Recent Posts
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Episode 5 – Rebuilding Research Cultures with Prof Kate Williams
Prof Kate Williams joins Dr Kike Ladipo and Dr Gez Williams to talk about rebuilding research cultures. Kate makes the case for investing in people, building micro communities and normalising failure, and explains why empathic leadership could be the most meaningful change of all.
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Episode 4 – Positionality and Research Across Different Cultural Contexts with Dr Diane Levine
Dr Diane Levine joins Dr Kike Ladipo and Dr Gez Williams to talk about positionality and research across different cultural contexts. Diane explains why no researcher is a neutral observer, why that matters in every discipline, and how to build trust when working with communities different from your own.
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Episode 3 – Equity, Diversity and Inclusion with Dr Patrick Highton
Dr Patrick Highton joins Dr Kike Ladipo and Dr Gez Williams to talk about equity, diversity and inclusion in higher education. Patrick explains why equity matters more than equality, why EDI doesn't lower standards, and why mentoring and proper evaluation are the way forward.
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Episode 2 – Allyship with Dr Lynne Howells
Dr Lynne Howells joins Dr Kike Ladipo and Dr Gez Williams to talk about allyship in higher education. Lynne explains why allyship is about removing barriers rather than giving anyone an advantage, and shares practical advice for anyone who wants to be an active ally but worries about getting it wrong.
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Episode 1 – Tackling Harassment in Research with Dr Amy Clarke
Dr Amy Clarke of the University of Leicester's Centre for Hate Studies joins Dr Kike Ladipo and Dr Gez Williams to talk about tackling harassment in research. Drawing on a study of more than 1,300 students across five English universities, Amy explains why postgraduate researchers find harassment so hard to report and what institutions can do about it.
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Difficult Conversations Podcast – Audio Trailer
Difficult Conversations is coming. This trailer introduces the podcast about the parts of research culture people experience but rarely discuss openly, hosted by Dr Kike Ladipo and Dr Gez Williams. […]
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Difficult Conversations: a new podcast about research culture
Recording has started on Difficult Conversations, a new podcast about the parts of research culture that people experience but rarely discuss openly. The series is made for I-REACCH, the University […]
