Research Culture Contacts
Oxford’s research culture programme is led by the PVC-Research, Patrick Grant, working in partnership with the Research leadership of Divisions, Departments, and Faculties.
The institutional culture programme is overseen by the University’s Research and Innovation Committee, and is delivered by a team of academic and professional services colleagues.
Academic Leads
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Laura Fortunato Academic Lead for the UK Reproducibility Network Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology ORCID: 0000-0001-8546-9497 | David Gavaghan Professor of Computational Biology, Department of Computer Science ORCID: 0000-0001-8311-3200 | Susanna-Assunta Sansone Professor of Data Readiness, Department of Engineering Science Associate Director, Oxford e-Research Centre ORCID: 0000-0001-5306-5690 |
Divisional Research Culture Facilitators
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Mary Muers (MSD) | Michelle Wilson (MSD) | Natia Sopromadze (MPLS) | Jenny Winsland (Hums) | Lindsey Spriggs (SSD) |
For GLAM, please contact Harriet Warburton or Emma Webster.
Research Services and Researcher Hub
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Tanita Casci Director, Research Strategy & Policy Unit | Rachel Bray Head of Researcher Hub |
Community of Practice on Research Culture
The Community of Practice (CoP) on Research Culture brings together research and innovation support colleagues across Oxford with experience and skills in research culture, and coordinates events and collaborative projects.
The Research Culture CoP is one of five CoPs of the Research & Innovation Support Network (RISN). RISN provides a professional and mutually supportive community to anyone involved in research and innovation support and management at Oxford.
RISN has over 650 members. To join the network, including any of the CoPs, please contact: [email protected]
The Research Culture Community of Practice (CoP) is led by:
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Jennifer Lockie Open–Oxford–Cambridge AHRC ATP Manager | Mary Muers Research Culture Facilitator, Medical Sciences Division | David Sutcliffe Senior Scientific Writer and Research Facilitator, Oxford Internet Institute, Social Sciences Division |