Open Research Programme
Accelerating the uptake of open research practices
Newcastle University is a partner in the UKRN-led Open Research Programme, a five-year programme of work across a consortium of universities that aims to accelerate the uptake of open research practices through training and the sharing good practice. Our contribution
Objectives
- Develop and deliver high-quality training in open and transparent research practice;
- Develop a framework for ongoing evaluation of institutional practice in open research;
- Share effective practice across the sector
These objectives will be delivered through the programme's main projects.
Workstreams
Training - Enabling UK institutions to improve skills in open research practices
- Train-the-Trainer programme for training leads at consortium institutions
- Courses on open research practices delivered by training leads in their own institution
- Curated set of open research training resources, including new materials where required
Evaluation - Developing effective ways to assess changes among researchers and institutions
- Survey of researchers’ open research practices and their views on the support they have in adopting those
- Effective ways to assess the impact of specific programme interventions, notably those on training and reward/recognition
Sharing - Enabling and encouraging institutions to share good practice
- Tools to enable institutions to share, disseminate and reuse good practices
- Checklists/guides for implementing open research and for responsible researcher evaluation and a self-assessment toolkit for institutions to track progress