In our Research Culture Uncovered conversations we are asking what is Research Culture and why does it matter? In this episode we welcome new host, Dr Emily Ennis, to the team. We get to hear more about Emily before she hosts episodes on her specialist topics.

Emily shares her background in research culture and her role as the Research Culture Manager at the University of Leeds, which includes leading the research culture team and overseeing evaluation and strategy. She elaborates on her background, shares her interests outside of work, and talks about her plans for future podcast episodes.

Topics include:

1. Emily's role and responsibilities at the University of Leeds
2. Getting to know Emily with more on her hobbies and interests
3. Emily's passion for Research Culture
4. The challenges Emily identifies in research and academia
5. What Emily is working on and what she will be doing
6. How Emily views collaboration and competition in Research Culture

What will Emily be covering in her upcoming episodes:

1. Thought-provoking conversations on the evaluation of Research Culture
2. Measuring the impact of research culture improvements while emphasising the importance of collaboration within the higher education sector

Links for this episode:

1. Emily's previous episode
2. Research Excellence Framework
3. SPRE: Strategy, People and Research Environment

All of our episodes can be accessed via the following playlists:

1. Research Impact with Ged Hall (follow Ged on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
2. Research Impact Heroes with Ged Hall
3. Open Research with Nick Sheppard (follow Nick on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
4. Research Careers with Ruth Winden (follow Ruth on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
5. Research talent management
6. Meet the Research Culturositists with Emma Spary (follow Emma on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
7. Research co-production
8. Research evaluation
9. Research leadership
10. Research professionals
11. Academic failure with Taryn Bell (follow Taryn on Bluesky and LinkedIn)

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Connect to us on LinkedIn: @ResearchUncoveredPodcast (new episodes are announced here)

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