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The Auditorium: a research culture and researcher development blog

a research culture and researcher development blog

Author: Dr Kay Guccione

I listen to stories & I think about them. @kayguccione National Teaching Fellow. PFHEA. #researcherdevelopment #mentoring #coaching and #supervision. Strategic educational development for #phds and #academics
Posted on 22nd Jan 202621st Jan 2026

Why facilitation belongs to everyone in research

Posted on 16th Dec 202516th Dec 2025

Festive Five – the most read posts of 2025

Posted on 1st Dec 202526th Nov 2025

Coffee Connect: helping to build a community

Posted on 26th Nov 202526th Nov 2025

Connecting Research Culture and Research Excellence

Posted on 13th Nov 20257th Nov 2025

Elevated inspirations: the balcony writing experience in Cairo

Posted on 6th Nov 202529th Oct 2025

The power and joy of writing in company

Posted on 7th Oct 20252nd Oct 2025

A toolkit to foster great career conversations

Posted on 2nd Oct 202529th Sep 2025

Six things we learned by organising Write of Spring 2025

Posted on 1st Sep 202528th Aug 2025

Why talking about failure matters

Posted on 25th Aug 202522nd Aug 2025

Slowing down to find my own academic speed

Posted on 19th Aug 202518th Aug 2025

Know thyself: Or how Winnie the Pooh can make your team work better

Posted on 11th Aug 20257th Aug 2025

Leading The Glasgow Crucible: progress through evolution

Posted on 7th Aug 20257th Aug 2025

People Make Research 2024/25 – recognising those who make a positive difference to our research culture

Posted on 2nd Jul 20251st Jul 2025

What brought me to the work of fostering collegial research leadership?

Posted on 10th Jun 2025

Walking the Walk: How working in Research Culture & Researcher Development intersects with my research

Posted on 29th Apr 2025

Why and how should you use open licences for your research outputs?

Posted on 24th Apr 202523rd Apr 2025

Collaboration vs Teamwork: My Life as a PhD Researcher vs My Life as an Intern

Posted on 17th Apr 202523rd Apr 2025

2025: the year of doing anything, saying yes to making friends and new experiences

Posted on 3rd Apr 20251st Apr 2025

Are narrative CVs better?

Posted on 13th Mar 202511th Mar 2025

Unpicking the thoughts of a self-confessed lifelong learner: Fraying the edges to knit new rows*

Posted on 11th Mar 202511th Mar 2025

The DORA Working Group: Transforming Research Assessment at Glasgow

Posted on 24th Feb 202521st Feb 2025

Supporting doctoral criticality

Posted on 13th Feb 20255th Feb 2025

Supporting mental health from within Research Services – from research to action

Posted on 10th Feb 202512th Feb 2025

Networking is a skill, not a talent!

Posted on 4th Feb 20257th Feb 2025

Interdisciplinary funding for impactful research

Posted on 16th Jan 202515th Jan 2025

Collaboration, Creativity and Careers: Research Professionals co-create Solutions for Change

Posted on 16th Dec 202416th Dec 2024

Conversations make culture

Posted on 12th Dec 202412th Dec 2024

Asking for what you want: negotiation for researchers

Posted on 25th Nov 202421st Nov 2024

When you don’t know what to write

Posted on 20th Nov 2024

How to approach stressed postgraduate researchers: what to do ‘in the moment’

Posted on 19th Nov 202418th Nov 2024

Engaging your research community: creating connection and belonging

Posted on 6th Nov 202419th Nov 2024

Beyond the lab bench: Reflections from the outgoing Research Culture intern

Posted on 31st Oct 202423rd Oct 2024

Reflection-in-action: living a project management theory

Posted on 14th Oct 202419th Nov 2024

The value of social circles to the PGR journey

Posted on 7th Oct 202419th Nov 2024

Career development is best with a values-driven team

Posted on 26th Aug 202423rd Aug 2024

What to expect from us in 2024/25

Posted on 1st Aug 202423rd Sep 2024

Job interviews – the clue is in the question

Posted on 22nd Jul 20241st Aug 2024

Research Culture: data, DORA, doing the right thing

Posted on 1st Jul 202428th Jun 2024

Industry and charity partners enhance the 2024 British Academy ECR Network Seed Fund Awards 

Posted on 20th Mar 20241st Aug 2024

Hacking PDR

Posted on 7th Mar 202429th Apr 2024

Feedback as part of professional development

Posted on 15th Feb 202412th Jun 2025

Where do narratives of ‘failure’ come from?

Posted on 12th Feb 202429th Apr 2024

Should you encourage your PGRs to do an Internship?

Posted on 8th Feb 20241st Aug 2024

The Research Culture Commons – a community conversation

Posted on 5th Feb 202423rd Sep 2024

Do your team assume you to be another unsupportive boss?

Posted on 15th Jan 202429th Apr 2024

On recognising the importance of communication

Posted on 12th Jan 202429th Apr 2024

The Research Staff Assembly – a community approach to dialogical engagement with Researchers

Posted on 11th Jan 20241st Sep 2024

Being a reflective supervisor: An Introduction to the UKCGE Good Supervisory Practice Framework

Posted on 11th Jan 20241st Mar 2025

The positive benefits of open sharing

Posted on 18th Dec 202319th Nov 2024

Beyond the boundary walls of the PGR Garden – belonging and connection

Posted on 14th Dec 202319th Nov 2024

Learning to Juggle: reflections of an international PGR and Intern

Posted on 12th Dec 202329th Apr 2024

Amplifying the Voices of Experts: supporting researchers’ careers

Posted on 7th Dec 202329th Apr 2024

Developing a new model for collegial research leadership

Posted on 18th Oct 202319th Nov 2024

Twin for Hope:  University of Glasgow-NaUKMA 2023 Summer Academy on Research Communication

Posted on 16th Oct 202329th Apr 2024

Why we’re ‘Hacking the ARC’

Posted on 5th Oct 202329th Apr 2024

Alloying ambition and annealing ideas

Posted on 3rd Oct 202329th Apr 2024

Fostering the talents of our research leaders

Posted on 2nd Oct 202329th Apr 2024

How to support PGRs experiencing a traumatic bereavement

Posted on 21st Sep 202329th Apr 2024

How we work, setting the culture

Posted on 12th Sep 202329th Apr 2024

Reflecting on the success of the Flourish Career Development Programme

Posted on 28th Aug 202329th Apr 2024

The continued impact of Thesis Mentoring

Posted on 17th Aug 202319th Nov 2024

Creating space: Navigating disability within academia

Posted on 1st Aug 202319th Nov 2024

How we (do not) relate to each other: disparity and distance between disciplines

Posted on 13th Jul 202319th Nov 2024

The importance of non-academic spaces in community building

Posted on 10th Jul 202329th Apr 2024

The College of Arts Partnership Catalyst: piloting design-led Knowledge Exchange

Posted on 28th Jun 202323rd Sep 2024

Supervision, the most radical space of possibility

Posted on 8th Jun 202329th Apr 2024

An inclusive call for seed funding in Scotland

Posted on 25th Apr 202319th Nov 2024

Navigating student and staff status: a unique space

Posted on 11th Aug 202229th Apr 2024

Practical steps to finding your new career – learning from our LinkedIn Chat

Posted on 7th Mar 202229th Apr 2024

Teaching research skills – an epic adventure

Posted on 4th Mar 202229th Apr 2024

The ecology of researcher development

Posted on 23rd Feb 202229th Apr 2024

Writing a great reference, a guide for supervisors and PIs

Posted on 23rd Feb 202229th Apr 2024

Supporting researchers through ‘emotionally demanding’ research

Posted on 23rd Feb 202229th Apr 2024

Inclusion as a design principle

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