Open meta-analysis in particle physics – next steps with UKRN
Earlier this year Andy Buckley from the University of Glasgow approached UKRN to share the work of the OpenMAPP project – Open Meta-Analysis in Particle Physics. Andy presented a webinar on data reinterpretation in High Energy Physics (HEP) which is now...
UKRN Responds to Draft UKRI Research Data Policy
In July 2025, the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) submitted detailed feedback to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) on its draft research data policy. Drawing on insights from the UKRN community and evidence from initiatives like the STAR project and Open Research...
Project TIER workshop on teaching transparent and reproducible research methods
Last week, researchers from the Universities of Bath, Cambridge, Salford, Stirling and the West of Scotland attended a workshop delivered by Richard Ball on teaching transparent and reproducible research methods. Project TIER – Teaching Integrity in Empirical...
Shaping Research Data: Insights from the UKRI Workshop
On 12 June, stakeholders from across the UK research landscape gathered in Birmingham for a pivotal UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) workshop focused on shaping its evolving research data policy. Representing the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN), Dr Ian Lahart of...
Announcing a new stakeholder for UKRN
We’re excited to welcome a new member to the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) Stakeholder Group! Signals has joined our growing network of organisations, with Elliott Lumb as a representative. The work of Signals is closely aligned with UKRN’s mission to foster a...
Announcing the MetaScience Alliance and UKRN’s Role in Shaping It
We’re excited to share the launch of the MetaScience Alliance, a new global initiative bringing together organisations committed to improving how science is done, shared, and evaluated. Read the announcement in Nature: Meta-science alliance launches to improve...
In-person meeting of national Reproducibility Network representatives
Many Reproducibility Network (RN) representatives were London this month for the Metascience 2025 Conference. The UKRN team took advantage of this to convene an in-person RN meeting and to share updates on several EU-based research projects. Fifteen national RNs were...
Turning Talk into Action: OR4 Toolkit Powers Culture Change
It has been eight months since the Open and Responsible Researcher Reward and Recognition (OR4) project launched its Toolkit for recognising and rewarding open research, and we are continuing to evolve it, working closely with the OR4 Community of Practice to add...