Research Culture Uncovered

Research Culturosity, University of Leeds
Research Culture Uncovered

At the University of Leeds, we believe that all members of our research community play a crucial role in developing and promoting a positive and inclusive research culture. Across the globe, the urgent need for a better Research Culture in Higher Education is widely accepted – but how do you make it happen? This weekly podcast focuses on our ideas, approaches and learning as we contribute to the University's attempt to create a Research Culture in which everyone can thrive. Whether you undertake, lead, fund or benefit from research - these are the conversations to listen to if you want to explore what a positive Research Culture is and why it matters. Unless specified in the episode shownotes, Research Culture Uncovered © 2023 by Research Culturosity, University of Leeds is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This license requires that reusers give credit to the creator. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms. Some episodes may be licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0, please check before use.

  1. 19 MAR

    (Episode 108) The art of being you: Research presentations as your authentic self

    In this episode, host Dr. Emily Goodall enjoys a conversation with Duncan Yellowlees, founder of a training company specialising in helping researchers elevate their communication and presentation skills. They explore how embracing creativity, authenticity, and joy can transform the way research is presented, leading to stronger connections, more innovative ideas, and a sense of belonging in academia.  Key Takeaways:   🎭 Your personal voice matters: Research isn’t just data; it’s done by people. Bringing authenticity into presentations makes them more compelling.     📖 Storytelling makes your research stand out: It's a powerful tool to connect with your audience and make complex ideas exciting and engaging.   🌍 Pressure to conform: Academia often imposes unwritten rules on how research presentations "should" be done. We discuss the challenges researchers face in presenting authentically, the biases at play, and how we can advocate for more diverse presentation styles.   💫Bringing joy to research culture: A positive, supportive research environment thrives on creativity and connection. When researchers bring joy and fun into their work—whether through laughter or creative methods—they unlock new perspectives and generate a sense of community.  Stay tuned until the end to hear Duncan's top tips for delivering more engaging, authentic research presentations that truly reflect who you are!  To find out more about empowering your research presentations, visit Duncan Yellowlees Training, or connect via LinkedIN or BlueSky.

    41 min

  2. 12 MAR

    (Episode 107) Exploring Pracademia: Bridging the Gap Between Academic Rigour and Practical Impact

    In our Research Culture Uncovered conversations we are asking what is Research Culture and why does it matter? In this episode Ged Hall discusses a recent opinion piece on the role of pracademia within business schools with his co-authors Helen Hughes (lead author), Jill Dickinson and David Loseby Here are three key takeaways from their conversation: 🔍 Diverse Career Pathways: We need to establish more varied career pathways to attract and retain pracademics. By recognizing and valuing previous practitioner experiences, institutions can foster diverse faculty communities that benefit from broad skillsets and insights. 📊 Aligning Metrics and Indicators: It's crucial to stimulate an international task force to align metrics, indicators, and values that measure pracademic contributions effectively. This alignment will better reflect the diverse outputs and impact pracademics have in both academia and practice. 🌍 Systems and Infrastructure Development: Creating supportive local systems and infrastructure is essential. This involves refining recruitment practices, induction processes, and career development programs to cater to the unique needs of pracademics, ensuring they thrive and contribute meaningfully. If you would like to read the full opinion piece the details are: Hughes, H. P. N., Dickinson, J., Hall, G., & Loseby, D. L. (2024). Enhancing Pracademia in Business Schools: Designing Systems That Enable Impact. Business & Society, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00076503241290403 Resources and outputs mentioned in the discussion were:  Professional Development for Practitioners in Academia (edited collection) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-33746-8The series of professional development workshops on pracademia for the Committee of Heads of University Law Schools and the launch of a new, associated seedcorn funding stream.Pracademia: Combining Academic and Practitioner expertise (LinkedIn Group) All of our episodes can be accessed via the following playlists:  Research Impact with Ged Hall (follow Ged on Bluesky and LinkedIn)Research Impact Heroes with Ged HallOpen Research with Nick Sheppard (follow Nick on Bluesky and a...

    59 min

  3. 5 MAR

    (Episode 106) Narrative CVs: What now? What next?

    In this episode, Taryn Bell and Emma Spary return to the exciting (and sometimes contentious) world of narrative CVs, following Emma's initial introduction to the format all the way back in Season 6! Narrative CVs are still a relatively new CV format, one which researchers, researcher developers and funders are all still getting used to. With this in mind, Taryn and Emma have returned to the topic to assess where we stand in 2025. In this episode, they discuss: Perceptions of and reactions to the narrative CV: What do researchers think of this new format? And how can we as researcher developers shape these perceptions? Practical uses for narrative CVs: Are they just for jobs and funding applications? Or are there other uses? Benefits and challenges of the narrative format: What do we like? What works well? And where is there room for improvement or change? Resources mentioned in this episode are: Emma's previous episodes on narrative CVs, with Elizabeth Adams: Narrative CVs in Research (S6E2) and Harnessing the Power of Collaboration (S6E3)UKRI Alternative Uses Group's Résumé Resources LibraryGuide to writing narrative CVs (University of Leeds, open-access)Guide to reviewing narrative CVs (University of Leeds, open-access) All of our episodes can be accessed via the following playlists:  Research Impact with Ged Hall (follow Ged on Bluesky and LinkedIn)Research Impact Heroes with Ged HallOpen Research with Nick Sheppard (follow Nick on Bluesky and LinkedIn)Research Careers with Ruth Winden (follow Ruth on Bluesky and LinkedIn)Research talent managementa...

    23 min

  4. 26 FEB

    (Episode 105) Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Doctoral Supervision

    In this episode, Heledd Jarosz-Griffiths welcomes Professor Stan Taylor, Honorary Professor at Durham University and leading expert in doctoral supervision, to discuss the evolving landscape of doctoral supervision, its challenges, and future directions. With extensive experience and contributions to doctoral education, Stan shares valuable insights on effective supervision practices, inclusivity, and emerging trends. Key takeaways: • Evolving Challenges in Doctoral Supervision: Stan Taylor outlines key challenges supervisors face today, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), power imbalances, technological advancements such as AI, mental health support, career diversification for PhD graduates, and the need for proper recognition and resources for supervisors. • Inclusive Supervision Practices: Stan emphasises the importance of adopting empathetic, pastoral supervision styles, creating peer support networks, addressing biases, and remaining flexible to accommodate diverse student needs. He advocates for proactive EDI practices to support non-traditional doctoral candidates. • Shifts in Supervisor-Researcher Relationships: The relationship between supervisors and PhD researchers is shifting from a traditional master-apprentice model toward a more balanced, collegial relationship. This shift empowers researchers and promotes a collaborative and inclusive research culture. • UKCGE Accreditation for Research Supervision: The UK Council for Graduate Education's accreditation has significantly impacted doctoral supervision by encouraging reflective practice and professional development. Supervisory observations and associate supervisor schemes have emerged as valuable tools for improving supervision quality. • Future Directions in Doctoral Education: Doctoral supervision is increasingly oriented toward applied and entrepreneurial research, involving partnerships with industry and non-academic sectors. Stan highlights the 'industrial PhD' model as a promising approach, requiring supervisors to develop new collaborative skills and adapt to working beyond academia. Links, resources, and initiatives mentioned in the episode: • UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) •Good Supervisory Practice Framework •UKCGE Research Supervision Recognition Programme •Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy •Royal Society of Arts All our episodes can be accessed via the following playlists: Research Professional Research Talent Management a href="https://player.captivate.fm/collection/599ab0c4-5878-4ef9-bedd-dca5cff5dc77" rel="noopener...

    37 min

  5. 19 FEB

    (Episode 104) Research Impact Heroes: Insights from Professor Mark Reed

    Research Culture Uncovered are excited to share the first in a new series of podcast episodes called Research Impact Heroes. In this series Ged Hall will be talking to people who have inspired him and helped him in his research impact journey. The first person had to be Professor Mark Reed 🎙️ In this episode Mark and Ged delve into the transformative power of research impact and the essential role it plays in shaping our research culture. Here are 3 key takeaways from their engaging conversation: Ethics in Engagement and Impact: Mark highlights the pressing need for improved ethical standards in research engagement and impact. He emphasizes the importance of developing a risk-based approach to ensure responsible and positive outcomes. From Personal Growth to Global Influence: Mark's journey from aspiring missionary to influential researcher underscores the connection between personal transformation and broader societal impact. His story is a powerful reminder of the potential each of us holds to effect meaningful change. Collaborative Culture Building: Both Mark and Ged stress the value of creating an inclusive research culture that encourages collaboration and shared learning. By understanding and connecting with the people within our systems, we can amplify the impact of our work. **Extras mentioned in the episode:** Research Impact Handbook, first published in 2016, 2nd edition in 2018. Mark is currently in the process of generating the 3rd edition.Exploring Grimpact: The Other Side of Research Impact with Gemma DerrickJensen, E.A., Reed, M.S., Daybell, J., Rutt, R., Arrigoni, G., Ballesteros, M., Bhanbhro, S., Garramon Merkle, B., Hafferty, C., Iglehart, P., Khuri, S., Klimczuk, A., Marder, I.D., Milosavljevic, D., Pacheco-Mendoza, J.R., Robinson, S., Stringer, L.C., Taylor, S. and Toomey, A.H. (under review) Responsible research impact: ethics for making a difference. Open Research Europe. The preprint should be available soon but until then you can read the submitted text via this Dropbox link.University of Auckland’s Research impact for public good seminar series: ‘Beyond good intentions: designing ethical research impact’ with Dr Wade Kelly (Senior Lecturer in the Researcher Development Academy at Deakin University)Mark’s Impact Culture book websiteEric Jensen’s book Doing Real Research: A Practical Guide to Social Research.Mark’s Impact Heroes: Professor Eric Jensen and Professor Ioan FazeyCoaching for Impact Webinar hosted by Dr Jackie Reynolds, including Ged talking about his practice. He also discusses this in the episode ‘a...

    45 min

  6. 5 FEB

    (Episode 103) Practice makes perfect: why open research is like learning a language with Dr Kinga Patterson

    In this episode Nick Sheppard talks to Dr. Kinga Patterson, a researcher with many ‘hats’ and passionate about open research. Likening #OpenResearch to learning a language where early exposure is crucial and practice makes perfect, Dr. Patterson shares her experiences working on the "MyFirst1000Days" project at the University of Leeds and her role as Managing Editor at Cambridge University Press. Here's what you can learn from this episode:  Understand Open Research Practices: Discover the significance of open research and how it is not an all-or-nothing approach. Dr. Patterson emphasizes the spectrum of openness in research and encourages ‘dipping your toe’ and trying a new practice like preregistration or registered reports.  Collaboration and Community: Learn about the role of collaboration in advancing research culture. Dr. Patterson highlights the importance of community involvement and how different disciplines can contribute to a broader understanding of open research.  Opportunities for Early Career Researchers: Explore initiatives by the Journal of Language and Cognition to support early career researchers to benefit from Gold Open Access and the provision of various funding routes to ensure broad participation both ECRs and researchers from the Global South  Links and resources mentioned in this episode: MyFirst1000Days projectOpen Science Framework Pre-registration and Registered Reports: a Primer from UKRN Journal of Language and Cognition Research4LifeDeclaration on Research Assessment (DORA)Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training (FORRT)

    40 min

  7. 29 JAN

    (Episode 102) Beyond misconduct: Cultivating a culture of research integrity (in conversation with UKRIO CEO Steph Neave)

    In this episode, host Dr. Emily Goodall speaks with Steph Neave, CEO of the UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO), about the link between research integrity and research culture. Here are the key takeaways: 🔑 Understanding Research Integrity: Research integrity goes far beyond procedures, it ensures research is honest, transparent, accountable, rigorous, and conducted with care, principles that should be embedded at every phase of the research cycle. 🔑 Addressing Research Misconduct: UKRIO is working towards standardised reporting procedures and investigator training to address misconduct and improve accountability. 🔑 Positive Research Culture: Creating a supportive, transparent environment encourages early reporting of concerns and reduces stigma around misconduct investigations. 🌟There's so much happening in the Research Culture and Research Integrity space, and UKRIO is playing an important role with its resources, guidance, and community engagement. Don't miss out on this insightful, informative episode. Check out the resources below to learn more about UKRIO’s activities, including upcoming events and collaborative projects. You can also consider joining its Expert Community to play an active role in advancing research integrity! 🔍 Resources mentioned in this episode: UKRIO website and Advisory Service UKRIO’s research misconduct review, Barriers to Investigating and Reporting Research MisconductDestigmatise efforts to uphold research integrity (opinion piece in Research Professional) and the discussion paper on the terminology used in research misconduct investigationUKRIO report on Enablers and Inhibitors of Research Integrity Participate in UKRIO’s authorship project workshops (deadline 31st January 2025)UKRIO's programme of work and upcoming webinars Learn more about volunteering or subscribing with UKRIO 🔍 Additional reading and links Centre for Open Science: Strategy for Cultural Change UKCORI: Exploring indicators of research integrity

    26 min

  8. 22 JAN

    (Episode 101) From Conversation to Movement: The Unnamed Research Culture Event

    In our Research Culture Uncovered conversations we are asking what is Research Culture and why does it matter? In this short episode of the Research Culture Uncovered podcast, host Emma Spary discusses the format and findings behind The Unnamed Research Culture Event (TURCE), held in July 2024. The workshop aimed to address issues around poor research culture and to find empowering solutions for tackling challenging behaviours in research environments that are 'Not in the spirit of...'. With participation from 77 individuals, the event was based around 3 questions: What should this thing include?What might it look like?Who else missing from this conversation? Listen in to find out more about the key ideas and recommendations including what comes next and how to get involved. The episode includes: Planning the Unnamed Research Culture Event with Samantha AspinallWorkshop Structure and ParticipationUmbrella, Raindrops and PuddlesDefining Research Culture ThemesKey Themes and DiscussionsPractical Tools and Best PracticesCore Values and BehaviorsCommitment to Research CultureFuture Directions and MovementFinal Thoughts and Acknowledgements A full overview of the event and the report with all the findings can be found on our Unnamed Research Culture Event website. All of our episodes can be accessed via the following playlists: Research Impact with Ged Hall (follow Ged on LinkedIn)Open Research with Nick Sheppard (follow Nick on LinkedIn)Research Careers with Ruth Winden (follow Ruth on LinkedIn)Research talent management with Tony Bromley (follow Tony on LinkedIn)Meet the Research Culturositists with Emma Spary (follow Emma on LinkedIn)Research co-productionResearch LeadershipResearch Evaluation Connect to us or leave us a review on LinkedIn: a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/research-culture-uncovered/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

    16 min
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At the University of Leeds, we believe that all members of our research community play a crucial role in developing and promoting a positive and inclusive research culture. Across the globe, the urgent need for a better Research Culture in Higher Education is widely accepted – but how do you make it happen? This weekly podcast focuses on our ideas, approaches and learning as we contribute to the University's attempt to create a Research Culture in which everyone can thrive. Whether you undertake, lead, fund or benefit from research - these are the conversations to listen to if you want to explore what a positive Research Culture is and why it matters. Unless specified in the episode shownotes, Research Culture Uncovered © 2023 by Research Culturosity, University of Leeds is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This license requires that reusers give credit to the creator. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms. Some episodes may be licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0, please check before use.

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    Research Culturosity, University of Leeds
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    2022 - 2025
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