Join us for a series of events on 22nd and 23rd September 2022 that will be focused on sustainability and sustainable development.

On 22nd September, the University of Warwick will launch a new sustainability strategy as a set of guiding principles that will inform our decisions and activity, mainstreaming sustainability in to the decisions that we make, embedding it in to the research we undertake and the education that we offer. We will additionally be launching a new vision for the Institute for Global Sustainable Development (IGSD) and hearing from a panel of high level speakers about their views on sustainable development. Everyone is welcome.

On 23rd September, IGSD will host a research conference exploring key research themes. Alongside this we will have a vibrant exhibition space where participants can meet up with those involved in programmes, research centres and institutes across Warwick that all play an important role in driving forward the sustainability research agenda.

Both events will take place in the in Oculus building on the main campus at the University of Warwick. The building is exemplary in its environmental credentials. Tests indicate that it performs well above our already high standards for sustainability in new buildings.

There is no charge for attending and we look forward to seeing you there!

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About

This event will showcase the outcomes of the University’s Enhancing Research Culture projects and give delegates the opportunity to hear more about the work happening in this critical space, disseminating best practice, and raising awareness of research culture work across the University.

Objectives

• We will create opportunities for synergies across the projects funded by the Enhancing Research Culture grant from Research England.

• We will raise awareness of the importance of research culture across the campus.

• We will discuss future steps for improving research culture at Warwick.

Event Schedule

09.00: Arrival, registration and refreshments

09.30: Opening Statement and Welcome

Professor Caroline Meyer, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) – University of Warwick

09.45: Funder Statement

Joanne Shelton, Institutions Engagement Manager - Research England

10.00: Building an inclusive R&D Careers pipeline

• Creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive research environment - Professor Sotaro Kita, Research Executive (with Social Inclusion and HR)

• Opening up the Black Box of Pre-application Doctoral Communications - Dr James Burford, Education Studies

• Barriers to HE, research and innovation careers amongst local young refugees and asylum-seekers in Coventry - Dr Ursula Clayton, English and Comparative Literary Studies

• Social Mobility Student Research Hub - Dr Damien Homer, Widening Participation

• “I, too, could be a scientist” - Building Pathways into R&D for Students from Non-Traditional Backgrounds - Dr Friederike Schlaghecken, Psychology

11.00: Coffee Break

11.30: The role of Early Career Researchers in Research Culture

• ECR CPD Framework and Researcher Development one stop shop - Manus Conaghan, Organisational Development

• Data Science for Social Good Summer Programme - Dr Lyudmila Grigoryeva, Statistics

• A Positive Start - Dr Nicola Knowles, WMG

• Enhancing the Postdoc Research Culture with a User-Centred Design Approach - Professor Peter Scott, Institute of Advanced Study

• Warwick Astronomy Knowledge Exchange - Dr Paul Strøm, Physics

12.30: Networking Lunch

14.00: Creating inclusive Research Communities

• Re-imagining Research Culture - Dr Elizabeth Fullam, School of Life Sciences

• EDI Enrichment in WMG Research - Dr Vannessa Goodship, WMG

• Reimagining a STEM Research Culture - Professor Georgia Kremmyda, Engineering

• Advancing Visibility, Knowledge and Collaborative Opportunities for Research Technical Professionals - Professor David Leadley, Research Executive

• inVISIBLE Conference - Professor Peter Scott, Institute of Advanced Study/Chemistry

15.00: Engaging the Public with Research

• Rivers as a resource for all - Dr Chiara Borsetto, Life Sciences

• New approaches to co-producing research with communities - Dr James Hodkinson, Modern Languages and Cultures

• STEM Connections - Professor Margaret Low MBE, WMG

• Teacher researcher support network - Dr Kate Mawson, Centre for Teacher Education

• Enhancing research cultures in social justice lawyering - Dr Tara Mulqueen, Law

16.00: Wrap Up Discussion: next steps to improving research culture at Warwick

16.30: Finish