Interested in how libraries are adapting to changing user needs and emerging technologies? Join the LIR Annual Seminar 2026 on 13 May in Dublin (or online) as speakers explore AI literacy, futures literacy, climate literacy, digital literacy. Info & registration: lirgroup.heanet.ie/index.php/li...

Thank you to all who have filled in our Research Monitoring Survey! If you haven’t had a chance to fill it in yet, there is still time to do so. We welcome responses from anyone in the sector interested in helping us strengthen and expand this national infrastructure. tinyurl.com/ytwza38c

💡Sonraí, the Data Stewardship Network; Open Repositories Ireland (ORI) and the Irish Reproducibility Network (IRN) have teamed up to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that helps to strengthen Ireland’s Open Research ecosystem. Read more on the NORF website: norf.ie/new-collabor...

Welcome @zenobiewan.bsky.social PhD (NYU) to Sonraí Irish Data Stewardship Network as a postdoctoral researcher. Supported by NORF 2025 Open Research Fund, she’ll help evaluate our microcredential, conduct research & work on our Data Champions programme Looking forward to working with you, Zenobie!

💜 Thanks to everyone who joined "Working Smarter in R"! Great discussion on workflows, data & debugging ✨ Thanks to our panellists: @nrennie.bsky.social, Pao C., @meghansharris.bsky.social, Soraya C., @ivelasq3.bsky.social & @cghlewis.bsky.social 🙌 #RStats #RLadies

Networking, experience sharing, training @NUIG Hardiman April 27th, 10am-3pm For repository managers & supporters, network, share recent learnings & contribute your vision for Open Repositories Ireland: forms.office.com/e/Nf9SKtd95b Linked Data, OA Monitor, OpenAIRE, COAR Notify, PURE/CRIS & more.

Sonraí, Open Repositories Ireland & @irishrepronetwork.bsky.social signed an MOU! • Align activities with national Open Research strategies • Enhance collaboration, amplify impact across initiatives • Build capacity through shared expertise, training, resources datastewards.ie/open-researc...

I've been doing a lot of Mad Libs with my son lately, and I thought it would be fun to put one together with a data management theme. You can complete your own here: cghlewis.github.io/data_mgmt_ma...

You can find out more about @sonrai.bsky.social's first microcredential at www.ucc.ie/en/dh5001/

The @ukrepro.bsky.social just published a new primer on computational reproducibility, authored by the CR special interest group, including yours truly! I hope it's useful for introducing people to the concept and convincing resource-holders to fund efforts to improve it. zenodo.org/records/1923...

New guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence in the evaluation of ERC grant proposals. The aim is to safeguard the integrity of peer review while allowing limited use of AI where it does not compromise privacy or trust. Read more 👉 bit.ly/47HqTld

Presentation slide from @jennylibrarian.bsky.social asking are you a data steward? (I'd argue the answer for everyone is yes...yes you are a data steward so check out @sonrai.bsky.social) #ASL2026

Working with hard-to-share data? The Beyond Personal Data project has developed three new guides offering practical guidance for (early-career) researchers in the SSH to help them navigate ethical, legal and practical challenges when sharing sensitive data. Find the guides here: edu.nl/anrgc

Check out these really helpful guides by the folks over at DANS, and well done to all involved, they will no doubt be really helpful, especially for those in social sciences and humanities. dans.knaw.nl/en/news/work...

Every day is a good day for sharing one of the most useful papers about research data ever written. PLEASE get your people to understand and follow this advice. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Want to work remotely with the University Library at UiT, The Arctic University of Norway? Call for Expressions of Interest for working on the EU Projects FIDELIS and EOSC EDEN: nettskjema.no/a/603699#/pa... The job is full-time (100%) and temporary until 31 December 2027.

Choose one of these upcoming outreach events to find out more about @DARIAH-IE's activities and supports for the Irish research community: dariah.ie/wordpress/da... There will be plenty of time for attendees to ask questions and all are encouraged to join the meetings with a cuppa !

A close(ish) timelined set of photos of a great day on 10th Feb, where we launched the Intro to Data Stewardship (DS) microcred @ucclibrary.bsky.social Packed with inspiration around DS & we even snuck in some fun DS games from Tycho Hofstra. Thank you all for coming along, onwards and upwards🏆

Our very own Jenny O'Neill presenting at the 20th International Digital Curation Conference about our new microcredential in Data Stewardship which is now up and running at University College Cork. Well done Jenny, flying the flag for innovative training and sustainable communities!

Great start to the in-person day organised by Sonraí, where we are launching the microcredential Introduction to Data Stewardship, and it is a full house!

Continuing our celebration of #LoveDataWeek, DRI staff are heading to Cork for a data stewardship networking event hosted by @sonrai.bsky.social. The afternoon panel will discuss disciplinary differences, a topic we covered in a (still relevant?) 2023 report: dri.ie/news/discipl...

A great launch for the IRN yesterday @irishrepronetwork.bsky.social (irishrn.org) at University of Limerick, and an enjoyable morning which brought into focus the subject of reproducibility and transparency for research areas across the academy. Big thanks and well done to Dermot, Martina and all.

New job posting just listed! Job Title: Postdoctoral researcher, Sonraí Irish Data Stewardship Network Reporting to: Ruth Geraghty Contract/Duration: 11 months (corrected) Remuneration: €46,805 per annum Closing Date: 27th January 2026 To apply, visit: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/401262

News shared from the @dri.ie about our microcredential, míle buíochas! So good to see this reaching far and wide: dri.ie/news/sonrai-... Reminder: Next Fri 12th December will be the final day that we accept bursary applications for this new course. Get in touch if interested: [email protected].

Are you involved in health research or social care research? Check this out. Great work being done by OHRIN (Open Health Research Ireland Network). This is a practitioner network committed to advancing open health research.

💶 Bursary Deadline 💶 A reminder that the Sonraí microcredential 'Introduction to Data Stewardship' deadline for bursary applications is Friday the 12th of December at 5pm. 🔗 Bursary Info: buff.ly/sT5ZNYR 🔗 Course Info: buff.ly/zuGycwk

A reminder to all that the deadline for bursaries for the new Sonraí microcredential (Introduction to Data Stewardship) is Friday 12th of December at 5pm. If you are thinking of doing this course, please do get in touch!

We had Dr Rita Santos from @nrin-integrity.bsky.social visit us in Cork and they really do have a lot of impressive work going on. cc @sonrai.bsky.social @dermotlynott.bsky.social

More on our microcredential, this time HEAnet! Interested? Closing date: 25th Jan 2026 Apply: lnkd.in/eg5njqXq Get in touch: [email protected] hashtag#datastewards hashtag#datastewardship hashtag#openresearch hashtag#microcredential hashtag#FAIRdata hashtag#CARE www.heanet.ie/news/heanet-...

HRB Clinical Research Facility at UCC looking to hire an Information Systems Manager. The ideal person will have a strong background in REDCap software and an IT background. More info: my.corehr.com/pls/uccrecru... Please pass this info on to interested colleagues or within your networks.

Reminder of this event today, should be a good one, registration below. #FAIRdata #marinedata #openresearch

UCC's FAIR Data Forum – Establishing a Data Culture Using Frameworks to Navigate the Waves of Marine Data. Online on the 21st of November 12.30 to 13.30pm. More about The Marine Insitute and FAIR: datascience.codata.org/articles/10.... Register for the event here: libcal.ucc.ie/calendar/Eve...

Introduction to Data Stewardship Microcredential (DH5001) has just launched at UCC (online/in-person). Duration: 13 weeks Closing date for applications: 25th Jan 2026 Starting: 9 Feb 2026 Cost: €1000 Practical, professional skills in research data management. Register: www.ucc.ie/en/dh5001/

Amazing progress from @sonrai.bsky.social on the Introduction to Data Stewardship microcredit. Big congrats to the team involved. Please consider including this small cost into your grant applications to ensure your research team is well trained. www.ucc.ie/en/dh5001/

Well deserved, congrats Dermot!

Last Thursday on the first day of NORFest, we witnessed some fascinating insights into work being done on open research in Ireland and internationally. Pics from NORFest 2025 below. Big thanks to NORF and all involved. More info: norf.ie/news-2/norfe... #NORFest2025 #openresearch

Glad to support this event, check out the Sonraí merch! "The Marine Institute celebrated World Digital Preservation Day #WDPD yesterday! This year’s theme, “Why Preserve?”, encourages us to highlight the importance of long-term preservation of our marine data." Pics with thanks to Sarah Flynn

IReL is kicking off Friday's #NORFest2025 sessions, with a full house for a workshop on "The Next Phase of Open Research Monitoring in Ireland: Community Priorities and Practice" - with presentations from @openaire.bsky.social, @sonrai.bsky.social, ABOARD, & MOSS-I @norfireland.bsky.social

At #NORFest2025 on Fri Nov 7th, a community engagement workshop will showcase Sonraí with our very own Junwen Luo under "The Next Phase of Open Research Monitoring in Ireland: Community Priorities and Practice". Best of luck, Junwen! See the full list of events here: norf.ie/news-2/norfe...

Great start to #NORFest at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin, and check out this physical version of Sonraí's recently published guide at the front desk! Navigating Open Research - A Guide for Early Career Reseachers! More info and download here: lnkd.in/e3AQRS9y

Want to know more about Sonraí's next phase, where we transition to a self-sustaining national project? Our latest blog post has you covered👍 lnkd.in/ehMJwmtM hashtag#openresearch hashtag#norf hashtag#datastewardship hashtag#datamanagement

Sonraí now funded under 2025 NORF Open Research Fund!! Thanks to the work our project team, committee & steering group, and many volunteers. Shout-out to @jennylibrarian.bsky.social for leading the funding application. We will continue to promote FAIR & open research data in Éire. Thanks NORF🎉

Have you registered to attend Ireland's National Open Research Forum #NORFest2025? 📅 6-7 November 2025 📍@ria.ie We have an exciting line-up of expert speakers, lightning talks, panel discussions, interactive workshops, & more! Book your ticket via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ie/e/national-o...

Check out the upcoming events for Open Access Week 2025 at UCC: libcal.ucc.ie/event/4442839. An event by Sonraí also helps researchers with getting started with open research: libcal.ucc.ie/event/4437252. Registration is now open, but seats are getting scarce!

UCC's next FAIR Data forum on MS Teams will focus on "Establishing a Data Culture Using Frameworks to Navigate the Waves of Marine Data" with Sarah Flynn. Find out more about the intricacies of working with marine data. You can register for this event here: libcal.ucc.ie/calendar/Eve...

"Hello World" from Sonraí - the Irish data stewardship network. We aim to promote & support the transition to a FAIR and open research data landscape in Ireland. We will have regular shout-outs and updates on here, and check out our website: www.datastewards.ie #DataStewards #FAIRdata #OpenResearch