TRAIN
Discipline and methodology agnostic training in open research, combining core principles, case studies, and adaptable workshop materials.
Introduction & Research Profile
This opening module establishes the foundation of the programme. It walks participants through the process of setting up a structured and professional open research profile. The focus is on clarifying research identity, strengthening visibility, and creating a coherent academic presence aligned with long term goals.
Questionable Research Practices & Open Solutions
This module examines the prevalence and impact of questionable research practices within academic research. It provides an overview of common methodological and reporting issues, and introduces open research practices as a systematic response. The focus is on transparency, reproducibility, and the development of more robust and credible research workflows.
Research Integrity Across Disciplines
The module outlines five foundational principles of research integrity—reliability, honesty, transparency, respect, and accountability—and examines how they apply across disciplinary contexts. Drawing on case studies from the UKRN practice case, the module demonstrates how open research approaches can strengthen integrity while remaining sensitive to disciplinary variation.
Data Management Plans
This module presents data management plans as both compliance tools and instruments of research integrity. It explores their function across the full data lifecycle and clarifies why early planning strengthens reproducibility, efficiency, and long-term accessibility. Participants are introduced to structured templates and guiding principles for drafting a data management plan.
Reproducibility & Preregistration
The module explores reproducibility as a foundation of transparent and credible research across quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods traditions. It introduces preregistration as a structured approach to documenting research plans and analytic strategies, and provides practical guidance and templates adaptable to diverse research processes, including secondary data analysis.
Publishing & Licensing
The module provides guidance on open access publishing routes, research licensing options, and the use of preprints. It supports informed selection of publication outlets and licensing strategies aligned with disciplinary norms and open research principles.
TROPIC Course
The TROPIC course combines core Open Research principles with hands-on training in data management, preregistration, and publishing, enabling participants to develop practical skills and tangible outputs they can apply directly to their research.
Case Studies
Drawing on UKRN case studies, this booklet highlights how researchers in diverse fields put openness and transparency into practice, illustrating both shared principles and discipline-specific approaches.
Workshops
Through interactive formats such as myth-buster quizzes, mission-based role-playing, and practical exercises, these can be reused, adapted, and built upon to learn, teach, and engage with Open Research practices.
