Open Research For Global Impact | Call For Papers
Open Research Event
Call For Papers
Open Research for Global Impact
Open Research for Global Impact is an in-person event which aims to showcase open research practices and how they enhance the visibility, impact and reach of scholarly work and research projects in DCU.
The event will take place on 22nd October 2025. The deadline for submissions is 30th June 2025.
We invite academic and research staff from all faculties, and at any career level, to submit abstracts for 10-minute presentations on how open practices in their research have enhanced impact and engagement.
This is an opportunity to share your work with colleagues across disciplines and to engage in conversations about how transparency and openness can enhance the impact of research. An award will be made on the day for the most impactful presentation.
Open Research aims to increase openness, transparency and reproducibility across all parts of the research lifecycle. In its Open Research Statement DCU aims to “actively create and pursue opportunities to grow and foster a values-driven, pluralistic, multi-faceted approach towards open research across the disciplinary spectrum.”
Open research practices cover a range of activities and principles related to how research is carried out and shared, broadening access and participation. Practices include:
- Citizen Science
- Open Access Publishing
- Open (FAIR) Data
- Open Code
- Open Education Resources
- Open Methodologies
- Open Monographs
- Open Peer Review
- Open Software
- Participatory Methods (e.g. Stakeholder partnerships/PPI)
- Pre-prints
- Pre-registration
- Public Engagement
- Open to all DCU academic and research staff
- Both individual and collaborative submissions are welcome
Please submit your application using the form, to include:
- Title of Presentation
- Lead Author and Co-presenters (if applicable)
- Research Overview
- Brief description of your research project
- Open Research Component
- Outline how open practices were used (e.g., open access, open methods, open/FAIR data, citizen science, PPI etc)
- Impact
- Describe how these practices enhanced the reach, uptake, or engagement of your work (e.g. how this impact can be contextualised at an international level or how wider impact has been achieved)
- Proposed Theme of Your Talk
- What aspect of open research and impact will be the main focus of your presentation?
Submissions will be assessed and selected for presentation based on the following:
- Clarity and relevance of the research and abstract to the event themes
- Use of open research principles in meaningful ways
- Evidence or potential of impact, in particular global impact
- Ability to communicate across disciplines
Shortlisting will be carried out by members of the Open Research Steering Group and will seek to ensure a fair representation of research areas. An award will be made on the day for the most impactful presentation.
Deadline for Abstract Submission: 30th June 2025 (Submit to research@dcu.ie)
Please submit to research@dcu.ie by 5pm on the above date with a completed application form and ‘Application - Open Research for Global Impact’ in the subject line
Notification of Acceptance: 12th September 2025
Please direct any queries to isabel.hidalgo@dcu.ie or liam.odwyer@dcu.ie
Event Date: 22nd October 2025
Location: To be confirmed
Accepted submissions will give a 10-minute talk followed by 5 minutes for Q&A
Presentations should be accessible to a multidisciplinary audience