Warwick is hosting its first Research Culture week themed around our research culture commitments. The week will open with the Community & Connections theme, including a Research Celebration Awards event, and continue with themed days focusing on Warwick’s research culture commitments.
The week and its events are open to all members of Warwick’s research community – including research students and researchers at all stages, technicians, professional services, and third-space colleagues.
Monday's sessions will focus on community-building, recognising contributions and internal connections. It includes the Research Celebration Awards.
Hosted by the Research Culture Team
Location: Hybrid (MS0.1 Zeeman Building and online via Teams)
Join us for an exciting hybrid event to launch the University of Warwick Research Culture Roadmap! Be among the first to hear how the roadmap was co‑created with our community, discover what it means for the future of research at Warwick, and explore the ways you can get involved in shaping our research culture.
A vibrant, supportive, and inclusive research culture is central to the University of Warwick’s strategy, strengthening the quality, integrity, and reach of our research while ensuring our people can thrive. Developing our research culture benefits everyone: it enables innovation, supports wellbeing and career development, and helps us create an environment where we can all flourish. Refreshments provided.
Everyone is welcome...come and be part of the conversation!
By invitation only
The Research Celebration Awards is an opportunity to celebrate our research community.
Location: Panorama, Rootes Building
By invitation only
Following the awards presentation, colleagues are invited to stay for networking over afternoon tea.
Location: Panorama, Rootes Building
Tuesday 24th March
Freedom to Grow and Explore
Tuesday's sessions will focus on development, creativity and researcher growth.
Please note that multiple sessions will be taking place simultaneously across campus on this day, with some sessions available both in person and online.
Morning sessions
Hosted by Warwick Technicians
Location: PS1.28
We will be hosting a 'Continuous Professional Development' (CPD) session designed specifically for technical staff looking to explore new avenues for growth and development.
In this session, you’ll hear directly from technicians on the professional development they have undertaken —how they discovered opportunities, what they learned, and the impact it has had on their careers. Their experiences will highlight the wide range of options available and demonstrate how CPD can open doors to new skills, confidence, and progression. We’ll also highlight what opportunities are currently available for technical staff and how to access them. This session is suitable for technicians at every stage of their CPD journey and will cover a wide range of opportunities.
Hosted by the Doctoral College
Location: Online
As part of the Research Culture week, and the theme the 'Freedom to grow and explore' this panel session explores the diverse spaces and opportunities that a Doctorate can take you. Open to researchers from all stages from UG to ECR. The panels explore their experiences and how their PhD experience led them into the role/s they have now. The session will encourage UGs in thinking amore about a PhD , and support PGRs, POstDocs and ECRs to explore the different options available to them. The session will be held on line in the morning and then in person with a different panel in the afternoon.
Hosted by the Research Culture team
Location: Online
This session shares novel insights from a scoping review into how research academics perceive and navigate non success. Recommendations for supporting researcher well-being and normalising non-success in academia are synthesised into an interactive infographic, which we will share alongside research academics’ perspectives of these recommendations.
Hosted by the Research Culture team
Location: Gibbet Hill A0.42 - bring laptop with you
Dr Sarah Campbell (University of Bristol) invites individuals and teams to join this immersive interactive escape room workshop to explore and reflect upon how culture, leadership and teamwork interact when decision-making under pressure. Working in groups, participants will discuss leadership and teamworking behaviours within a chosen culture, then work together to attempt to escape the space station by solving a series of puzzles. Using experiential and game-based learning approaches, you will explore behaviour and decision-making under pressure when working with others. You will gain insight about how you work with others, how you manage pressure, failure and ambiguity, and how to make better decisions under pressure. This session will serve as a taster for the full workshop experience. Participants can come as individuals, or with existing group members, all are welcome.
Afternoon sessions
Hosted by the Talent & Development Team
Location: Online
Step into The Writing Repair Shed, a creative and good-humoured workshop where researchers can lift the bonnet on their writing practice and explore what might need a little maintenance. Whether a draft has stalled or the spark has gone out, participants will use visual prompts and light-touch coaching tools to identify what's jammed, squeaking, or running out of steam. Together, they will tinker with ways to tighten bolts, oil stiff hinges, and replace worn parts in their writing process. The session highlights the writing spaces and support available at Warwick, encouraging participants to keep their writing engine running freely with a personalised set of take-away tools.
Hosted by the Social Inclusion team
Location: Online
Equality Impact Assessments help us design and deliver fairer and more inclusive work, supporting Warwick's efforts to create a culture that truly thrives on difference and contributing to our legal responsibilities under the Public Sector Equality Duty. This session is designed to ensure staff know when an EIA is required and feel confident in the process; we'll look at what an EIA is, why do an EIA, when to do an EIA, and how to do an EIA.
Hosted by the Doctoral College
Location: Wolfson Rooms 1 & 2
This panel session explores the diverse spaces and opportunities that a Doctorate can take you. Open to researchers from all stages from UG to ECR. The panel will explore their experiences and how their PhD experience led them into the roles they have now. The session will encourage UGs in thinking amore about a PhD , and support PGRs, Post Docs and ECRs to explore the different options available to them. The session will be held on line in the morning and then in person with a different panel in the afternoon.
Hosted by the Talent & Development Team
Location: Gibbet Hill A0.30
Step into The Writing Repair Shed, a creative and good-humoured workshop where researchers can lift the bonnet on their writing practice and explore what might need a little maintenance. Whether a draft has stalled or the spark has gone out, participants will use visual prompts and light-touch coaching tools to identify what's jammed, squeaking, or running out of steam. Together, they will tinker with ways to tighten bolts, oil stiff hinges, and replace worn parts in their writing process. The session highlights the writing spaces and support available at Warwick, encouraging participants to keep their writing engine running freely with a personalised set of take-away tools.
Hosted by IATL
Location: Online
At Warwick, research is embedded into learning. This session will help undergraduates to understand the opportunities available to them and the benefits of getting involved.
IATL’s research-infused curriculum empowers students to take an active role in knowledge creation rather than simply absorbing information. We’ll explore multiple avenues to participate in and showcase undergraduate research, including the International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR), the British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR) and Warwick’s own peer-reviewed undergraduate research journal.
Hosted by the Research Culture team
Location: Online
This thought provoking session will bring together the latest insights, lived experiences, and emerging evidence on the barriers faced by women in academic careers, and how we are seeking sector-level consensus on how to instigate meaningful change through Phase 2 of the Women in Academia Initiative.
Hosted by Research & Impact Services
Location: Online
The University’s Research Strategy and Development Managers will be running an online workshop to share information and guidance on applying for and developing competitive external research grant applications. The session will also cover how and where to identify suitable funding opportunities and will also include time for Q&As.
Hosted by IAS
Location: Hybrid (MS0.5 Zeeman Building and online via Teams)
Portfolio careers offer postgraduates the opportunity to combine teaching, research, and other sector‑based roles to build a resilient, intellectually varied professional path. This session will explore the benefits and challenges of portfolio careers, offering practical insights for navigating diverse professional paths.
Wednesday 25th March
Openness, Integrity & Responsibility
Wednesday's sessions will focus on governance, ethics, integrity, responsibility.
Please note that multiple sessions will be taking place simultaneously across campus on this day, with multiple timeslots for some sessions to allow more colleagues to attend those which interest them.
Morning sessions
Hosted by Research & Impact Services
Location: Gibbet Hill A1.51
An interactive session with a range of problem-solving tasks, in the style of the TV show Task Master. Attendees will follow the course of a due diligence review of a research project, and success is defined by getting all their rubber ducks in a row!
Hosted by University of Warwick Library
Location: Hybrid (Seminar room 2, Library and online via Teams)
A series of 15 minute “taster” sessions showcasing the Library’s newly refreshed Research Skills training programme.
Topics covered include:
1. Understanding research metrics and how to use them
2. Managing your research profile and a showcase of the new Elements system
3. Managing your research data and a showcase of the new DMP Online system
4. Open research essentials, including headlines from the new University and REF Open Access policies
5. Systematic literature searching
Hosted by Research & Impact Services
Location: Gibbet Hill A1.51
This interactive session invites researchers to consider difficult scenarios which challenge ideas of how we should behave. Research Integrity spans authorship disputes, research misconduct and the way we act towards our colleagues, all of which are covered in this workshop.
This is an opportunity to talk to colleagues about how they would respond and think about what you would do. There will also be some practical tips and signposting to helpful resources.
Hosted by Research & Impact Services
Location: Gibbet Hill A1.51
The session will be a role-playing workshop, giving students the opportunity to practice taking informed consent in a safe and supportive environment. Students are encouraged to bring their own information leaflets and consent forms that they are planning to use for their projects or use the templates provided.
Afternoon sessions
Hosted by Research & Impact Services
Location: Social Sciences A1.11
An interactive session with a range of problem-solving tasks, in the style of the TV show Task Master. Attendees will follow the course of a due diligence review of a research project, and success is defined by getting all their rubber ducks in a row!
Hosted by University of Warwick Library
Location: Seminar Room, Floor 2, Library
Join Dr Gareth J Johnson and colleagues for an exploration of the past and possible future of the University of Warwick Press, as it undergoes a year of reflection, re-examination and reconstruction in hopes of a rebirth in 2027. In this discursive session, delegates will have the chance to feed into the Press' strategic review, alongside hearing insights from some of its contributors and collaborators.
Hosted by Research & Impact Services
Location: Social Sciences A1.11
This interactive session invites researchers to consider difficult scenarios which challenge ideas of how we should behave. Research Integrity spans authorship disputes, research misconduct and the way we act towards our colleagues, all of which are covered in this workshop. This is an opportunity to talk to colleagues about how they would respond, and share practical tips and resources.
Hosted by Research & Impact Services
Location: Social Sciences A1.11
The session will be a role-playing workshop, giving students the opportunity to practice taking informed consent in a safe and supportive environment. Students are encouraged to bring their own information leaflets and consent forms that they are planning to use for their projects or use the templates provided.
Hosted by ReproducilibiliTea
Location: Junction JX2.02, Hybrid
Topic: How effective is AI for evaluating open science practices?
Guest Speaker: Dr. Yu Heng Daryl Lee (UCL)
In this session, Dr Daryl Lee will present findings examining the efficacy of AI in evaluating open science practices in brain science research. Specifically, Daryl's research compares two AI tools (Chat GPT and Claude) to expert human assessment of open science practices, across 100 published journal articles. This session will shed light on the advantages and disadvantages of using AI tools in future metascience research.
Thursday 26th March
Fairness, Inclusion & Thriving on Difference
Thursday's sessions will focus on fairness, inclusion & thriving on difference.
Please note that multiple sessions will be taking place simultaneously across campus on this day, with multiple timeslots for some sessions to allow more colleagues to attend those which interest them.
Sessions
Hosted by Research Culture Team
Location: Social Sciences A1.11
Join us for an interactive wellbeing session focused on the realities of working in research and research professional roles in UK Higher Education. Through group discussion and practical mapping activities, we’ll create space to talk openly about pressures, existing support offerings, and what helps (or doesn’t) when it comes to wellbeing at work. This session is participatory and reflective, and what emerges will directly inform a national, co-produced project on embedding wellbeing into research culture. All researchers and research professional staff are welcome!
Hosted by: Spotlights Team
Location: OC1.01, Oculus
Imagine The Traitors meets the Turing Test! Take part in this interactive research culture ‘gameshow’ where human teams compete to answer provocative and timely research culture questions, whilst AI imposters are hiding among them. Work with your team to submit your answers and try to identify the undercover Agents, whilst also helping to co-create a manifesto for research culture in the age of AI. The session will be playful, experimental, and participatory, inviting you to question everything you think you know about human-AI collaboration.
Participants will each receive a digital shopping voucher, with additional prizes for the winning team.
Refreshments will be provided.
Hosted by the Research Culture Team
Location: Hybrid (Social Sciences A1.11 and online via Teams)
PATHWAY is Warwick’s pilot Positive Action programme to address the underrepresentation of Black academics at Warwick. This session will provide an overview of the programme, progress to date, and explore plans for its evolution.
Hosted by Research Culture Team in collaboration with WIE
Location: Ramphal
This session will present our ambition to develop a One Warwick strategy for patient, public and community involvement in research. It will provide an opportunity for our community within the University and externally to identify what it needs in order to achieve this ambition and embed collaboration at the heart of research. This session forms part of the WIE conferenceLink opens in a new window.
Hosted by University of Warwick Library
Location: Hybrid (Seminar room 2, Library and online via Teams)
A series of 15 minute “taster” sessions showcasing the Library’s newly refreshed Research Skills training programme.
Topics covered include:
1. Understanding research metrics and how to use them
2. Managing your research profile and a showcase of the new Elements system
3. Managing your research data and a showcase of the new DMP Online system
4. Open research essentials, including headlines from the new University and REF Open Access policies
5. Systematic literature searching
Warwick Institute of Engagement are hosting their annual conference on Thursday 26th March on the theme of Impacts From Engagement. Further details can be found here.
