Research Culture symposium 2025
We will be drawing on the strength of the sector at our first annual Research Culture symposium.
We hope that everybody will come away from the day with new ideas, new grounds for multi-institutional collaboration and renewed confidence in the work going on across the higher education sector to address the complex issues that contribute to our research cultures.
The symposium has three main aims:
- To explore, amplify and share practice across the sector.
- To openly share and explore King's approaches, successes and learnings since the inception of its Research Culture team, highlighting the work of those involved all across the University.
- To connect people across the sector through meaningful discussion of shared priorities and shared challenges (including fixed-term contracts, reward and recognition, research assessment, under representation of minoritised groups in research and more).
The symposium is for anybody with an interest in enhancing research culture in universities.
Book your place
We hope to welcome a broad range of colleagues from across the sector and the world. The symposium is a hybrid event, and will be hosted both in-person and online.
If you have any questions, please reach out to ResearchCulture@kcl.ac.uk.
Programme
We're delighted to feature a range of speakers at our inaugural symposium. You can find an indicative programme for the day below.
Welcome
9:00 - 10:00 |
Arrival and refreshments |
10:00 - 10:20 |
Opening remarks
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10:20 - 11:00 |
Keynote - Research Culture in the UK: A Research England Perspective
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11:00 - 11:15 |
Refreshments, networking and posters |
Session 1: Valuing diverse contributions
11:15 - 11:35 |
Unlocking Potential: Valued Career Paths for Technicians
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11:35 - 11:55 |
Uncovering hidden roles in computational research
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11:55 - 12:15 |
The role of a national academy in changing research culture: examples from the British Academy
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12:15 - 12:30 |
Panel discussion |
12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch, networking and posters |
Session 2: A thriving community
13:30 - 13:50 |
Collegial Leadership: A new model for research culture change
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13:50 - 14:10 |
Creating a Culture of Inclusion: Increasing Diversity and Equity of Access - IDEA
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14:10 - 14:30 |
Research Culture at Birkbeck
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14:30 - 14:50 |
INKLUDE: Inclusion as a Norm at King’s - Leadership, Understanding the issues, Developing individuals, Enacting change
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14:50 - 15:10 |
The importance of ED&I work across the sector
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15:10 - 15:30 |
Panel discussion |
15:30 - 15:45 |
Refreshments, networking and posters |
Session 3: Good research practice
15:45 - 16:05 |
The intersection between research culture and integrity
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16:15 - 16:35 |
A rising tide lifts all boats: a collaborative approach to research practice
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16:35 - 16:55 |
What you measure is what you get - how research culture is driven by research assessment
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16:55 - 17:15 |
Panel discussion |
Conclusion
17:15 - 17:30 |
Closing remarks
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17:30 - 19:00 |
Drinks reception and networking |
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