Open Research is encouraged by the University and is increasingly mandated by research funders. If you’re wondering how Open Research can apply to your research and benefit you as a researcher, such as through allowing larger audiences to access your work, this session is aimed at you. The session will feature an interactive activity allowing you to map where Open Research might benefit your work in the research life cycle and how the Library can support you to do this.
This will be followed by a short pitch from Dr Jess Pepper: “Relaunch of ReproducibiliTea: Refreshing Open Science journal clubs”. ReproducibiliTea is an international journal club focussed on furthering our understanding of open science practices. This pitch will be used to gauge interest in arranging regular meetings across faculties at Lancaster, welcoming everyone from PhD students to professors.
Facilitators
Tom Morley, Research Culture and Open Monographs Lead | Library
Dr Jess Pepper, Senior Research Associate | Psychology
Location
Library Events Space A385
Register: Open Research: What’s in it for me?
Fellowships come in all shapes and sizes, and identifying the best one for you, can appear daunting and confusing. This session provides an overview different fellowships available across all career stages, to help you navigate the complex and changing landscape of opportunities. We will highlight internal selection processes, the support provided throughout the application process, and you’ll hear from people who have successfully applied for fellowships, as they share their experiences of applying for, then undertaking their fellowships; how the experience has shaped their career, and what they learned along the way.
Facilitators
Dr Odette Dewhurst, Senior Research Development Manager | RES
Dr Mandy Dillon, Senior Research Development Manager | RES
Constanze Vageler, Senior Research Development Manager | RES
Fellowship Panel
Dr Andrew Marshall, Senior Lecturer | Physics
Professor Chris Nemeth, Professor of Mathematical AI | Mathematical Sciences
Location
Confucius Centre - Roundhouse B02
Register: Fellowships
This hands-on workshop uses a storyboard canvas to help academics/research staff/PhD students explore and overcome personal, practical, and emotional barriers to research. Through visual mapping and guided reflection, participants identify challenges, unlock enablers, and commit to meaningful action—making progress on papers, proposals, or projects feel more achievable and less overwhelming.
Facilitator
Dr Allie Clifton, Research Development Officer | RES
Location
People and Organisational Effectiveness (POE) - training rooms 1&2
Light refreshments are provided and you are welcome to bring your lunch.
Register: Breaking down barriers to research progress: developing research proposals
Showcasing activities across Lancaster University that aim to protect and respect research time, we will explore what happens if we do not protect and respect time for research. After the showcasing we will collaborate to develop bespoke action plans for individuals and teams, and we will construct 10 top tips that will be shared with all attendees.
Facilitators
Dr Jemma Kerns, Senior Lecturer/Director of Research | Lancaster Medical School
Dr Hannah Stewart, Senior Lecturer | Psychology
Location
Library Events Space A385
Register: Protecting and Respecting Research Time
Browse the interactive and engaging exhibition in the Library Exhibition Space:
Reimagining inclusive and community centred research – an interactive exhibition showcasing current progress and engage the broader research community in a dialogue about inclusive and community- centred research. The exhibition will have three components:
- Inclusive Research Practice: Principles, Opportunities, and Challenges - insights gathered through interviews and focus groups with marginalised and disadvantaged communities. We will share a set of evolving principles of inclusive research, along with common challenges and emerging opportunities.
- The CREDIT Toolkit: Supporting Community-Engaged Research – the Community REsearch Digital Toolkit (CREDIT) is a resource to support research practices involving communities as active collaborators - such as citizen science, participatory research, and other community-involved methodologies.
- Graphic novel (draft) - based on researcher and community narratives shared through focus groups and interviews and capturing the diverse experiences and perspectives of researchers engaging in community-centred work.
