The UKRN Dorothy Bishop Prize 2022: Celebrating the contributions of Early Career Researchers to research improvement
UKRN are seeking nominations of Early Career Researchers to recognise their achievements and contributions to open research. The Award The winner will be awarded a cash prize of £500 and a “Doscar”. Who is Eligible? You can nominate yourself, or another...
New animated explainer on data sharing, now available to view online
We have created a short explainer video on data sharing, in animated format and available to view online. This short animation introduces the open research practice of sharing data, and why it is important. It is part of a series of materials developed by UKRN on...
UKRN position on correcting the research record
UKRN is committed to identifying and helping to implement research practices that improve the robustness of the research process, and the quality of resulting research outputs. However, we recognise that this can only be achieved through the coordinated action of...
UKRN Newsletter – September 2021
The September 2021 issue of the UKRN newsletter was published last week. If you missed it, a PDF version is available to view here: UKRN Newsletter – September 2021. To sign up our mailing list and receive future newsletters by email, head to our newsletter...
Local Network Leads are invited to apply for a place in the UKRN Steering Group
A place has become available in the UKRN Steering Group, and we are keen to use this as an opportunity to broaden representation within this part of UKRN by including a Local Network Lead as a member of the Steering Group. Steering Group members attend an online...
Discussions on community-building and normalising open research practices
Marcus Munafò speaks to PLOS about how UKRN got to where it is today, what we do, and our plans for the future, and Cristiana Bercea and Robert Darby speak on Open Research Champions and normalising good research practices. Source:...
UKRN welcomes Sarah de Rijcke as new Chair of the UKRN Advisory Board
We welcome Sarah de Rijcke as new Chair of the UKRN Advisory Board. Sarah is a Professor in Science, Technology, and Innovation Studies and Scientific Director at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University, the Netherlands. She...
Our thanks and best wishes to Dorothy Bishop upon stepping down from the UKRN Advisory Board
It is fair to say that without Dorothy Bishop, there would not be a UK Reproducibility Network. Her support can be traced at least as far back as 2015, to a meeting held by the Academy of Medical Sciences at the Wellcome Trust on the reproducibility and reliability of...