UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO)

To all those subscribers who registered for our online training course pilot, there are only six months left to complete the course! https://zurl.co/BqW5 #UKRIO #ResearchIntegrity #PilotCourse #TrainingCourse

To all those subscribers who registered for our online training course pilot, there are only six months left to complete the course! https://zurl.co/BqW5 #UKRIO #ResearchIntegrity #PilotCourse #TrainingCourse

UKRIO is hosting a FREE webinar on the 3rd December: Research integrity and research culture in the third sector. During the webinar, we will explore the importance of research integrity for third sector researchers and for third sector organisations - both those that conduct research and those that fund it. Speakers will share practical lessons from their own experiences and good practice from third sector research. Space is limited. Secure your ticket via the link: https://zurl.co/IcDh #Webinar #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchCulture #ThirdSector

That’s a wrap ! The best part of any job is been part of a fantastic team and been inspired by those that have the same passion and dedication to a cause as you do ! Time flies when you have fun and what an amazing year it has been ! Thank you to all my wonderful Research Integrity friends and colleagues for the amazing support over the last year while I was Chair of Ireland’s National Research Integrity Forum representing Atlantic Technological University. Thank you to those who supported and continuously support our research journey Orla Flynn Des Foley Rick Officer John Bartlett, BSc (Hons), MA, PhD Eoin Cullina, Ph.D. Jennifer Brennan @padraig Gallagher. Our research support colleagues in Atlantic Technological University and my friends in Cross Institutional Research Integrity Training (CIRIT) Thank you to our Chairperson Anita Maguire and Maura Hiney Ray O'Neill of the National steering committee who together with the steering commitee drives the Research Integrity agenda at a National level. Our amazing inspirational speakers thank you : Elizabeth Gadd Elizabeth Adams Elizabeth Moylan Maura Hiney Matt Hodgkinson INORMS Research Evaluation Group Hjördis Czesnick Jonas Åkerman OpenAIRE AMKE Niamh Brennan William Bramwell Wiley Karger Publishers CoARA-ERIP Daniel Bangert National Open Research Forum Mariëtte Van Den Hoven Gráinne McNamara Yasemin Turkyilmaz-van der Velden, PhD What a year we had as the Chairing team Jill Boyle Fiona Brennan and myself . Representing our community of practice at the World Conf Research Integrity, working with Epigeum on our national Research Integrity training programme, feeding into National policy on research integrity, devised an International calendar of events, formulated a monthly newsletter for our national members, members of national research integrity committees NERQ EARMA EURASHE UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO) and participating in National Open Research Forum funded projects. A lot done more to do and really looking forward to the journey ahead under the direction of our new chair Jill Boyle

To celebrate PostDoc appreciation week, Dr Andrew Porter shares the often-underappreciated role of postdoctoral researchers in driving innovation and research integrity. “It is often early career researchers who first embrace ideas around open research practices, and encourage those around them in making their data FAIR and sharing open and transparent methodology. They can be excellent role models for students who are learning what good research practice looks like.” Read the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Article on the link below https://lnkd.in/etSbk87g #CancerResearch #UKRIO #Research #Article #ResearchPractice #Innovation

Our next webinar is ‘AI in research: Supporting Research Integrity through Governance and Ethics’ Speakers: Mr Areeq Chowdhury and Dr Scott Summers Title of Talk: Science in the Age of AI What you will learn: Areeq will share the learnings on the implications of AI for scientific research from the Royal Society's recently published report, Science in the Age of AI. What you will learn: • An overview of how AI is impacting the nature and method of scientific research. • Specific considerations for how AI is affecting science. • Recommendations of actions for improving the use of AI for science. This webinar is sold out, should you want to attend please click the link below to register yourself for the waiting list and if you can no longer attend, please cancel your place so someone else may take your place. https://zurl.co/Vsev #Webinar #AI #Research #ArtificialIntelligence #UKRIO #ResearchIntegrity

Principal Investigators (PIs) are key to shaping research culture but can face significant challenges in balancing research and people management. In WonkHE’s latest article James Howard and Fiona McBride from the University of Liverpool highlight the need for tailored development programs to support PIs in guiding postdocs’ careers effectively. To read the full article click the link below. https://zurl.co/64g4 #Article #Culture #Management #University #Research #Integrity #UKRIO

To celebrate PostDoc appreciation week, Dr Andrew Porter shares the often-underappreciated role of postdoctoral researchers in driving innovation and research integrity. “It is often early career researchers who first embrace ideas around open research practices, and encourage those around them in making their data FAIR and sharing open and transparent methodology. They can be excellent role models for students who are learning what good research practice looks like.” Read the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Article on the link below https://lnkd.in/etSbk87g #CancerResearch #UKRIO #Research #Article #ResearchPractice #Innovation

Introducing one of our speakers for our sold-out webinar on ‘AI in research: Supporting Research Integrity through Governance and Ethics’ Areeq Chowdhury Chowdhury is Head of Policy (Data and Digital Technologies) at the Royal Society. His team focuses on how artificial intelligence and other data-driven technologies can, and should, be used to benefit humanity. Areeq is also an elected Councillor for Canning Town, in East London, and founded the influential technology policy think tank, WebRoots Democracy, which ran between 2014 and 2020. He has authored various reports on digital democracy, social media, and artificial intelligence. Most notably, he led a high-profile project on disinformation during the 2019 UK General Election, producing viral deepfakes of Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn endorsing each other for Prime Minister. Areeq holds a BSc in Economics and Political Science from the University of Birmingham If you would like to attend, please click the link below to add yourself to the waitlist. https://zurl.co/2Xer If you can no longer attend the webinar, please make sure to cancel your ticket so that someone else can take your place from the waiting list. #Webinar #UKRIO #AI #Research #ResearchIntegrity #Digital

What a fantastic day with amazing people. Delighted to represent Atlantic Technological University and be part of the National Research Integrity working group and travel to the offices of the National University of Ireland and meet so many of Irelands amazing Higher Education and Research Institutional colleagues who are advocates in promoting Research Integrity. Thank you to our hosts Nick Broom Meg Page Sophiya Ali and all the team at Epigeum for a very informative and inspiring discussion on the newly updated Research Integrity modules version 2.2. Great hearing from Health Service Executive representatives Mairead Murray and Mary Morrissey and Royal Irish Academy Lisa Marie Griffith Sinead Riordan University College Dublin Grace Mulcahy. Looking forward to continuing the National Research Integrity journey ahead under the current National Research Integrity Forum Community of practice new Chair Jill Boyle. Thanks to Anita Maguire Maura Hiney Ray O'Neill Fiona Brennan for their continued support to us in the NRIF CoP journey and to Des Foley John Bartlett, BSc (Hons), MA, PhD Eoin Cullina, Ph.D. @padraig gallagher and all the team in the Research offices and Libraries in Atlantic Technological University for supporting our research journey. Irish Universities Association Dublin City University Higher Education Authority Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) National Open Research Forum Atlantic Technological University University of Galway University College Dublin University College Cork Technological University Dublin Munster Technological University South East Technological University Technological University of the Shannon, Athlone Campus UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO) ENRIO European Network of Research Integrity Offices Irish Research Council Research Ireland Science Foundation Ireland