Who should attend this event?

We look forward to welcoming all members of the Irish Research community, especially:

• Institutional Leadership
• 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

Confirmed Presenters

• Prof Stephen Curry, Imperial College London and former co-chair 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 and previous co-chair of DORA
• ABOARD Position Paper - ABOARD co-leads Dr Sally Smith, Trinity College Dublin and Dr David O'Connell, UCC

Afternoon Session 1 (13.45 - 15.30): "Why Open Research and Responsible Research Assessment matter"

• Open Research and RRA as enablers for increasing trust in democratic institutions - Professor David Budtz Pedersen
• Open Research and RRA as key drivers of positive research cultures - Dr Lizzie Gadd, INORMS / Loughborough University
• Enhancing efficiency, improving reputation & increasing collaboration - Professor Tim Newton, UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) / King's College London
• Panel Discussion - Panelists: Ms Stacey Grealis (Advocate for Public and Patient Involvement (PPI)), 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 in implementation - Dr Giovanna Lima, DORA
• Insights from the Dutch Recognition and Rewards  Programme - Dr Stefan Penders, Universities of the Netherlands
• Panel Discussion - Panelists: Prof Joseph Roche (TCD), Prof Anita Maguire (UCC), Dr Kevin Daly (YAI) - Chair (TBC)

(This programme may be subject to minor changes.)