Research culture manifestos

Description: What would your ideal research environment look like? This workshop is designed to encourage colleagues to share their ideas for how we can improve research culture at Leicester and within the Higher Education sector more broadly. To mark Women’s History Month, this session is intended to focus on the experiences of women and non-binary […]

Creative writing workshop

Description: This series of creative writing workshops are designed to encourage you to reflect on and express your experiences of research culture. Esther Kentish, a postgraduate researcher based in the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare, will facilitate these workshops with members of the I-REACCH team to provide a supportive and collaborative environment. Participants are also […]

Breaking down barriers

Description: What barriers have you faced as a researcher? How have they affected your research career? How might we address these barriers? This workshop provides a space for you to share your experiences of research culture at Leicester and work with colleagues to suggest ways to break down those barriers. Date: Wednesday 19 March 2025 […]

Rethinking Research Recruitment: What makes researcher recruitment and retention inclusive?

The activities for I-REACCH, a Wellcome Trust funded project, are now underway, exploring and improving how we engage in research culture at the University of Leicester. As a part of the project, we will be looking to hear views from colleagues with hiring manager responsibilities for research roles, to support development and implementation of a […]

Breaking down barriers

Description: What barriers have you faced as a researcher? How have they affected your research career? How might we address these barriers? This workshop provides a space for you to share your experiences of research culture at Leicester and work with colleagues to suggest ways to break down those barriers. Date: Friday 21 March 2025 […]

Creative writing workshop

Description: This series of creative writing workshops are designed to encourage you to reflect on and express your experiences of research culture. Esther Kentish, a postgraduate researcher based in the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare, will facilitate these workshops with members of the I-REACCH team to provide a supportive and collaborative environment. Participants are also […]

Breaking down barriers

Description: What barriers have you faced as a researcher? How have they affected your research career? How might we address these barriers? This workshop provides a space for you to share your experiences of research culture at Leicester and work with colleagues to suggest ways to break down those barriers. Date: Wednesday 26 March 2025 […]

Breaking down barriers

Description: What barriers have you faced as a researcher? How have they affected your research career? How might we address these barriers? This workshop provides a space for you to share your experiences of research culture at Leicester and work with colleagues to suggest ways to break down those barriers. Date: Wednesday 2 April 2025 […]

Research culture manifestos

Description: What would your ideal research environment look like? This workshop is designed to encourage colleagues to share their ideas for how we can improve research culture at Leicester and within the Higher Education sector more broadly. Date: Tuesday 8 April 2025 Time: 13:00-13:50 Location: Attenborough 205

Celebrating one year of I-REACCH

Join us on Wednesday, 9 April to celebrate one year of I-REACCH! Vice Chancellor Prof. Nishan Canagarajah and members of the I-REACCH team will share project updates, followed by a Q&A session and a networking lunch. 12:00-1:00 PM: I-REACCH and Prof. Nishan Canagarajah’s speech 1:00-3:00 PM: Networking lunch This event is hybrid and refreshments will […]

Build Your LEGO Research Environment

What elements construct your research environment? What assumptions or biases exist? Who takes part in shaping it? and how can we address the gaps? Join us to use LEGO to build and visualise your individual and collective experiences of research culture, brick by brick. πŸ“… Date: 16th April (Wed), 2:00-3:00pm, Ken Edwards 528 πŸ‘‰ Express […]

Research leadership toolkit iteration session

Join us for a toolkit iteration session as part of I-REACCH’s Leading with Empathy strand! This is your chance to test version 1.0 of our toolkit and share your feedback to refine it for inclusive leadership in research. πŸ“… Dates: Wednesday 30th April, 1:30-4:30pm or Friday 2nd May, 10:00-11:30am πŸ“ Location: Online πŸ‘‰ Express your […]