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