Research Culture Uncovered

By Research Culturosity, University of Leeds

At the University of Leeds, we believe that all members of our research community play a crucial role in developing and promoting a positive and inclusive research culture. Across the globe, the urgen... more

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The podcast currently has 139 episodes available.

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December 03, 2025(Episode 140) Inside the FLF Development Network: Enabling Leaders, Supporting Institutions, Shaping Research Cultures
In this episode of the Research Culture Uncovered podcast, host Dr Taryn Bell talks with Dr Sara Shinton and Dr Katie Nicoll Baines from the Future Leaders Fellows Development Network. Together, they discuss how the FLFDN enables future research leaders, supports institutions across the UK and helps shape a more collaborative and collegiate research culture.
Key highlights:
1️⃣ Enabling, rather than training, researchers - Sara and Katie share examples of the support the Network offers to Future Leaders Fellows, and discuss the importance of helping researchers to develop their own resources and support
2️⃣ Researcher support as an iterative process - in other words, learning from Fellows what works, and proactively responding to their needs
3️⃣ Advocating for open-access support for institutions - Sara and Katie discuss how they provide freely available support for a wide variety of institutions, particularly those who don't currently have a Future Leaders Fellow.
Want to know more?
FLF Development Network website
Enabling Future Leaders (support for aspiring and current host institutions)
FLFDN Toolkits Hub
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships

All of our episodes can be accessed via the following playlists:
Research Impact with Ged Hall (follow Ged on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Impact Heroes with Ged Hall
Open Research with Nick Sheppard (follow Nick on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Careers with Ruth Winden (follow Ruth on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research talent management
Meet the Research Culturositists with Emma Spary (follow Emma on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research co-production
Research evaluation
Research leadership
Research professionals
Academic failure with Taryn Bell (follow Taryn on Bluesky and LinkedIn)

Follow us on Bluesky: @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social (new episodes are announced here), @openresleeds.bsky.social, @researchcultureuol.bsky.social
Connect to us on LinkedIn: @ResearchUncoveredPodcast (new episodes are announced here)
If you would like to contribute to a podcast episode get in touch: [email protected]
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November 26, 2025(Episode 139) Championing Change: Vicky Williams on Impact, Inclusion, and Innovation in Scholarly Publishing
🎙️ The Research Culture Uncovered podcast team is thrilled to present our latest episode featuring Vicky Williams, Chief Executive Officer of Emerald Publishing. Join hosts Ged Hall, Head of Researcher Development at the University of Leeds, and Nick Sheppard, Open Research Advisor in the University’s Library, as they delve into the insights and experiences of Vicky in shaping research culture.
🔹 Vicky shares her 25-year journey at Emerald Publishing and how the organisation’s founding values have driven its mission to make research usable in the world outside academia.
🔹 Discover how Emerald Publishing supports equitable access and impact, including their longstanding zero-embargo green open access policy and initiatives like the 'Are you in?' commitments and their free impact services.
🔹 Learn about the challenges faced by the scholarly publishing industry in promoting sustainable open access and meaningful change, and how Emerald Publishing is navigating these complexities to remain true to its values.
🔹 Vicky calls for a collective effort from academia, publishers, and institutions to foster collaboration, inclusivity, and impactful research practices.
If you want to hear our episode with Dr Julie Bayley: (Episode 126) Research Impact Heroes: Dr Julie Bayley on Finding Your People or the one with Dr Simon Kerridge: (Episode 115) The Diverse World of Research Management and Administration with Simon Kerridge
💡 Find out more about Vicky, Emerald Publishing and their initiatives via their website and social media channels:
www.emerald.com
www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com
Emerald Publishing: Overview | LinkedIn
Emerald Publishing(@emeraldpublishing.bsky.social) — Bluesky
Vicky Williams | LinkedIn

Acronyms used in the episode:
CSR - Corporate Social Responsiblity
N8 - the eight research intensive universities in the north of England
CoARA - Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment.
Types of open access (green, gold, etc) explained.

All of our episodes can be accessed via the following playlists:
Research Impact with Ged Hall (follow Ged on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Impact Heroes with Ged Hall
Open Research with Nick Sheppard (follow Nick on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Careers with Ruth Winden (follow Ruth on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research talent management
Academic Failure with Taryn Bell (follow Taryn on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Meet the Research Culturositists with Emma Spary (follow Emma on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research co-production
Research evaluation
Research leadership
Research professionals

Follow us on Bluesky: @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social (new episodes are announced here), @openresleeds.bsky.social, @researchcultureuol.bsky.social
Connect to us on LinkedIn: @ResearchUncoveredPodcast (new episodes are announced here)
Leeds Research Culture links:
Researcher Development and Culture Website
Our Concordat Implemention plans and progress
University of Leeds Research Culture Statement
University of Leeds Responsible Metrics Statement
University of Leeds Open Research Statement
University of Leeds Rsearch Culture Strategy - launched September 2023

If you would like to contribute to a podcast episode get in touch: [email protected]
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November 19, 2025(Episode 138) Reclaiming Your Research Career After Maternity Leave
In this episode, Ruth Winden, Careers with Research Consultant at the University of Leeds, speaks to Dr Elizabeth Faulkner and Dr Cathal Rogers about the UK's Higher Education sector and its systemic inequalities for researchers who return to their research careers after maternity leave.
Following a nation-wide Freedom of Information request to 130 Higher Education institutions in the UK, Elizabeth and Cathal undertook painstaking analysis of universities' maternity leave policies for researchers.
They published their findings in this Open Access article: Faulkner, E.A and Rogers, C (2025) Confronting the lack of support for academics returning to research from maternity leave in UK higher education; Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, pp. 1–23.
Elizabeth and Cathal are now researching the topic further - watch the space.
Key highlights:
1️⃣ There are many inconsistencies across UK HE in support for returning researchers
2️⃣ Disparity isn’t directly linked to the size or research-intensity of institutions
3️⃣ Gender inequality still impacts career progression negatively
4️⃣ Practical Recommendations: codifying existing support, making policies accessible and visible, establishing minimum standards of support, giving tailored guidance for managers, and explicitly considering maternity leave in promotion assessments
Episode references:
REF - The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the UK's system for assessing the excellence of research in UK higher education providers.
Athena Swan - The Athena Swan Charter is a framework used globally to achieve gender equality within higher education (HE) and research.
EDI - Equality, Diversity, Inclusion
FOI - Freedom of Information (the UK's national policy about the right to request information) https://www.gov.uk/make-a-freedom-of-information-request
UK support organisations for pregnancy loss: the Miscarriage Association, Tommy's, the NHS
Contact/Resources:
Dr Elizabeth Faulkner, Lecturer & Director of Childcare Law and Practice (CCLP), University of Keele: University profile and LinkedIn profile
Dr Cathal Rogers, Research Culture & Assessment Manager, University of Manchester, University link and LinkedIn profile
Research article: Faulkner, E.A and Rogers, C (2025) Confronting the lack of support for academics returning to research from maternity leave in UK higher education; Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, pp. 1–23.
Interested to explore the topic of research careers and parenthood further?
Listen to Dr Hema Viswambharan's episode, sharing her personal approach of combining her scientific career and children in Episode 134: Lab Coats and Lunch Boxes: Navigating a Research Career and Parenthood, from October 2025.
All of our episodes can be accessed via the following playlists:
Research Impact with Ged Hall (follow Ged on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Impact Heroes with Ged Hall
Open Research with Nick Sheppard (follow Nick on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Careers with Ruth Winden (follow Ruth on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research talent management
Meet the Research Culturositists with Emma Spary (follow Emma on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research co-production
Research evaluation
Research leadership
Research professionals
Academic failure with Taryn Bell (follow Taryn on Bluesky and LinkedIn)

Follow us on Bluesky: @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social (new episodes are announced here), @openresleeds.bsky.social, @researchcultureuol.bsky.social
Connect to us on LinkedIn: @ResearchUncoveredPodcast (new episodes are announced here)
If you would like to contribute to a podcast episode get in touch: [email protected]
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November 12, 2025(Episode 137) Drag, law, and the value of collaborative knowledge sharing
In this insightful episode, Dr. Emily Goodall speaks with Dr. James Greenwood-Reeves about how research can be radically reimagined when it’s creative, collaborative, and community-led. Together, they explore how working with drag artists through the “Laws a Drag” network is challenging traditional academic norms and reshaping what research culture can look like.
Key highlights:
1️⃣ Co-production is powerful: Collaboration goes beyond treating participants as research subjects, when drag artists guided the research, it became more ethical and impactful.
2️⃣ Creative methods matter: Arts-based approaches like forum theatre amplify marginalised voices and encourage researchers to reflect on their own roles.
3️⃣ Responsible research: Research that genuinely serves and empowers communities. "Laws a Drag" combines ethical rigor with practical support, producing outcomes that truly matter to the people involved.
4️⃣ Building trust & networks takes work: Lasting change requires time and care. Strong partnerships between academics and artists create enduring cultural and structural impact.
Contact/Resources:
Dr James Greenwood-Reeves university profile.
Laws a Drag Network: A creative, community-led research network focusing on drag artists and the law.
Social Legal Studies Association (SLSA): A UK charity supporting education and research in socio-legal studies through conferences, funding, and annual prizes.
Listen again: Episode 108: The art of being you: Research presentations as your authentic self.
All of our episodes can be accessed via the following playlists:
Research Impact with Ged Hall (follow Ged on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Impact Heroes with Ged Hall
Open Research with Nick Sheppard (follow Nick on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Careers with Ruth Winden (follow Ruth on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research talent management
Meet the Research Culturositists with Emma Spary (follow Emma on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research co-production
Research evaluation
Research leadership
Research professionals
Academic failure with Taryn Bell (follow Taryn on Bluesky and LinkedIn)

Follow us on Bluesky: @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social (new episodes are announced here), @openresleeds.bsky.social, @researchcultureuol.bsky.social
Connect to us on LinkedIn: @ResearchUncoveredPodcast (new episodes are announced here)
If you would like to contribute to a podcast episode get in touch: [email protected]
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November 05, 2025(Episode 136) Beyond the Pain Scale: Embodied Research — with Dr Neko Mellor
Show Notes
Episode Summary:
In Beyond the Pain Scale: Embodied Research, host Dr Heledd Jarosz-Griffiths speaks with Dr Neko Mellor about how chronic pain, disability, and neurodiversity shape both research and writing. Drawing on her PhD in English at the University of Leeds, Neko explores how twenty-first-century women authors represent pain, reflecting on the limits of medical pain scales, the challenges of articulating ongoing pain, and what it means to research through the body. Blending literary analysis with lived experience, she examines how pain is expressed, understood, and misunderstood—both medically and culturally—and what this means for disabled and neurodivergent researchers navigating academia.
Content note:
This episode discusses chronic pain, disability, neurodiversity, and lived experience in research. These themes include personal reflections on illness, embodiment, and medical care. While the conversation is supportive and aims to promote understanding and inclusion, some listeners may find aspects of it emotionally resonant. If the issues raised in this episode affect you, please see the support and resources linked below.
Key takeaways
🔹 Beyond the Pain Scale
Neko critiques conventional pain measurement, showing how numerical scales capture intensity but overlook meaning, context, and emotional reality.
🔹 Writing Through Pain
Exploring memoir, lyric essays, and autoethnography, Neko reveals how narratives struggle to contain ongoing pain—and how resisting neat endings can be an act of truth.
🔹 Embodied and Neurodivergent Research
Drawing on her lived experience of Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome, fibromyalgia, ADHD, and dyspraxia, Neko describes how embracing embodiment reshaped her research approach and challenged academic conventions.
🔹 Inclusive
Supervision and Support
The discussion highlights the importance of flexible supervision, awareness of Disability Services and DSA, and the power of compassionate academic relationships.
🔹 Community and Connection
From peer networks and online neurodivergent communities to the grounding comfort of pets, Neko reflects on how connection sustains disabled researchers.
🔹 Towards an Embodied
Research Culture
The episode calls for academia to value lived experience as knowledge and to make space for embodied, experimental, and inclusive methodologies.
Resources and support
University of Leeds Disability Services
Disabled Students Allowance (DSA)
“Writing pain and the non-linear body: Towards an embodied poetics” – Medical Humanities (Mellor, 2023)
Disabled Academic Collective
The body keeps the score - Bessel Van Der Kolk

Connect with our guest
Dr Neko Mellor🔗LinkedIn
Read Neko’s articlein Medical Humanities
Follow us:
💙Bluesky @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social
💼LinkedIn @ResearchUncoveredPodcast
📩Contact [email protected]
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October 29, 2025(Episode 135) Rethinking Research: Building Collaborative Environments
In this episode of the 'Research Culture Uncovered' podcast, Emma Spary, Associate Director for Researcher Development and Research Culture at the University of Leeds, is joined by guests Nik Ogryzko, from UKRI's Central Talent Team, and Kelly Vere, Director of Technical Strategy at the University of Nottingham. The discussion explores the need for a shift from a culture that's merely nice to one that's collaborative and structurally supportive. They include the importance of recognising contributions from all team members, including technicians, research administrators, and digital experts, to foster better research outcomes.
Key highlights:
The shortcomings of the current PI-centric model in research, suggesting a more integrated and systemic approach that values diverse roles and reduces bureaucratic burdens.
Examples from institutions like Warwick, Bath, Exeter, and UCL, which have restructured their research operations to enhance efficiency and support.
A team-centred approach from the outset, valuing diverse expertise and collaborative roles, is essential for a thriving research culture.
A call to rethink research evaluation measures beyond publications, considering broader impacts like career sustainability, data quality, and team development.
Nik introduces us to the concept of the Unicorn Postdoc that can do everything.

In this episode several initiatives and outputs are referenced:
Technician Commitment: A national initiative to support technical staff in higher education and research.
UK Institute for Technical Skills and Strategy: A body focused on advancing technical skills and career pathways.
Hidden REF: An initiative to recognise overlooked research outputs and contributions.
Previous episode with the Hidden Ref: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/e6d0253f-fb10-4462-888f-45bff8f46ff8/

All of our episodes can be accessed via the following playlists:
Research Impact with Ged Hall (follow Ged on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Impact Heroes with Ged Hall
Open Research with Nick Sheppard (follow Nick on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Careers with Ruth Winden (follow Ruth on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research talent management
Meet the Research Culturositists with Emma Spary (follow Emma on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research co-production
Research evaluation
Research leadership
Research professionals

Follow us on Bluesky: @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social (new episodes are announced here), @openresleeds.bsky.social, @researchcultureuol.bsky.social
Connect to us on LinkedIn: @ResearchUncoveredPodcast (new episodes are announced here)
Leeds Research Culture links:
Researcher Development and Culture Website
Our Concordat Implemention plans and progress
University of Leeds Research Culture Statement
University of Leeds Responsible Metrics Statement
University of Leeds Open Research Statement
University of Leeds Research Culture Strategy - launched September 2023

If you would like to contribute to a podcast episode get in touch: [email protected]
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October 22, 2025(Episode 134) Lab Coats and Lunch Boxes: Navigating a Research Career and Motherhood
Research Culture Uncovered: Navigating Career and Parenthood as a Scientist
Host Ruth Winden (Careers with Research Consultant) and guest Dr. Hema Viswambharan (Senior Scientist, LICAMM, University of Leeds)
“Building a career after a break is like a marathon and not a sprint.” (Dr. Hema Viswambharan)
Episode Overview:
In this highly personal episode, Ruth Winden speaks with Dr. Hema Viswambharan about the realities of juggling a research career with parenthood. Drawing on her 20 years of experience as both a scientist and a mother, Hema shares her lived experiences, highlighting personal and professional challenges, effective coping strategies, and the value of support networks.
Key Discussion Points:
Inspiration and Early Career:
Hema describes her journey into science, inspired by her parents, especially her mother, “a female scientist in her own respect.”

The Impact of Parenthood on Career:
Hema chose to “stay as a research fellow,” bringing up three children while maintaining her career, supported by her line manager.

Challenges Faced:
Professional isolation and loss of networking opportunities during career breaks and especially when during her return to work after maternity leave, re-engaging with her career and staying up to date with rapid scientific advancements during her absence.
Balancing lab work, research and professional development with the needs of her family and her own needs.

Solutions and Support Mechanisms Hema sought out and/or created:
Engaging in Professional Development to continuously upskill herself.
Finding time for personal development programs at the University of Leeds, including workshops, online courses, and seminars.
Integrating learning into her daily routine.
Proactive communication with her line manager was key to receiving necessary support.
Annual staff reviews and regular updates ensured alignment between personal and professional needs.
Mentoring and coaching provided “empathetic guidance” for overcoming career progression stalls after breaks.
Establishing routines and self-reflection helped manage practical and emotional challenges.
Building a strong support network of colleagues and mentors proved invaluable.

Her advice: “Be patient and kind to yourself… seek out and take advantage of personal development opportunities and network support.”
Contact/Resources:
Dr Hema Viswambharan on LinkedIn and her University profile
Ruth Winden on LinkedIn and BlueSky
University of Leeds OD&PL professional development programs for research staff
The British Heart Foundation

All of our episodes can be accessed via the following playlists:
Research Impact with Ged Hall (follow Ged on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Impact Heroes with Ged Hall
Open Research with Nick Sheppard (follow Nick on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Careers with Ruth Winden (follow Ruth on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research talent management
Meet the Research Culturositists with Emma Spary (follow Emma on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research co-production
Research evaluation
Research leadership
Research professionals
Academic failure with Taryn Bell (follow Taryn on Bluesky and LinkedIn)

Follow us on Bluesky: @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social (new episodes are announced here), @openresleeds.bsky.social, @researchcultureuol.bsky.social
Connect to us on LinkedIn: @ResearchUncoveredPodcast (new episodes are announced here)
If you would like to contribute to a podcast episode get in touch: [email protected]
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October 15, 2025(Episode 133) Promoting Open Knowledge at the University of Leeds with Lucy Hinnie and Richard Nevell
University of Leeds Libraries is proud to partner with Wikimedia UK to promote open knowledge across campus and beyond.
Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia movement and in this episode Nick is joined by Dr. Lucy Hinnie and Dr. Richard Nevell to explore the role of Wikimedians in Residence, particularly at universities. Lucy and Richard discuss the importance of Wikipedia in promoting knowledge transparency and share their experiences working with Wikimedia UK, highlighting different projects aimed at leveraging Wikipedia for educational and research purposes. Key topics include the integration of Wikimedia into academic settings, the impact of open knowledge on public engagement, and the challenges posed by AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT.
Key takeaways include:
🔹 The role of a Wikimedian in Residence
🔹 The benefits of engaging with the Wikimedia platforms in Higher Education
🔹 The importance of human curated knowledge in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Links:
Promoting engagement in universities (Poulter & Sheppard, 2020)
Wikimedia Residency at the University of Leeds
The British Library Wikimedia Residency
New partnership delivers Wikimedia UK’s first-ever residency for climate
Getting the Words Out (and Back In): What to do When a Plague Image is Not an Image of Plague
"Wikipedia has a chance to be a free, universally recognized, and comprehensive counterpoint to slop, at a time when that is badly needed" Ted McCormick (BluesKy post)
Knowledge Equity Network
Conflict of interest in the academy
University of Edinburgh and Wikimedia UK’s booklet of case studies of Wikimedia in Education (2nd edition)

If you or your organisation are interested in collaborating with Wikimedia UK, perhaps to recruit a Wikimedian in Residence, get in touch with Richard and the team at [email protected].
Related episodes:
(S3 E4) The open knowledge revolution: contributing to the global commons with Wikimedian Dr Martin Poulter
(S3 E5) Wikimedia Champions at the University of Leeds

All of our episodes can be accessed via the following playlists:
Research Impact with Ged Hall (follow Ged on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Impact Heroes with Ged Hall
Open Research with Nick Sheppard (follow Nick on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Careers with Ruth Winden (follow Ruth on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research talent management
Academic Failure with Taryn Bell (follow Taryn on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Meet the Research Culturositists with Emma Spary (follow Emma on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research co-production
Research evaluation
Research leadership
Research professionals

Follow us on Bluesky: @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social (new episodes are announced here), @openresleeds.bsky.social, @researchcultureuol.bsky.social
Connect to us on LinkedIn: @ResearchUncoveredPodcast (new episodes are announced here)
Leeds Research Culture links:
Researcher Development and Culture Website
Our Concordat Implemention plans and progress
University of Leeds Research Culture Statement
University of Leeds Responsible Metrics Statement
University of Leeds Open Research Statement
University of Leeds Research Culture Strategy - launched September 2023

If you would like to contribute to a podcast episode get in touch: [email protected]
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October 01, 2025(Episode 132) Sparking Impact: The People, Values, and Vibe of the UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum with Dr Vicky Ward
In this episode ‘Sparking Impact: The People, Values, and Vibe of the UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum with Dr Vicky Ward’ Ged Hall talks to Dr. Vicky Ward (Reader in Management at the University of St. Andrews) about the UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum and her period as its Chair. They discuss the unique world of knowledge mobilisation and what makes the UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum so special, including its aims and format.
The key takeaways from the discussion are:
🔹 Discover Vicky’s fascinating journey from music PhD to leading knowledge mobilisation in the UK.
🔹 Learn the origins and evolution of the UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum, and how it’s built a vibrant, supportive community.
🔹 Explore what makes the Forum different from traditional conferences: interactive workshops, knowledge fayres, and a focus on collaboration over presentations.
🔹 Hear about the Forum’s core values—sustainability, inclusivity, and creating a safe, energising space for practitioners and researchers.
If you’re passionate about making research matter and building connections across sectors, the UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum is for you.
To follow, connect and attend the Forum, check out the following:
The Forum’s LinkedIn page (UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum)
The Forum’s website (https://knowledgemobilisation.net/), where you can also check out who is on the Forum committee.
The email address to be added to the distribution list: [email protected]

To connect with Vicky, take a look at her LinkedIn profile and her University profile page
Vicky's paper that influenced Ged's early research impact workshops is Ward, V., Foy, R., House, A., Smith, S., & Hamer, S. (2010). Planning for knowledge translation: a researcher’s guide. Evidence & Policy, 6(4), 527-541. Retrieved Sep 19, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.1332/174426410X535882
She also produced a technical report with other colleagues, called "Knowledge Brokering. Exploring the process of transferring knowledge into action", that had some great visuals in it that was also extremely valuable (thanks Vicky!).
Related episodes:
(S9/E4) Scottish Policy Research Exchange: Empowering Equitable Decision-Making: a discussion with Catherine-Rose Stocks-Rankin and Dave Blackbell, who are SPRE's Co-Directors. Catherine-Rose (or CR) will be co-chairing the UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum in 2026.
(Episode 126) Research Impact Heroes: Dr Julie Bayley on Finding Your People

All of our episodes can be accessed via the following playlists:
Research Impact with Ged Hall (follow Ged on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Impact Heroes with Ged Hall
Open Research with Nick Sheppard (follow Nick on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Careers with Ruth Winden (follow Ruth on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research talent management
Academic Failure with Taryn Bell (follow Taryn on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Meet the Research Culturositists with Emma Spary (follow Emma on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research co-production
Research evaluation
Research leadership
Research professionals

Follow us on Bluesky: @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social (new episodes are announced here), @openresleeds.bsky.social, @researchcultureuol.bsky.social
Connect to us on LinkedIn: @ResearchUncoveredPodcast (new episodes are announced here)
Leeds Research Culture links:
Researcher Development and Culture Website
Our Concordat Implemention plans and progress
University of Leeds Research Culture Statement
University of Leeds Responsible Metrics Statement
University of Leeds Open Research Statement
University of Leeds Research Culture Strategy - launched September 2023

If you would like to contribute to a podcast episode get in touch: [email protected]
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September 24, 2025(Episode 131) The Art of Failing Well, with Ireen Litvak-Zur
It's time to talk about failure again! In this episode, Taryn Bell chats with Ireen Litvak-Zur, Senior Consultant at Advance HE. Ireen discusses her experiences of failure both in and out of academia, and shares her thoughts on how to fail well.
Key takeaways:
"Failure now is a step in a process, rather than an outcome": there's still an ingrained stigma against failure in academia, but Ireen's own views on failure changed dramatically after she left academia
How we deal with failure can make those failures worse: The easy fix for failure is to put more pressure on yourself - but this has hugely negative impacts on academics in the long run
The importance of both self-compassion and a growth mindset: When we stop punishing ourselves for our failures, we're more able to learn from them

To listen back to our previous episodes on failure, check out the links below:
Navigating Failure in Academia
How to Handle Professional Failure
From setback to success: supporting researchers after unsuccessful funding applications

You can learn more about Ireen using the link below:
Ireen Litvak-Zur

All of our episodes can be accessed via the following playlists:
Research Impact with Ged Hall (follow Ged on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Impact Heroes with Ged Hall
Open Research with Nick Sheppard (follow Nick on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research Careers with Ruth Winden (follow Ruth on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research talent management
Meet the Research Culturositists with Emma Spary (follow Emma on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
Research co-production
Research evaluation
Research leadership
Research professionals
Academic failure with Taryn Bell (follow Taryn on Bluesky and LinkedIn)

Follow us on Bluesky: @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social (new episodes are announced here), @openresleeds.bsky.social, @researchcultureuol.bsky.social
Connect to us on LinkedIn: @ResearchUncoveredPodcast (new episodes are announced here)
If you would like to contribute to a podcast episode get in touch: [email protected]
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