Open Research Week 2027
Open Research Week returns from 15–19 March 2027. Now in its third year, the week has become an established fixture in the UK’s research culture calendar — and for 2027, it comes with an expanded programme, new opportunities for collaboration, and the introduction of our first Open Research Awards, recognising individuals, teams and initiatives advancing open research across the sector.
Delivered by Midlands Innovation in partnership with De Montfort University, Nottingham Trent University and The Open University.
Save the date
- Open Research Week 2027: 15–19 March 2027
- Click here to add Open Research Week 2027 to your Google calendar
Audience
Open Research Week is for anyone involved in research and research support, including PGRs, researchers, research groups, research support professionals and technicians. Whether you’re new to open research or already actively involved, we’d love to hear from you.
Help Shape Open Research Week 2027 – Submit a Session Idea
We’re inviting colleagues to contribute to our Open Research Week 2027 by proposing a webinar, workshop, panel discussion, case study, demonstration, lightning talk or interactive session.
Open Research Week aims to showcase practice, create space for discussion and experimentation, and bring researchers and communities together to explore how research can become more transparent, accessible, collaborative, responsible, inclusive and impactful.
We’re particularly interested in contributions that share experiences from practice, invite discussion, challenge existing approaches, explore emerging questions, or consider what the future of Open Research could look like.
Suggested Topics
We welcome proposals on themes including, but not limited to:
- Research data management, sharing and reuse
- Open methodologies, transparency and reproducibility
- Open source software, code sharing and computational research
- Open Research and artificial intelligence
- Co-design, co-production, participatory and community-led research
- Research culture, integrity and responsible research assessment
- Responsible and ethical approaches to openness, including data sovereignty and collective benefit
- Inclusive research, research equity and broadening participation
- Open access and scholarly communication
- Tools, platforms and infrastructure that support Open Research
- Open Research case studies, challenges and lessons learned
- Emerging issues and the future of Open Research.
Session Formats
Possible formats include:
- Virtual (45 minutes)
- Physical (45 minutes)
- Lightning talk (5 minutes)
- Panel discussion
- Interactive workshop
- Community discussion or planning session
We’re also open to other formats that encourage participation, discussion and collaboration.
How to Submit
Please provide:
- Session title
- Presenter(s)
- Proposed format
- Brief session description (100–200 words)
- Intended audience
- Any specific requirements
Please get in touch by completing the form below or contact Ellen McGhee for an informal discussion.
- Deadline for submissions: 13 November 2026
