IRCC24 Conference Agenda

09:00 to 09:45 - Arrival

Registration, poster and stands set up, refreshments and informal networking

09:45 - Welcome

Professor Caroline MeyerLink opens in a new window, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research), The University of Warwick

Professor Caroline Meyer, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research

Professor Sotaro KitaLink opens in a new window, Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research) and Director of the National Centre for Research Culture, The University of Warwick

10:00 - Plenary Session

‘How do we work at scale in a research culture that’s like a bowl of cold spaghetti?’

Shomari Lewis-WilsonLink opens in a new window, Senior Manager (Research Culture and Communities),

Wellcome Trust

This talk will explore what is needed for meaningful research culture change, including the application of strategic design and systems theory, along with adapting tools to foster greater inclusivity and accessibility in research careers.

10:40 - Plenary Session

‘Research integrity, the heart of research culture’

Louise DunlopLink opens in a new window, UK Committee on Research Integrity,

and Head of Research Governance and Ethics, Queens University Belfast

This talk will cover the central role of research integrity within research culture, sharing work that the UK Committee on Research Integrity has been developing in this area. The talk will consider strategies for facilitating reproducible research and global perspectives on transparency.

11:15 - Coffee break and poster session

12:00 - Parallel Sessions

Please note that only the first parallel session, 'Catalysing Research Culture at Scale', will be streamed for online attendees.

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Catalysing Research Culture Change at Scale

Chair: Professor Sotaro KitaLink opens in a new window, Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research) and Director of the National Centre for Research Culture

Location: The Slate

This session will consist of four ten minute presentations, exploring key developments and mechanisms to transform research culture, including historical reflections, practical applications in decision-making, and the power of collaborative networks.

10 years of defining research culture from the Nuffield Council report to the REF indicators	How HEIs use meta-research in decision making for research culture change.	The Unnamed Research Culture Event	The value of an All-Island Research Culture Network
Dr Ben Bleasdale; Dr Karen Stroobants CultureBase Consulting	Dr Robbie Clark; Prof Gemma Derrick; Dr Lorna Duncan; Dr Pen-Yuan Hsing; Dr Neil Jacobs; Rosalind Strang University of Bristol	Dr Emma Spary; Samantha Aspinall; Katie Jones University of Leeds	Dr Colleen Thomas (1); Chris Browne (2) 1. University College Dublin; 2. Queens University Belfast

Removing Barriers to Inclusion

Chair: Kulbir ShergillLink opens in a new window, Director of Social Inclusion

Location: Radcliffe - Space 17

This session will showcase projects and initiatives aimed at promoting race-inclusivity and leveraging research culture data. It will also address embedding equity and diversity in research planning and diversifying research teams, including efforts to support neurodivergent individuals. Each individual session will last approximately ten minutes.

Race-inclusivity in research culture: UoB ASPIRE Project	Research Culture Data - Possibilities and Next Steps	Embedding Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity in your Research Delivery and Planning	Neurodivergent Employment Opportunities (NEO): A Positive Action Approach to Diversifying Research Teams
Prof Etlyn Kenny; Prof Chris Millward; Prof Yemisi Takwoingi; Dr Tish Kriznik University of Birmingham	Dr Mark Whelan Queen Mary University of London	Dr Anna L. Seager; Elizabeth Kenny Swansea University	Helena French; Harry Moriaty; Jules Bellingham University of Nottingham

Improving the PGR Experience for All

Chair: Professor Daniel Branch, Academic Director of Doctoral College

Location: Radcliffe - Space 20

This session will cover strategies for developing inclusive postgraduate admissions, supporting part-time PGR students, fostering peer support and community among researchers, and enhancing inter-cultural awareness among international postgraduate researchers and their supervisors.

Each individual session will last approximately ten minutes.

Developing Inclusive Postgraduate Admissions	Supporting part time PGR students through a co-designed residential writing retreat	Cultivating Community Among Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs): Leveraging Peer Support Resources for Enhanced Cohort Collaboration	Enhancing inter-cultural awareness among international postgraduate researchers and their research supervisors at Warwick
Dr Bing Lu; Dr Rebekah Smith McGloin; Lauren Russell; Dr Bamba Khan; Owen Gower; Julie Sheldon; Scott Foster Nottingham Trent University	Cat Jones, Chris Guerin, Azizul Haque, Sarah Emmerson, Louise Rixon, Chinyere Magulike, Rachel Rowntree & Olympia Palikara. University of Warwick	Dr Alice Beck; Dr Vitalie Duporge The Cabot Institute University of Bristol	Dr Shi Ha; Gabriella Crawford Koltai; Dr Maryam Masood University of Warwick

Promoting Reproducibility and Research Integrity

Chair: Carole Harris, Associate Director, Research & Impact Services, Research Culture, Compliance and Governance

Space: Radcliffe - Space 25

This session will focus on approaches to facilitating the publication of reproducible and high-quality research, global perspectives on research transparency, the role of preprints in sharing varied research outcomes, and strategies for incentivising open research practices in academic institutions.

Each individual session will last approximately ten minutes.

Facilitating the publishing of reproducible and high-quality research	Preprints: Bridging the Gap Between ‘Positive’ and ‘Negative’ Research Outcomes	Helping institutions incentivise Open Research through reward and recognition of transparent research practices at the OR4 project	Reproducibility, Replicability, and Transparency in Research: What 452 Professors Think in Universities across the USA and India
Catherine L.Winchester CRUK Scotland Institute	Queen Saikia, Dr Jonny Coates University of Leeds	Dr Karen Desborough (1); Robert Darby (2); Prof Candy Rowe (3) 1. Cardiff University, 2. University of Reading, 3. Newcastle University	Dr Tatiana Chakravorti; Sai Koneru; Dr Sarah Rajtmajer Pennsylvania State University

Changing Research Leadership

Chair: Dr Marie SamsLink opens in a new window, Head of the National Centre for Research Culture

Location: Radcliffe - Space 26

In this session, presenters will put forward ideas to advance research leadership, including mobilising research leads for cultural change, implementing mentorship programmes, enhancing leadership training for women, and reimagining governance through the use of shadow committees.

Each individual session will last approximately ten minutes.

Research Group Leadership: Mobilising research leads for culture change

UCL Women and Large Grant Leadership training programme

The Use of Shadow Committees to Reimagine Governance for a Flourishing Research Culture

Precision Mentorship for Research Leadership: A Pilot Programme in Arts and Humanities at Kingston University

Laura Hutchinson; Samantha King; Ellen Cole

Northumbria University

Dr Laura Fenner

University College London

Sophie Daniels; Johanna Thren

Durham University

Dr Elizabeth Morrow; Prof Meg Jensen; Prof Cilla Harries; Dr Jackie McRae

13:00 - 14:15 - Networking lunch

14:15 - Parallel Sessions

Please note that only the first parallel session, 'How do we Cultivate Thriving Research Communities?', will be streamed for online attendees.

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How do we Cultivate Thriving Research Communities?

Chair: Professor Kirstie HaywoodLink opens in a new window, Pro-Dean Education, Warwick Medical School

Location: The Slate

This session will examine strategies for building vibrant research communities, including mapping and supporting local research cultures, addressing mental health and wellbeing, and tackling unacceptable behaviours using behavioural science. It will also highlight efforts to strengthen research and innovation cultures through institutional frameworks.

Each individual session will last approximately ten minutes.

Research Culture Toolkit: University of Oxford's initiative to map and support local research cultures	Mental Health and Wellbeing in a Research Community: Preliminary Findings on the Role of Research Culture	"If you were designing a system to encourage bullying and incivility, it would look like a modern University." Using behavioural science to investigate drivers of unacceptable behaviour in research culture.	Concordat Consolidation at Loughborough University: Mapping our efforts to improve research and innovation cultures
Jenny Winsland; Dr Rachel Bray, Martha Buckley; Dr Tanita Casci; Dr Justin Hutchence; Dr Mary Muers; Dr Natia Sopromadze; Lindsey Spriggs; Michelle Wilson University of Oxford	Hugh Fulham-McQuillan; Gillian Boyle; Prof Hugh Campbell; Dr Grace Mulcahy; Dr Adrian Ottewill; Colleen Thomas; Dr Sonya Deschenes University College Dublin	Prof Catherine Davies (1); Fiona McClement (1); Marije Davidson (1); Dr Paul Chadwick (2) 1. University of Leeds; 2. University College London	Dr Stuart King; Dr Elizabeth Gadd; Megan English Loughborough University

Research Culture beyond UK HEIs

Chair: Vicky StrudwickLink opens in a new window, Head of Research Culture Partnerships, National Centre for Research Culture

Location: Radcliffe - Space 17

This session will explore strategies for fostering equitable research partnerships, including support for research management and communication. It will also discuss co-production in research, the Responsible Knowledge Exchange framework, and the balance of power in patient and public involvement.

This session will consist of three ten-minute presentations and a thirty-minute workshop

Enabling equitable partnerships through support to research management and communication	Two Research Cultures? Coproduction as insurgence	The Responsible Knowledge Exchange, Engagement and Impact framework and principles
Lorelei Silvester Liverpool Tropical School of Medicine	Dr Nicholas Mithen University of Hull	Wanlin Cai; Prof Alis Oancea; Alieen Marshall-Brown University of Oxford

Valuing Diverse Contributions

Chair: Dr Ian Hancox, Director of Research Technology and Technical Strategy

Location: Radcliffe - Space 20

In this session, presenters will examine barriers to fostering a positive research culture and propose solutions to improve it including addressing equity in research, recognising the role of professional services researchers, exploring the impact of PRISMs. Each individual session will last approximately ten minutes.

Breaking Bad Barriers to Pursuing Research: A Concordat to Research Equity	Professional services researchers - invisible researchers in the academy?	PRISMs: Agents and Beneficiaries of Positive Research Culture	(Re)crafting Research Culture
Sarah Wilson; Dr Mel Loveridge; Dr Connie Qian; Dr Giulia Lorenzi; Ali Zaidi WMG, University of Warwick	Dr Charlotte Verney; Helen Curtis University of Bristol	Fleur Hughes University of York	Mariam Yacoub (1); Mollie Etheridge (2); Susie Bass (1) 1. University of Kent; 2. University of Cambridge

Advancing Open Research Approaches

Chair: Professor Elliot LudvigLink opens in a new window, Open Research Group

Location: Radcliffe - Space 25

In this session, presenters will explore the challenges of balancing access and research integrity, highlight the role of academic libraries in advancing open access monographs, and discuss sharing research early and openly through the Octopus.ac platform. There will be two ten-minute presentations and one thirty-minute workshop.

Creative dilemmas: Balancing access and integrity	Academic Libraries as Trailblazers: Research Culture and Open Access Monographs	Workshop: Sharing research early and openly with Octopus.ac
Samantha Broadhead; Henry Gonnet Leeds Arts University	Tom Morley Lancaster University	Emily Wild; Tim Fellows Jisc

Challenges in Research Career Development

Chair: Dr Harriet RichmondLink opens in a new window, Researcher Development Consultant, Leadership and Management Development

Location: Radcliffe - Space 26

In this session, presenters will address key aspects of career development for researchers, including what early career researchers value, strategies for mid-career advancement, and effective use of Narrative CVs for driving career growth. This session will also include a workshop exploring some of the challenges and best practice in reviewing Narrative CVs.

What do early career researchers value in their jobs? A mixed methods study to inform discrete choice experiments on academic job preferences	Accelerating Mid-Career Growth through Researcher Leadership, the University of Nottingham Experience.	Driving Culture Change: The Power of Narrative CVs	Workshop: Building support for reviewing and writing Narrative CVs
Noam Tal-Perry; Lara Abel; Kate Murray; Mollie Etheridge; Becky Ioppolo; Katherine Dawson; Marie Collier; Debbie Birkett; Liz Simmonds; Steven Wooding University of Cambridge	Connie Wan; Amanda Chukwudozie University of Nottingham	Catalina Bastidas; Prof Jemina Napier Heriot-Watt University	Dr Marie Collier (1); Katherine Dawson (1); Katie Murray (1); Justyna Bandola-Gill (2) 1. University of Cambridge; 2. University of Birmingham

15:30 - 16:00 - Coffee break and poster session

16:00 - Plenary Session

‘Developing inclusive research cultures for our academics of tomorrow’

Dr Maisha IslamLink opens in a new window,

Doctoral College Research Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion,

University of Southampton

This talk will explore embedding inclusion in research culture for current and future doctoral students. Using the University of Southampton as a case study, it will highlight strategies and challenges in creating an equitable and diverse environment to support minoritised researchers.

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IRCC24 Conference Agenda

09:00 to 09:45 - Arrival

09:45 - Welcome

10:00 - Plenary Session

‘How do we work at scale in a research culture that’s like a bowl of cold spaghetti?’

10:40 - Plenary Session

‘Research integrity, the heart of research culture’

11:15 - Coffee break and poster session

12:00 - Parallel Sessions

13:00 - 14:15 - Networking lunch

14:15 - Parallel Sessions

15:30 - 16:00 - Coffee break and poster session

16:00 - Plenary Session

‘Developing inclusive research cultures for our academics of tomorrow’

16:40 - Closing remarks

The future of research culture – What's next?

17:00 - Event Close

For further information on the themes of these talks and sessions, please view the Book of AbstractsLink opens in a new window.