Research Culture symposium 2025

08 January 2025 10:00 to 17:30

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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.

Find out more about Research Culture at King's.

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 Dr Martin Broadstock, Head of Research Culture, King's College London Professor Shitij Kapur, Vice-Chancellor, King's College London Professor Bashir M. Al-Hashimi, Vice-President (Research & Innovation), King's College London Professor Tim Newton, Dean of Research Culture, King's College London
10:20 - 11:00	Keynote - Research Culture in the UK: A Research England Perspective Dame Professor Jessica Corner, Executive Chair, Research England
11:00 - 11:15	Refreshments, networking and posters

Session 1: Valuing diverse contributions

11:15 - 11:35	Unlocking Potential: Valued Career Paths for Technicians Dr Aline Tabib-Salazar, Programme Manager, The Institute of Cancer Research
11:35 - 11:55	Uncovering hidden roles in computational research Dr James Graham, Head of Research Software Engineering, King’s College London
11:55 - 12:15	The role of a national academy in changing research culture: examples from the British Academy Dr Hetan Shah, Chief Executive, The British Academy
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 Alex Peden, Head of Research Cultures, University of Edinburgh
13:50 - 14:10	Creating a Culture of Inclusion: Increasing Diversity and Equity of Access - IDEA Professor Joanna Semlyen, University of East Anglia
14:10 - 14:30	Research Culture at Birkbeck Dr Dan Mullins, Research Development Manager, Birkbeck
14:30 - 14:50	INKLUDE: Inclusion as a Norm at King’s - Leadership, Understanding the issues, Developing individuals, Enacting change Jasdeep Singh, King’s College London Dr Hana Morel, King's College London
14:50 - 15:10	On Wellcome’s approach to research culture (TBC) Dr Diego Baptista/Dr Shomari Lewis-Wilson, Wellcome Trust
15:10 - 15:30	Panel discussion
15:30 - 15:45	Refreshments, networking and posters

Session 3: Good research practice

15:45 - 16:05	On UKRIO and Research Culture (TBC) Dr Stephanie Neave, Chief Executive Officer, UKRIO
16:15 - 16:35	A rising tide lifts all boats: a collaborative approach to research practice Professor Marcus Munafo, Chair, UKRN
16:35 - 16:55	What you measure is what you get - how research culture is driven by research assessment Dr Lizzie Gadd, Head of Research Culture and Assessment, University of Loughborough
16:55 - 17:15	Panel discussion