(S1E3) Meet the Culturositists: Introducing Tony Bromley

In our weekly Research Culture Uncovered conversations we are asking what is Research Culture and why does it matter? This episode is part of Season 1, where we get to meet the hosts in a bit more detail before they go on to host seasons on their specialist topic. In this episode your host Emma Spary is joined by Dr Tony Bromley. Tony Bromley is an Academic Development Consultant at the University of Leeds, leading our provision for Postgraduate Researchers, supporting them through their PhD and what comes next. He is passionate about dynamic development, putting the researcher at the heart of their professional and career development, and is a huge advocate of LinkedIn Learning. Tony also organises the Researcher Education and Development Scholarship Conference (REDS). You can connect to Tony via LinkedIn or Twitter (@Tony_Bromley). Learn more about dynamic development and REDS on his website www.tonybromley.comI ask Tony what he thinks the biggest challenges are for researchers, what we do well at Leeds, where he thinks we can improve and what he hopes to see in the future. His main messages include:An introduction to Dynamic Development and putting researchers at the heart of their development plansHow postgraduate researchers may experience research culture differently to other researchersHighlights some of the biggest challenges in this areaHow our model of development has changed for the better, meaning more development is available when people need it<br/>Be sure to check out the other episodes in this season to find out more about the hosts Emma Spary, Ruth Winden, Ged Hall and Nick Sheppard with a few special guest appearances.Links:Researcher Development and Culture WebsiteOur Concordat Implementation plans and progressUniversity of Leeds Research Culture StatementUniversity of Leeds Responsible Metrics StatementUniversity of Leeds Open Research StatementResearcher Education and Development Scholarship Conference<br/>Follow us on twitter: @ResDevLeeds, @OpenResLeeds, @ResCultureLeedsIf you would like to contribute to a podcast episode get in touch: academicdev@leeds.ac.uk