Our research culture
Excellent research requires an excellent research environment. We're working hard to develop our research culture and foster a community of inclusion, support and collaboration.
We're building a research culture you can thrive in
At 91Ö±²¥, we're proud of our open, inclusive and supportive culture of research.
It's nurtured and developed by colleagues across the University, embracing researchers and research-enabling staff at every career stage.
Like all institutions, however, we know there is still work to do.
We are listening to our research community, piloting new and innovative approaches, and establishing strategic leadership and accountability to grow even further.
Together, we're transforming our research culture for the better and creating an environment we all can thrive in.
Research Culture Action Plan
The Action Plan for Research Culture – led by John Flint, Deputy Vice President for Research and Meera Warrier, Assistant Director of Researchers and Culture, RPI – is a milestone in the University's institutional commitment to enhancing research culture.
It has been informed by the work of the Steering Board, and the hundreds of colleagues who have generously and candidly shared their experiences and feedback, positive and negative.
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What we're working on
Supporting our technicians
Technical Managers, Sam Whitehouse and Melanie Hannah, speak to Vice-Chancellor Koen Lamberts about the vital contributions technicians make to the University.
Supporting our techniciansOur guiding principles
Open research
Our strong culture of open research is key to enabling research excellence.
We're committed to making the processes and outputs of our research transparent and freely accessible, wherever possible.
Open research support, events and case studies
Our vision for research
We will advance a culture of research excellence underpinned by innovative training and dedication to researcher development and wellbeing.
Our commitment to developing a positive research culture
We have made a series of public commitments to develop our research culture, and our good practices have been widely recognised.
Case studies
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Questions or ideas?
If you want to know more about our research culture work, get involved or provide feedback, please get in touch.
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