Research Culture
Research Culture at Warwick
Working Together to Make Warwick the Best Place to Do Research
Our research culture work aims to cultivate a vibrant environment where researchers and research-enablers can thrive.
From undergraduate and postgraduate researchers to postdocs, technicians, research managers, professional services colleagues, and mid- and senior-career researchers, we believe that a culture that supports all talent and celebrates success can positively benefit research career paths and improve the quality of our research.
100+ Ideas to Improve Research Culture
At Warwick, our research community is full of innovative solutions, driving our collective efforts to enhance research culture. Through our Enhancing Research Culture funding from Research England, we posed a simple but important question to the community:
"What are the key research culture priorities of the groups your represent, and how would you use up to £10K or £50K to address them?"
What is 'Good' Research Culture?
To establish a shared vision, we have devised a 5-adjective summary of what good research culture looks like:
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Our research community can be happy, creative, and productive.
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Our research can be open and sound.
National Centre for Research Culture
The National Centre for Research Culture (NCRC) aims to improve research culture across UK higher education. Working closely with key partners and HEIs nationwide, it serves as a central hub for knowledge curation, training and innovative research into research culture.
Nurturing the Research Talent of Tomorrow
We are dedicated to supporting the development of everyone who contributes to research. From our research technical professionals to researchers and research-enabling teams, we recognise the vital role each individual plays within our vibrant research community.
Our Research Culture work has led to the creation of the Researcher Training Working Group, a community of practice bringing together colleagues across the university with responsibility for researcher development at departmental or institutional levels. This group plays a key role in advancing our initiatives, including the creation of the Researcher Training and Development DirectoryLink opens in a new window, a centralised resource that highlights development opportunities for every career stage.