By the Research Culture Team
We’re delighted to introduce Professor Daniela Schmidt, who has recently taken up the role of Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (APVC) for Research Environment and Culture. In this role, she will lead our ongoing work to …
Could research culture reform help us solve global challenges?
By Daniel Black
Complex global challenges require large-scale, impact-oriented, transdisciplinary research, yet their successful design and operationalisation is far from straight-forward. As the TRUUD research programme concludes, Co-Director Daniel Black reflects on lessons learned and provides insight into how consideration …
A new way of thinking about Research Ethics at Bristol
By Matthew Brown and Liam McKervey
Matthew Brown is Professor in Latin American History in the Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences and chair of the University Ethics of Research Committee.
Liam McKervey is Research Ethics and Integrity …
Credit where credit is due – Recognising the contributions of our people in research outputs
By Fred Hale
Fred is a Technical Business Partner and the Technician Commitment lead at the University of Bristol. Fred also spent 3 years seconded to the role of Strategic Technical Lead. He has long championed the University’s Technical Staff …
The University of Bristol is proud to support the Researcher Development Concordat—find out why it matters and how you can get involved
By Lydia Klimecki
Lydia Klimecki is a People Development Partner in the People Development Team where she manages Bristol Clear, Bristol’s Researcher Development Hub and leads on Bristol’s Researcher Concordat implementation. A qualified coach, Lydia is passionate about supporting strategic …
Research to Reward: funding for commercialisation and culture
By Dr. Xiyue Zhang, Dr. Isabelle Cuthbert and Kit Bartlett
Dr. Xiyue Zhang is a Lecturer in the School of Computer Science at the University of Bristol, previously a Research Associate at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on …
Developing a positive research culture at Bristol – our programme of work in 2024/25
By Yasmine Rhoseyn and Eirini Triantafyllou
Yasmine is R
esearch Culture Strategy Manager at the University of Bristol. She supports the Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research Culture, Marcus Munafò in leading research culture activity across the university, and monitors the …
So Long, and Thanks for All the Researchfish…
By Marcus Munafò
Marcus is Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research Culture at the University of Bristol and incoming Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost at the University of Bath. He leads on research culture activity across the university, providing direction and …
Making the most of the micro: distilling research culture through interactions and behaviours
By Dr Jess Pilgrim-Brown
Dr Jess Pilgrim-Brown is a Senior Research Associate and Lecturer at the University of Bristol and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford. She previously worked in professional services, in elite sports coaching, and as …
Building an Open Research Community at the University of Bristol
By Lavinia Gambelli
Lavinia is the Open Research Community Manager at the University of Bristol, supporting trainers at UKRN Open Research workshops. She has ten years of research experience in microbiology across various countries.
In the summer …