Awareness and adoption of Open Research Practices in Ireland: A nationwide survey analysis
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2026-05-02
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Lakhzoum, Dounia
Egan, Ciara
O'Hora, Denis
Creaven, Ann-Marie
Noone, Chris
Matvienko-Sikar, Karen
Callaghan, Fran
Dahly, Darren
Breen, Ellen
Niamh, Niamh
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In response to the reproducibility crisis, substantial and targeted efforts have promoted Open Research Practices (ORPs) to ensure research is rigorous, reliable and robust. To assess current needs, and following similar efforts in the UK and the Netherlands, we mapped levels of awareness and adoption of Open Research Practices (ORPs) in Ireland. Previous evidence points to a persistent gap between researchers’ awareness and actual adoption of open practices. To investigate this phenomenon, we implemented a two-part nationwide survey of the Irish research community using the Brief Open Research Survey (BORS) to gauge levels of awareness and adoption of Open Research Practices (ORPs), and the COM-B model of behaviour change to evaluate situational and psychological drivers of adoption. Results indicate that while awareness is consistently high across open practices, adoption levels show a significant relative drop. The COM-B model analysis revealed that Motivation, the extent to which Open Research is embedded as a routine element of researchers’ workflows, was the strongest predictor of adoption, followed by Capability (having the skills and knowledge) and Opportunity (time, resources and support), corroborating previous findings. These results highlight the need for the early integration of targeted, practical training to bridge the awareness-adoption gap and to foster open practices as a habitual way of doing research.
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Open science , Open research , Open practices , Ireland , Meta-science , Awareness , Adoption , Open research practices , Open research survey , National survey , [OVPLT] , [PublicHealth] , [CoMHOffice] , [Medicine]
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Lakhzoum, D, Egan, C, O'Hora, D, Creaven, A-M, Noone, C, Matvienko-Sikar, K, Callaghan, F, Dahly, D, Breen, E, Niamh, N, Canny, G, Dunne, S, Schwamm, H, Fitzgerald, B, Green, J A, Hayes, A, Healy, P, Kane, D, Moerman, K M, Carey, Á, Morley, F, O’Flaherty, R, Palmer, B, Quinn, C, Roche, J, Santos, F H, Simpson, A, Straube, A, Toomey, E, Hassan, U U, Bowman, S, Warntjes, I, Wride, M & Lynott, D 2026 'Awareness and adoption of Open Research Practices in Ireland: A nationwide survey analysis'. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/bdz74_v1