Available to Advance HE Members only
Join Pro Vice-Chancellors and research leaders as they share proven strategies for building impact-driven research cultures. This interactive online event reveals the strategic thinking behind successful initiatives like Thrive and Reimagining Leadership, addressing challenges from researcher isolation to cross-sector collaboration.
You’ll leave with practical approaches and connections to peers tackling similar challenges, plus receive the session outputs to help you implement these practices at your institution—all designed to enhance your research culture beyond REF 2029 requirements.
Bookings are now open for the event on 15 April.
Are you facing these research culture challenges?
With REF 2029 on the horizon and growing awareness among academics and funders about the importance of positive research culture, the time to act is now. With REF 2029 on the horizon and growing awareness among academics and funders about the importance of positive research culture, the time to act is now.
The higher education landscape is evolving rapidly, bringing complex challenges around leadership, legislation, and equity. Many institutions struggle with:
- Researcher isolation and perceived lack of support in managing people and projects
- Existing practices that act as barriers to innovation and limit research impact
- Traditional leadership models that don’t support the collaborative approaches needed for thriving research cultures
- Pressure to demonstrate impact across research outputs and increase cross-sector collaborations
- Team dynamics that need improvement to enhance the institutional research culture
Why Attend?
Many initiatives have been linking collaborative research practices with impact. This event showcases how these projects influence research culture and the research ecosystem as a whole. We recognise the importance of creating impact, driving innovation, and aligning research outcomes with wider strategic goals.
You’ll leave with actionable approaches to strengthen your academic reputation, improve talent retention, and increase the impact of your research outputs, all while building a research culture that goes beyond REF compliance.
Who Should Attend
This event is designed for:
- Pro Vice-Chancellors for Research
- Deans of Research
- Research Managers
- Principal Investigators
- Those involved in shaping institutional research culture
What You’ll Gain
Join Pro Vice-Chancellors and research leaders from across the sector for an interactive online event that showcases real initiatives driving impact and transforming research cultures.
- Build understanding of what constitutes a thriving research culture and its essential components
- Create shared guidelines to work towards your desired research culture
- Think beyond REF about the wider benefits of positive research culture
- Connect with peers facing similar challenges and share experiences
- Access practical frameworks for improving team dynamics and reducing researcher isolation
- Receive an implementation guide to help translate insights into action at your institution
What’s Included
This event gives those leading research access to real examples from institutions that have successfully enhanced their research environments, helping you understand what truly drives a thriving research culture beyond compliance and translates into impactful research outputs.
Ireen Litvak-Zur – Senior Consultant, Leadership & Management – Advance HE
