Hosting your Café Culture discussion

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Café Culture is an opportunity for you and your colleagues to talk about the challenges you face in research culture, reflect on what a better culture would look like, and propose solutions for how Wellcome and other parts of the system could change.

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Café Culture is an opportunity for you and your colleagues to talk about the challenges you face in research culture, reflect on what a better culture would look like, and propose solutions for how Wellcome and other parts of the system could change.

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Thousands of researchers have taken part in the largest ever survey into experiences of research culture.

Now we want to hear your solutions. Your Café Culture conversation will be one of many taking place across the world. 

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Sign up to receive a Café Culture toolkit
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To host your conversation, you’ll need a Café Culture toolkit, which includes a discussion guide and activities. 

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How to set up your discussion
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You can hold your Café Culture session online using a video conferencing platform. We'll send you guidance on how to host a successful remote discussion.

If you'd prefer to wait and hold your session in person, you'll also have the option to download and print a physical Café Culture kit. Please consider the safety and wellbeing of all participants before going ahead.

Arrange a time for your session. You’ll probably need at least 60 minutes.

You can run a Café Culture with three or more people, although we recommend a maximum group size of 10 to make sure everyone has a chance to speak. It may be most comfortable if the participants are at a similar career stage. 

Familiarise yourself with the information in your Café Culture toolkit, and share the pre-read material with attendees before the meeting. 

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After your discussion, share your ideas:

Your conversations will feed directly into our work to craft goals for creating a better research culture, driving the changes Wellcome will be making and encouraging others to make.

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If you have any questions about hosting a Café Culture discussion, email culture@wellcome.org.

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