(S1E5) Meet the Culturositists: Introducing Emma Spary and research culture

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 flipped episode your host Tony Bromley is joined by Dr Emma Spary. Emma Spary is the Head of Researcher Development and Culture at the University of Leeds, providing professional and career development for all researchers and those supporting research. She is passionate about research culture and supporting people. She also leads our Researcher Development Concordat implementation work, delivers our Research Culture Crucible and supports our Research Culture Community network. You can connect to Emma via LinkedIn or Twitter (@EmmaSpary).Tony asks Emma what she thinks the biggest challenges are for researchers, what we do well at Leeds, where she thinks we can improve and what she hopes to see in the future. Her main messages include:Changing research culture involves many different stakeholders, including individuals, institutions, funders and publishersCulture can be experienced differently depending on your role and career stagePolicy can be good, but you won't change culture with a piece of paperThe role the researcher development concordat can play to change culture<br/>Be sure to check out the other episodes in this season to find out more about the hosts Ged Hall, Ruth Bromley, Tony Bromley 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 Statement<br/>Follow us on twitter: @ResDevLeeds, @OpenResLeeds, @ResCultureLeedsIf you would like to contribute to a podcast episode get in touch: academicdev@leeds.ac.uk