the 2021 UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Conference (October...
New resource: Checklist for an Open Research Action Plan
An Open Research Action Plan is a funded, medium-term programme of cultural change within a research organisation to promote and embed more accessible, transparent and reproducible ways of conducting and communicating research. The Checklist for an Open Research...
Etienne Roesch joins the UKRN Steering Group as a representative of our Local Networks
We are delighted to announce that we have invited Etienne Roesch, Local Network Lead at the University of Reading, to join the UKRN Steering Group as a representative of our Local Networks. Etienne is Associate Professor of Cognitive Science at the University of...