I-REACCH

Moving beyond representation in academia: A PGR and ECR Round table. 15 October 16:00-17:00 (online) Speakers include: Donovan Anderson, Dr James Dawkins, Elizabeth Kawesa, Dr Pierre Ngon A Mbara, Dr Sadiya Osman Moving beyond representation in academia: A PGR and ECR Round table. 15 October 16:00-17:00 (online) Speakers include: Donovan Anderson, Dr James Dawkins, Elizabeth Kawesa, Dr Pierre Ngon A Mbara, Dr Sadiya Osman

Moving Beyond Representation in Academia: A PGR and ECR Roundtable
How can we move beyond representation and put the experiences of Black researchers at the centre of our efforts to improve research culture?

15 October 2025, 16:00-17:00
Register: forms.office.com/e/cTjxjUZ294

Commitment to Change: A manifesto to support Black researchers. 1 Oct, 2-3:30 PM (in person), 10 Oct, 10-11:30 (in person), 13 Oct, 12-13:00 (online)

NEXT WEEK: Our creative workshop provides a space for Black and mixed Black heritage postgraduates to share their experiences of being a researcher at Leicester.

Dates: 10 and 13 October
Sign up via: forms.office.com/e/ZhCRcPbkw8

Wellcome I-REACCH Inclusive Research Culture Funding Call. Apply for up to £2500 for your research culture project. Deadline: 16 Oct 2025

Two weeks left: Don’t miss your chance to be awarded up to £2500 for your research culture project!
Demonstrate how your initiative/activity can address barriers to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Deadline: 16 October 2025
To learn more, visit tinyurl.com/ireacch-fund...

Moving beyond representation in academia: A PGR and ECR Round table. 15 October 16:00-17:00 (online) Speakers include: Donovan Anderson, Dr James Dawkins, Elizabeth Kawesa, Dr Pierre Ngon A Mbara, Dr Sadiya Osman

Moving Beyond Representation in Academia: A PGR and ECR Roundtable
How can we move beyond representation and put the experiences of Black researchers at the centre of our efforts to improve research culture?

15 October 2025, 16:00-17:00
Register: forms.office.com/e/cTjxjUZ294

Commitment to Change: A manifesto to support Black researchers. 1 Oct, 2-3:30 PM (in person), 10 Oct, 10-11:30 (in person), 13 Oct, 12-13:00 (online)

💬 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞: Our workshop provides a space for Black and mixed Black heritage postgraduates to share their experiences of being a researcher Leicester and their ideas for how we can improve things.

📅 Dates: 1, 10, and 13 October
👉Sign up: forms.office.com/e/ZhCRcPbkw8

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🎉Congratulations to the team that has been awarded £2500 for their project bid at the I-REACCH Catalyst Day! 🎉Thank you to everyone who has attended our event.

There are more opportunities for funding! For more details, visit tinyurl.com/ireacch-fund...

Apply for up to £2500 for your research culture project. Deadline: 16 Oct 2025

The deadline for our research culture funding is approaching! 👉To learn more visit tinyurl.com/ireacch-fund...

Don’t miss your chance to be awarded £2500 for your research culture project! Demonstrate how your initiative can address barriers to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Moving beyond representation in academia: A PGR and ECR Round table. 15 October 16:00-17:00 (online) Speakers include: Donovan Anderson, Dr James Dawkins, Elizabeth Kawesa, Dr Pierre Ngon A Mbara, Dr Sadiya Osman

Moving Beyond Representation in Academia: A PGR and ECR Roundtable
How can we move beyond representation and put the experiences of Black researchers at the centre of our efforts to improve research culture?

15 October 2025, 16:00-17:00
Register: forms.office.com/e/cTjxjUZ294

Commitment to Change: A manifesto to support Black researchers. 1 Oct, 2-3:30 PM (in person), 10 Oct, 10-11:30 (in person), 13 Oct, 12-13:00 (online)

💬 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞: Our workshop provides a space for Black and mixed Black heritage postgraduates to share their experiences of being a researcher Leicester and their ideas for how we can improve things.

📅 Dates: 1, 10, and 13 October
👉Sign up: forms.office.com/e/ZhCRcPbkw8

"I have been really heartened by the way in which colleagues across the university want to embed the planned outputs from I-REACCH", Kate Williams, Workstream 4 Co-Investigator

"Many of us have been talking about research culture at Leicester for many years, sometimes the name changes but fundamentally this work is about making sure we all feel we belong and have equal opportunity to progress..."

Meet Kate Williams: ireacch.le.ac.uk/meet-kate/

e-Career Passport Design Workshop. 18 September, 14:30-15:30, Online

⭐𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀⭐18th September, 14:30–15:30, Online, via teams

👉 Email fiona.wood@le.ac.uk to register

Join us THIS FRIDAY to network and to bid for £2500

"I have been really heartened by the way in which colleagues across the university want to embed the planned outputs from I-REACCH", Kate Williams, Workstream 4 Co-Investigator

Meet Kate Williams, the Co-Investigator of the “Leading with Empathy” strand of I-REACCH!

👉Learn more about Kate's work via ireacch.le.ac.uk/meet-kate/

Commitment to change: a manifesto to support Black researchers. 1 October, 14:00-15:30 (in person) 10 October, 10:00-11:30 (in person) 13 October, 12:00-13:00 (online)

💭If you had the power to improve the Black Postgraduates experiences, what would you do? This workshop provides a space for Black and mixed Black heritage PGRs to share their experiences of being a researchers at Leicester.

Dates: 1 ,10. and 13 Oct
Sign up: forms.office.com/e/ZhCRcPbkw8

e-Career Passport Design Workshop. 18 September, 14:30-15:30, Online

⭐𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 ⭐We're excited to invite you to the next stage of developing the e-Career Passport- a new digital platform designed to support early career researchers

18th September, 14:30–15:30, Online

👉Email fiona.wood@le.ac.uk for details, or to confirm our interest.

📣Calling all University of Leicester early career and postgraduate researchers for a special event to mark National Postdoc Appreciation Week!📣

Meet researchers across the University, and bid for £2,500.

19 September, 09:30-16:30, SBB 1.02
👉Register: tinyurl.com/research-culture-catalyst-bsky

☀️Throwback to our away day this summer!☀️ The I-REACCH team reflected on the project progress, participated in team-building workshops, and, more importantly, enjoyed various fun activities under the sun at the 🌿Leicester Botanic Gardens🌿!

Apply for up to £2500 for your research culture project. Deadline: 16 Oct 2025

⭐Have you applied for our Research Culture Funding Call yet?

Don’t miss your chance to be awarded £2500 for your research culture project! Up to £2,500 will be available per project, subject to funding.

For more info visit tinyurl.com/ireacch-fund...

e-Career Passport Design Workshop. 18 September, 14:30-25:30 Online

👀𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗘-𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿? Join the workshop to review the draft design of our new digital platform for early career researchers.

📅 18th September
⏲️ 14:30–15:30
💻 Online (teams)

For details, email fiona.wood@le.ac.uk

Research culture catalyst day: A chance for all PGR/ECRs to network, talk about research culture, and bid for £2500 in our dragons' den. Friday 19 September 2025 9:30-16:30, SBB 1.02

📣Calling all University of Leicester early career and postgraduate researchers for a special event to mark National Postdoc Appreciation Week!📣Meet researchers across the University, and bid for £2,500.

19 September, 09:30-16:30, SBB 1.02
👉Register: tinyurl.com/research-culture-catalyst-bsky

Wellcome I-REACCH Project Annual Report

Next steps The second year of I-REACCH will focus on embedding, testing, and evaluating pilot interventions

Next steps Ongoing engagement with researchers and leaders remains a priority to ensure that the project continues to reflect the needs of the community.

📄 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜-𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗛 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀
👉You can read the full blog at tinyurl.com/ireacch-repo...

Research Culture Catalyst Day. A chance for all PGR/ECRs to network, talk about research culture, and bid for £2500 in our dragons' den. Friday 19 September 2025. 9:30-16:30, SBB 1.02

📣Calling all University of Leicester early career and postgraduate researchers for a special event to mark National Postdoc Appreciation Week!📣Meet researchers across the University, and bid for £2,500.

19 September, 09:30-16:30, SBB 1.02
👉Register: tinyurl.com/research-cul...

Elements of Good Research Culture How are the elements of a positive research culture reflected and practised in your research environment? 13 Aug 2025: 2-3 PM online 18 August 2025: 3-4 PM online

📅 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬: Join our discussion to build a clearer picture of a supportive research culture!

Register: tinyurl.com/survey-focus...

Building on our Research Culture Survey insights, this focus group explores how the elements of a positive research culture reflected in practice.

https://tinyurl.com/research-culture-catalyst-bsky

Calling all University of Leicester early career and postgraduate researchers to our event on 19 September to mark @UK_NPAW ! Network and bid for £2,500 to launch a research culture project.

19 September, 09:30-16:30, SBB 1.02
Register: tinyurl.com/research-cul...

Elements of Good Research Culture How are the elements of a positive research culture reflected and practised in your research environment? 13 Aug 2025: 2-3 PM online 18 August 2025: 3-4 PM online

📅 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 📅 How are the elements of a positive research culture reflected and practices in your research environment? 45 Minute focus group

👉𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗮: tinyurl.com/survey-focus...

e-Career Passport Design Workshop. 19 August 2:30-3:30 PM, 128 Regent Rd Innovation Hub

E-Career Passport Design Workshop: Be a part of developing the new e-platform for early career researchers

📅19th August, 14:30–15:30, Innovation Hub, 128 Regent Road
✉️Email fiona.wood@le.ac.uk for more details and to confirm interest

Wellcome I-REACCH Project Annual Report

Key Highlights: Recruitment of a project team and expansion of the Mirror Leadership Team

Key Highlights: delivery of two major University-wide events

Key Highlights: Launch and funding of 15 researcher-led culture improvement projects

📈 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗜-𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗛 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 📈 𝗔 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗜-𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗛’𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀! Read more about the developments of the University of Leicester's externally funded research culture project: tinyurl.com/ireacch-repo...

Wellcome I-REACCH Inclusive Research Culture Funding Call Apply for up to £2500 for your research culture project. Deadline: 16 Oct 2025

⭐Apply for up to £2500 for your research culture project⭐: The second I-REACCH Research Culture Project Funding Call is open!

👉To learn more, visit tinyurl.com/ireacch-fund...

e-Career Passport Design Workshop 10 Aug 2:30-3:30 PM 128 Regent Rd, Innovation Hub

Join the next stage of developing the e-Career Passport: a new digital platform designed to support early career researchers

9th Aug, 14:30–15:30
Innovation Hub, 128 Regent Road

𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮.𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱@𝗹𝗲.𝗮𝗰.𝘂𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 and to register

Elements of Good Research Culture How are the elements of a positive research culture reflected and practised in your research environment? 13 Aug 2025: 2-3 PM online 18 August 2025: 3-4 PM online

💬NEXT WEEK: How would you prioritise the elements of good research culture?

Building on insights from the Research Culture Survey, I-REACCH invites you to a 45-minute focus group across all colleges at the University of Leicester.

👉Register via: tinyurl.com/survey-focus...