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Research Culture Showcase 2025

16 June 2025, 2:00 pm–6:00 pm

Research Culture Showcase 2025

Meet colleagues, discover best practice and celebrate recent successes in research culture at UCL.

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

UCL staff | UCL students

Availability

Yes

Cost

Free

Organiser

UCL Research Culture

Location

Jeffery Hall
UCL Institute of Education
20 Bedford Way
London
WC1H 0AL

About this event

Following the success of our launch event last year, we’re delighted to bring back the second edition of the Research Culture Showcase - a celebration of the people, projects and practices that are helping shape a more positive research environment at UCL.

This in-person event is for all UCL staff and doctoral researchers who want to learn more about how we're developing a fair, collaborative and inclusive research culture, where both our research and research community can thrive.

At this event, you will:

  • Hear from the UCL Research Culture team about key projects they’re leading in line with the Research Culture Roadmap, and learn more about the Research Culture Programme as a whole.
  • Listen to case studies showcasing research culture successes and best practices, led by colleagues and peers from across UCL.
  • Network and connect with others in the research community.
  • Find out how you can get involved and help shape research culture at UCL.

Agenda

Time   Section
1:40 - 2:10    Registration, informal networking and refreshments
2:10 - 2:25

Opening remarks:

  • Prof. Geraint Rees, Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation and Global Engagement)
  • Emma Todd, Director, UCL Research Culture
2:25 - 2:55

Research Culture presentations - success stories & case studies:

Introduced by Emma Todd, Director of Research Culture

  • Prof. Carmine Galasso and Sonja Weirauch: Fair and transparent academic promotions for early career researchers (ECRs) 
  • Sharon Betts: Bartlett Co-Productive Research Ecologies workshop 
  • Marko Rupčić: Positive Futures 
  • Dr Megan Webb: ECR Career Aspiration Programme 
  • Dr Yanping Guo: The impact of mentoring in career development
2:55 - 3:00

Presentation on the Research Culture Community Steering Group:

  • Dr Natalie Marchant, Chair, Research Culture Community Steering Group
3:00 - 3:20

Research Culture presentations - success stories & case studies:

Introduced by Dr Natalie Marchant, Chair of the Research Culture Community Steering Group

  • Giulia Paci: UCL BIIG (BioImage Interest Group) 
  • Isabel Goncalves Cattuzzo: Tech LLIDER Network
  • Rokia Ballo, Mimi Swehli and Katie Killian: UCL Sociology Network PhD Group 
3:20 - 3:45

Interactive presentation on 'Cultural Traction Project'

  • Dr Dan Nightingale, Dr Aeron O'Connor, and Prof. Martin Holbraad
3:45 - 3:55

Closing remarks:

  • Prof. Jacqui Glass, Dean, Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment
  • Emma Todd, Director, UCL Research Culture
4:00 - 6:00Drinks reception

Get involved

We want to hear from you! If you’ve got a research culture-related case study or project that you’d like to present at the Showcase, get in touch by emailing Dorcas Sebiotimo, Senior Communications Officer for Research Culture: d.sebiotimo@ucl.ac.uk by Friday 23 May 2025. 

UCL Research Culture Roadmap

Explore our 10-year Roadmap, which outlines how we’re working to build a fair, collaborative, and inclusive research culture at UCL. The projects presented at the Showcase will align with one or more of the Roadmap’s themes. Find out more.

About Research Culture

Find out more about how we're developing a positive research culture at UCL. Learn more.