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Keeping you updated with the latest in research culture.

Award-winning Bath team leads the way in research ethics culture shift

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The 性视界 has been recognised for its thought leadership in the field of research ethics and governance.

The Research Culture Steering Group is looking for new members to help us drive a positive research culture at the 性视界.

Projects awarded Enhancing Research Culture funding for 2025/26

Find out which innovative projects have received funding to drive our Research Culture ambitions forward in 2026.

See the latest guest blog from Dr Kate Button, our UKRN Institutional Lead, on the latest Open Research Survey that is now launched.

性视界 launches new research assessment guidance and training

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New guidance, training, and support is now available to embed updated Responsible Research Assessment principles into working practice.

#TechTeamBath 鈥� celebrating the vital contributions of our technical colleagues

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This week we launch the #TechTeamBath campaign to recognise and celebrate the indispensable roles technicians play in advancing research and teaching 性视界.

Career Development

Supporting colleagues to achieve their chosen career paths.

Coaching scheme for doctoral students

Find out if the Doctoral College's Coaching Service is right for you to support you with your own learning or address a specific research-related challenge.

Returning Parents Support Fund

Find out about the funding for staff returning from parental leave, who is eligible and how to apply.

Research Staff Development

Find out about development opportunities for research staff, codes of practice, induction and other support provided by the University.

Training and support to help you get started in a new role, develop your career, use University systems, manage people, and stay safe at work.

Career options for researchers

Find out about the different career options available to researchers.

Academic promotion

Understand the various routes of academic promotion open to staff in the Education and Research job family.

Collegiality

Creating an environment in which colleagues support each other to succeed.

Join the University's Knowledge Exchange Community of Practice in Teams which is a forum for those interested in KE to share experiences and ask questions.

Staff Networks and Groups

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Our Staff Networks are dedicated spaces for colleagues sharing particular circumstances or characteristics to connect with others and share their experiences.

Getting or offering mentoring support

An overview of mentoring and how to access mentoring support.

Open Research鈥�

Supporting transparency, rigour, and reproducibility of research and valuing different research output types.

Open Research

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Learn more about Open Research practices at the 性视界 and our plans for the future.

Five practical ways to make your research open

Find out how to conduct research that's transparent, verifiable and reproducible.

Open Research Case Studies

Explore our case studies and consider how open research practices can be applied in different ways, across different research projects.

Research Design

Supporting excellent, flexible and appropriate research design.

Engaging public groups with your research

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A quick-start how-to guide to engaging public groups with your research.

Trusted Research: Protecting you and your research

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How to mitigate potential risks of sharing information when undertaking international collaborations.

Research proposal development and submission

How to develop your research proposal, prepare your budget, and the internal and external approval processes for research funding applications.

Sustainable research guidance and resources for the research community, including how to incorporate and design sustainability into your research practice.

Involving patients, carers and the public in research

We can support researchers, who are applying for research funding from RDN Portfolio eligible funders, with PPI in their research.

The Researcher Wellbeing Project (RWP): addressing researcher distress, trauma and secondary trauma

This project explores the impacts of researching emotionally challenging topics and aims to establish what interventions researchers want for their wellbeing.

Research Integrity and Ethics

Supporting research that is conducted to the highest standards of academic rigour.

Staff training on the UK concordat to support research integrity.

鈥婾niversities UK, together with signatories to the concordat including UKRI and Wellcome, has reaffirmed its pledge to support research integrity.

Research Recognition

Recognising and celebrating the widest range of inputs to our excellent research.

Our research is helping to improve the world. Through collaborative partnerships we're creating a healthier, more sustainable, and connected future for all.

Awards and recognition schemes for those within the doctoral community

Details of the various award schemes for doctoral students and staff.

Acknowledgement Guidelines for Technical Staff

This document provides guidance on how to appropriately acknowledge the contribution of technical staff in research publications.

Jobs that make a difference

See our campaign on jobs that make a difference at the 性视界, enhancing our research culture and putting people at the heart of research and innovation.