InFrame Culture Catalyst Fund: Ideation Workshop (Online)

Curious about the Culture Catalyst Fund? 

Have the spark of an idea but need some time and space to develop it further? 

Want to meet others who are interested in applying and see what collaborations might be possible? 

Join us for an Ideation Workshop. 

You will have the chance to meet with peers who are exploring ideas for the Culture Catalyst Fund, and have facilitated time to dive deeper into your idea and craft it further alongside others. 

You will also have the chance to ask questions about the Fund and gain further clarity on if it is the right opportunity for you. 

This event is for anyone interested in applying for the Fund and developing an idea - feel free to attend even if you don't quite have an idea yet, you just know this sounds like a good opportunity. You do not need to be a researcher to attend. Anyone who works at one of the partnering Universities who has an idea, or wishes to change research culture for the better is invited to join this session and/or apply to the Fund. We hope to see you there!

[Please note the platform which this online event will take place on is still to be confirmed. A joining link along with other information will be emailed to you ahead of the event.] 

Culture Catalyst Fund 

The Culture Catalyst Fund (CCF) represents a significant effort to transform research culture by providing financial support for innovative ideas and emerging research leaders across the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and St Andrews. Led by the University of St Andrews, this fund aims to democratise research leadership, stimulate creativity, and test the co-created Collegial Research Leadership Framework. The fund targets researchers from diverse backgrounds, particularly those outside traditional researcher groups, aligning with InFrame's goal of expanding research leadership.

The Community Knowledge Hub, managed by the University of Edinburgh, will provide comprehensive support for funded projects, including pre- and post-award assistance, community building, and knowledge sharing. Through this initiative, the CCF seeks to transform research culture by supporting innovative ideas and emerging leaders across Scottish universities. 

Shared Challenge Themes

The shared challenge of the CCF is to identify, develop, and popularise collegial leadership practices, at the individual and collective levels, that are effective at:

• Putting policy into practice, meaning practices that improve implementation of, awareness of, trust in, and engagement with, provisions already in place.
• Changing what counts, meaning practices that, in research/researcher assessment, recognise, and value a wider range of activities and
  contributions.
• Setting the tone, meaning practices that promote more positive cultures now and into the future, and interrupt the ‘passing on’ of less positive cultures.

Accessibility Policy

We aim to ensure all people have equal access to InFrame events. If you need alternative formats or other reasonable adjustments, please contact the InFrame events team via email: InFrame@St-Andrews.ac.uk with your request by close of business on Friday 8th November 2024, so that arrangements, where possible, can be made. Our underpinning project commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion will apply to all events, and we can accommodate accessibility requests, for example, hire of British Sign Language interpreters, use of devices related to meeting accessibility, and other arising accessibility adjustments.

Contact your InFrame team at: 

Edinburgh – inframe@ed.ac.uk

Glasgow - InFrame@glasgow.ac.uk

St Andrews – inframe@st-andrews.ac.uk