Workshops
Open research workshops and resources
UKRN Train-the-Trainer Courses
The train-the-trainer courses provided through the UKRN Open Research Programme will give participants the knowledge and skills to deliver training in open research practices at the university, with pedagogical and administrative support from your ORCA (open research coordinator/administrator). All courses are UKRN accredited and free to attend. Where costs apply these will be covered by the university.
After attending a UKRN train-the-trainer course participants are expected to:
- Develop and share with your ORCA a plan for the training you will deliver as a result of attending the course.
- Deliver the training agreed in your plan.
- Evaluate and report on the training you deliver as part of your plan.
- Join an open research training community of practice.
Further guidance on how to meet these expectations and the support available will be provided on registration.
Events in Autumn 2025
The following courses are currently available:
- Teaching Transparent Methods of Empirical Research
- Implementation of the FAIR Principles
- Byte-sized RSE 6x standalone episodes
- Experimental Design for Open and Reproducible Research: NC3Rs Experimental Design Assistant (EDA)
- Responsible Research Metrics
- Electronic Lab Notebooks: best practice for data/metadata retention
Details of all courses are available from the UKRN workshop schedule. To express your interest in attending a course please email openresearch@ncl.ac.uk and we will get back to you.
In addition, we are also providing free access to public Carpentries Instructor Training for people who want to develop their training skills and become certified Carpentries instructors. Places on this course are normally $1500, but by partnering with the Software Sustainability Institute we are pleased to be able to offer free places on this training. Please contact openresearch@ncl.ac.uk for more details.
Open Research Workshops
The following workshops are intended to help participants understand and implement open research practices and are offered on an ongoing basis.
- Introducing Open Research
- Getting Started with Preregistration
- Developing your academic publishing strategy
- Open Access publishing for researchers
- Introduction to writing a data management plan
- Open and Reproducible Qualitative Research
- Open Data and Reproducible Research: Step-by-Step
- Computational Reproducibility
If you have additional training needs or would like a customised event, please contact openresearch@ncl.ac.uk to discuss your requirements.