What’s the personal cost of the current #ResearchCulture? Our new #ReimagineReport couldn’t be clearer:

https://wellcome.org/sites/default/files/wellcome-research-culture-townhalls-report_2.pdf

@WellcomeTrust spoke to 760 people across the UK research community. Here's a short thread on what they told us

Working with @HK_London and 9 host institutions, we held a series of Townhalls as a community consultation.

We wanted to understand:

People's individual experiences of #ResearchCulture
The effect this was having
The changes they wanted to see

Across those conversations, we heard a great deal of agreement on the frustrations & injustices of the current research environment.

12 challenges emerged
And lots of ideas for overcoming them

After joining all the events, I'm left with 3 conclusions:

We need to create structures & systems that reward the activities & behaviours that we all see as valuable contributions.

Being a great manager takes time and energy, which should be incentivised.

We need to communicate in a clearer, more targeted way so that everyone knows where to seek support or raise grievances.

Tellingly, many of the ideas raised already exist in one form or another, reminding us that new initiatives are only part of the solution.

We need to rebuild people’s confidence in institutions and approaches.

Many people told us about their lack of trust in areas such as the handling of complaints, and a belief that the system isn’t built on fairness.

To hear more about the Townhall conversations, and how they'll inform @WellcomeTrust's decisions, *register* for our #ReimagineResearch Culture Festival.

22-26 March Online Free Open to all! https://wellcome.org/what-we-do/our-work/research-culture/reimagine-research-solutions-summit?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=o-wellcome

And finally, a big thank you to the huge team who made these Townhalls happen – our hosts, helpers and @HK_London.

This report is another step towards our shared goal, but not the end of the conversation. Follow me for lots more from @WellcomeTrust in the months ahead!