(S1E4) Meet the Culturositists: Introducing Nick Sheppard and Open Research

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 Nick Sheppard. Nick Sheppard is an Open Research Advisor at the University of Leeds Library, supporting our researchers with Open Research. He also runs our popular Open Lunch seminar series, discussions with internal and external open research experts. You can connect to Nick via LinkedIn or Twitter (@mrnick). I ask Nick 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:How open research is much bigger than open accessHow data cannot always be open but should always be FAIR - findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusableHow journal metrics are still seen as the most important driver in researchThe need for greater investment in skills development to support open research<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 Tony Bromley 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