By Professor Marcus Munafò
Marcus is Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research Culture at the University of Bristol. He leads on research culture activity across the university, providing direction and vision, working across the institutional landscape, and identifying key challenges …
By Matthew Brown, Ingeborg Hers, Liam McKervey, Adam Taylor
The University Ethics of Research Committee ensures that research is conducted according to appropriate ethical and research integrity frameworks. It facilitates, encourages and teaches best practice across the University and has …
A new Open Research Policy (and associated sub-policies) was approved by URC in June this year. Marcus Munafò – Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor – Research Culture explains the importance of Open Research as part of the wider Research …
Following another inspiring and informative Festival of Research Culture earlier this month, I’m delighted to share more information about next year’s Research Culture funding. Part of wider ongoing sectoral efforts to enhance research culture in Higher Education Institutions, the University …
By Christopher Warren, Assistant Research Support Librarian
Following straight on from January’s blog, Change is the word! In 2023, the GW4 Alliance hosted their Open Research Week at the end of November with the theme of The Theory of …
By Professor Tansy Jessop (PVC Education and Students (biography available online) and Paula Coonerty (Executive Director for Education and Students)
In 2023, the APVC for Research Culture, Professor Marcus Munafo, initiated an internal review into teaching bureaucracy, following …
‘Change’ seems to be the word of the day, every day – change is part of everyday life and work. Humans must adapt to survive, and so must universities. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy. The dream is to manage …
By Neil Jacobs, Head of UK Reproducibility Network Open Research Programme
Perhaps understandably, a lot of attention has been given to the initial decisions about REF2028 and, in particular, to the direction taken on People, Culture and Environment. “Open research” …
On 14 September, Concordat Champions and Research Staff Reps gathered in Beacon House with the University of Bristol Vice-Chancellor, Professor Evelyn Welch, to delve into the challenges that research staff currently face and…
By Susan Jim and Caroline McKinnon
What the Africa Charter for Transformative Research Collaborations means to the University, local communities and diaspora will be explored during the event, “Bristol and the Africa Charter”, co-hosted by Professor Marcus Munafò, Associate …
