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 …
Category: Diversity and inclusion
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 …
Improving our research culture: it starts with Working Well Together
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 and …
Bristol and the Africa Charter: Tackling power imbalances in research collaborations
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 …
Celebrating Technicians – a look at the past, present and future of technical roles in higher education and academia
Research culture can mean a lot of different things to different people. From improving diversity across the University to enabling better work through infrastructure improvements, much of our work focuses on making things better. However, celebrating the fantastic people and …
Enhancing the transnational nature of research: uniting (de)colonial researchers at Bristol
What does decolonisation really mean, and how can it enhance research culture?
by Tarini Bhamburkar
Postgraduate researcher, Department of English
The past few years have seen serious, guided efforts within the University of Bristol to decolonise its curricula, its library …