ABOARD Capstone Event 27th March 2026
Who should attend this event?
We look forward to welcoming all members of the Irish Research community, especially:
- Institutional Leadershop
- Senior Researchers / Principal Investigators
- Early Career Researchers
- Research Librarians
- Research Managers and Support Professionals
- Research Funding Managers
- Policy makers
- All colleagues interested in improving Research Culture in Ireland
Venue
The event will be held at the Royal Irish Academy, Dawson Street, Dublin.

Confirmed Presenters
- Prof Stephen Curry, Imperial College London and co-founder of DORA
- Dr Lizzie Gadd, INORMS
- Dr Giovanna Lima, DORA
- Dr Stefan Penders, Universities of the Netherlands
- Prof Joseph Roche, Trinity College Dublin
- Prof Tim Newton, King's College London and UK Reproducibility Network
- Prof Anita Maguire, University College Cork
Event Programme (preliminary)
Morning (11.30 - 13.00):
- Welcome and Opening Address - William Beausang (TBC), Assistant Secretary DFHERIS
- Keynote Address - Professor Stephen Curry, Imperial College London
- ABOARD Position Paper - Dr Sally Smith, Trinity College Dublin and ABOARD co-lead
Afternoon Session 1 (13.45 - 15.30): "Why Open Research and Responsible Research Assessment matter!"
- Science and Democracy - (TBC)
- Keynote Address - Dr Lizzie Gadd, INORMS / Loughborough University
- UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) - Building a community of practice - Professor Tim Newton, UKRN / King's College London
- Panel Discussion - Panelists: Ms Stacey Grealis, Dr Jennifer Brennan (DECC), Prof Tim Newton (UKRN) - Chair (TBC)
Afternoon Session 2 (15.45 - 17.00): "How can we make it happen?"
- International Best Practice - Dr Giovanna Lima, DORA
- Insights from 'NL Recognition and Rewards' - Dr Stefan Penders, Universities of the Netherlands
- Panel Discussion - Panelists: Prof Joseph Roche (TCD), Prof Anita Maguire (UCC), Prof Christina Morin (UL), Dr Kevin Daly (YAI) - Chair (TBC)
(This programme may be subject to minor changes.)
ABOARD - Roadmap to Embedding Open Research Practices in Ireland
Contact us
Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation 4th Floor, Food Science Building, UCC.,
