Research Culture Seed Fund Projects

13 January 2026

2025

The fund received over 75 applications from across the university, and following a highly competitive process, 25 projects were selected for funding for the 2025/26 round.

We were delighted that two projects from the CBC were selected for funding:

• Encouraging participation in UCL-internal projects: A behaviour change approach to strengthening research culture at UCL - Dr Sadie Boniface & Chris Vucic
• Tackling the work hours culture in academia: A behavioural systems mapping project - Dr Lucy Porter

2024

The call attracted nearly 200 applications, and following a highly competitive process, 29 projects were selected.

We were delighted that three projects from the CBC were selected for funding:

• ‘Enabling promotions for early career research staff: a behavioural science theory-based qualitative study of barriers and enablers at UCL’ - Dr Sadie Boniface
• ‘Understanding barriers and enablers to diverse students completing their PhD studies at UCL – a behaviour change approach’ - Rachel Perowne
• ‘Were We Lucky or Did We Do Something Right? Understanding the Art and Science of Interdisciplinary Research’ - Ayşe Allison