Research culture: let's reimagine how we work together
Current practices prioritise outputs over people’s wellbeing. We want to help build a better research culture – one that is creative, inclusive and honest.
We want to help build a better research culture – one that is creative, inclusive and honest. Current practices prioritise outputs at almost any cost. This is damaging people’s wellbeing and undermining the quality of research. We can all help to reimagine how research is conducted.
Thousands of researchers have taken part in the largest ever survey into experiences of research culture.
Now we want to hear your solutions to some of the concerns that have been raised. As a funder we need to play our part, and your role is essential. Achieving a successful research culture needs collective responsibility and change at all levels.
Your conversations and ideas will help us to craft a set of ambitious goals for creating a better culture.
Sign up to host a Café Culture discussion with your colleagues – to talk about your ideas for change.
You’ll be able to share your ideas through our online forum, and see what other groups of researchers have suggested.
We’re also seeking views at events around the country, culminating in our Reimagine Research Solutions Summit in autumn 2020 to bring together what we’ve heard.
COVID-19 is transforming every aspect of society – and research is no exception. But how can we use what we’ve learned in the past six months to build a better research culture?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and publishers have pulled together to publish their outputs at an unprecedented rate. So, how have they responded? And how will this change research culture and the way findings are disseminated in future?
Talking openly about the issues in research culture can cause quite a bit of fear and resentment, but I think this is part of the profit. It’s important that there are open and safe spaces to have these discussions.
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