Episode 8

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30th Jul 2024

(S8 Bonus) Celebrating Success: Research Culture Uncovered Shortlisted for a Vitae Impact, Culture and Engagement Award

Exciting News for Research Culture Uncovered!

We are delighted to announce that the Research Culture Uncovered podcast has been shortlisted for Vitae's Research Culture Impact through Researcher Development Award!

As we await the award ceremony on 23 September, we wanted to look back on our progress and the incredible community that has helped us get here. All the team are included on this short episode including Nick, who recorded his bit up a mountain, and Katie, our content manager, making her debut!

Key Takeaways:

  • Since our launch on 27 October 2022, we've released 81 episodes with over 8,500 unique downloads.
  • Our podcast has reached 5,000 listeners across 81 countries, with top listener bases in the UK, US, Australia, and Germany.
  • We owe our success to our brilliant guests and dedicated listeners who are committed to driving worldwide improvements in research culture.
  • A huge thank you to our podcast coach, Michael Sharkey, for guiding us from idea to reality.
  • And to all our guests and listeners -we couldn’t have done it without you!

We will let you know if we win - fingers crossed!!

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Connect to us or leave us a review on LinkedIn: @ResearchUncoveredPodcast (new episodes are announced here)

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Transcript

Emma Spary:

We, Emma, Ged, Ruth, Nick, Taryn, Tony and Katie are delighted to announce that the Research Culture Uncovered podcast has been shortlisted for Vitae's Research Culture Impact through Researcher Development Award. This is one of the four awards that make up the annual Vitae Impact, Culture and Engagement awards. Fingers crossed for the award ceremony on the 23 September.

Ged Hall:

The Research Culture Uncovered

Ged Hall:

Podcast team believes that creating a better research culture is an urgent worldwide need. To play our part in delivering that, we have sought to engage with the research and researcher development communities to share successes and challenges in driving a positive research culture change. In this open forum, our aim has been to move beyond debate towards practical steps and the sharing of best practices.

Ruth Winden:

Creating the podcast has been a huge learning curve for all the team and we really want to thank our podcast coach, the wonderful Michael Sharkey, for getting us from idea to reality. Without him, we would have suffered the fate of most podcasts running out of steam within three months.

Nick Sheppard:

October:

Taryn Bell:

Which brings us to the two groups of people who are really driving that worldwide improvement in research culture, our guests and listeners. The podcast team can't create that better future alone, and we thank you for being on the journey with us, for showing us the way forward, and for being brave enough to change things.

Tony Bromley:

On our LinkedIn page, we've listed all our guests. We've loved chatting to you and have learned so much from you. Unfortunately, we can't list all our listeners, but we value all of you.

Katie Jones:

The Research Culture Uncovered podcast wouldn't be what it is and wouldn't have been shortlisted for this award without you, our guests and our listeners. So thank you to you all.

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About the Podcast

Research Culture Uncovered
Changing Research Culture through conversations
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.

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About your hosts

Emma Spary

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I moved into development after several years as an independent researcher and now lead the team providing professional and career development for all researchers and those supporting research. I am passionate about research culture and supporting people. I lead our Concordat implementation work and was part of the national Concordat writing group. I represent Leeds as a member of Researchers14, the N8PDRA group and UKRI’s Alternative Uses Group.

Emily Goodall

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I'm part of the Researcher Development and Culture team at the University of Leeds, focusing on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), open research, and research integrity provision. I also contribute to our PGR develop programmes and research ethics committees. I joined Leeds in 2022 after several years at the University of Sheffield, where I started out as a postdoc in Neuroscience, before transitioning into Professional Services to managing a large Doctoral Training Partnership.

Taryn Bell

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I work as a Researcher Development Adviser at the University of Leeds. My focus is on career development, with a particular focus on supporting funding and fellowships. I previously worked at the University of York as their Fellowship Coordinator, developing and growing the University's community of early career fellows. Get in touch if you'd like to learn more (T.L.Bell@leeds.ac.uk)!

Katie Jones

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I am a Researcher Development and Culture Project Officer at the University of Leeds, where I lead projects within the Researcher Development and Culture Team. My role involves managing projects that enhance the development of researchers and foster a positive research culture across the University and the higher education sector.

Heledd Jarosz-Griffiths

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I’m a Researcher Development Advisor at the University of Leeds. My work focuses on two key areas, supporting the development of postgraduate researchers (PGRs), and supporting and creating opportunities for research leadership development. I’m also particularly passionate about recognising the contributions of post-doctoral researchers and technicians, especially when it comes to supervision, reward, and recognition. Before stepping into this role, I spent several years as a researcher myself - first as a PhD student, and then as a post-doc, working across two different fields in both Leeds and Manchester. Through that experience, I developed a deep understanding of the challenges and developmental needs of early-career researchers. I’m really passionate about supporting the next generation of researchers and helping them navigate their academic journey.

Ged Hall

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I've worked for almost 20 years in researcher development, careers guidance and academic skills development. For the last decade I've focused on the area of research impact. This has included organisational development projects and professional development for individual researchers and groups. I co-authored the Engaged for Impact Strategy and am heavily involved in its implementation, across the University of Leeds, to build a healthy impact culture. For 10 years after my PhD, I was a consultant in the utility sector, which included being broker between academia and my clients.

Ruth Winden

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After many years running my own careers consultancy business I made the transition to researcher development leading our careers provision. My background is in career coaching, facilitation and group-based coaching, and I have a special interest in cohort-based coaching programmes which help researchers manage their careers proactively and transition into any sector and role of their choice.

Nick Sheppard

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I have worked in scholarly communications for over 15 years, currently as Open Research Advisor at the University of Leeds. I am interested in effective dissemination of research through sustainable models of open access, including underlying data, and potential synergies with open education and Open Educational Resources (OER), particularly underlying technology, software and interoperability of systems.

Tony Bromley

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I've worked in the area of the development of researchers for 20 years, including at the national and international level. I was lead author of the UK sector researcher development impact framework charged with evaluating the over £20M per year investment of UK research councils in researcher development. I have convened the international Researcher Education and Development Scholarship (REDS) conference for a number of years and have published on researcher development evaluation and pedagogy. All the details are on www.tonybromley.com !! Also why not take a look at https://conferences.leeds.ac.uk/reds/