We appreciate that universities are not immune to financial pressures, and that there may be times when they have to reduce their headcount or re-align their priorities. However, the resulting career uncertainty has the potential to encourage researchers at all stages...
In September 2020, UKRI announced that it would replace the many and varied formats for providing CV and track record information with a single CV format based on the Royal Society’s résumé for researchers. The goal of this CV format is to help researchers to share...
University of Bristol is the latest to offer an Open Research Prize, following the lead of University of Surrey and the University of Reading. The University of Bristol, through collaboration between the UK Reproducibility Network and the University of Bristol Library...
By Emma Henderson The three winners of The University of Surrey’s 2021 Open Research and Transparency Showcase Awards were announced in early March 2021. The awards were devised as part of Surrey’s ongoing commitment to open research and designed to identify and...
We are pleased to report that the University of Sheffield now has an institutional statement on Open Research. Thank you to all who contributed towards making this happen. Many parts were adapted from fellow UKRN member’s statements, demonstrating one of the...
The British Neuroscience Association (BNA) earlier this week were delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural BNA Credibility Prizes. These prizes highlight and recognise some of the excellent efforts to ensure that neuroscience research is as robust, reliable,...
The March 2021 issue of the UKRN newsletter was published earlier this month, featuring a write-up of the recent annual meeting, the latest news, event information and tips on UKRN resources. You can view a PDF version of the newsletter here: UKRN Newsletter –...
by Emily Farran, UKRN Institutional Lead for the University of Surrey The University of Surrey launched two Open Research Awards: the Open Research Case Study Award, and the Surrey Reproducibility Society Recognition Award. The Open Research Case Study Award was...
Dear Colleagues, We are writing to let you know about a symposium that will be held this spring, titled “Instruction in Reproducible Research: Educational Outcomes.” The symposium is being sponsored jointly by Project TIER, the Sheffield Methods Institute,...
