UKRIO Research Integrity Webinar: A Landscape Study
Wed 8 Jul 2020 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM BST
Online, Zoom
Description
UKRIO research integrity webinar:
Research Integrity: a landscape study
14:00 – 16:00, Wednesday 8 July 2020
Overview
This is the third in the series of monthly webinars from the UK Research Integrity Office on research integrity and related issues. This webinar will bring together representatives from the sector to discuss a new report, Research Integrity: a landscape study, published by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
The study, carried out by Vitae with support from the UK Research Integrity Office and the UK Reproducibility Network, sought to understand what different pressures and incentives (positive and negative) exist in the research ecosystem, and how they affect researchers’ behaviour in the context of research integrity.
Speakers include:
Dr Helen Munn, Interim Chair of the Research Integrity Committee, based within UKRI
Dr Karen Salt, Deputy Director, R&D Culture and Environment, UKRI
Dr Janet Metcalfe, Head of Vitae
Dr Katie Wheat, Head of Engagement and Policy, Vitae
Professor Marcus Munafo, Professor of Biological Psychology and co-Director of the UK Reproducibility Network
Rebecca Veitch, Head of Research Integrity, UKRI
James Parry, Chief Executive, UK Research Integrity Office
Programme
Time |
Item |
14:00 – 14:05 |
Welcome and Introductions James Parry (Chair) |
14:05 – 14.30 |
Dr Janet Metcalfe and Dr Katie Wheat Research integrity: a landscape study Dr Janet Metcalfe and Dr Katie Wheat will discuss the approach to, and the findings of, the recently published report ‘Research integrity: a landscape study’. |
14.30 – 14.50 |
Dr Karen Salt Dr Karen Salt will talk about research integrity in the context of research culture, UKRI’s activities in this area, and how the landscape study may be used to inform future UKRI strategy. |
14.50 – 15.00 |
Dr Helen Munn Dr Helen Munn will talk about the Research Integrity Committee, a new arms-length body with a remit to adopt a leadership role in this area, which will commence work later in the year. |
15.00 - 15.20 |
Professor Marcus Munafo Professor Marcus Munafo will talk about the work of the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN), a national peer-led consortium that investigates the factors that contribute to robust research. Professor Munafo will talk about the work carried out across the UK through researcher-led networks and discuss what research integrity means at local level. Professor Munafo will also talk about the potential impact of COVID-19 on research integrity. |
15.20 – 16.00 |
Panel discussion with Q&A via the chat function. Rebecca Veitch will join the speakers for the Panel discussion |
Speaker
Biographies
Dr Karen Salt, Deputy Director, R&D Culture and Environment, UKRI
Dr Karen Salt joined UKRI after a period of secondment as UKRI’s Strategic Lead for EDI Evidence from the University of Nottingham, where she led the Centre for Research in Race and Rights. She is currently Deputy Director, Culture and Environment in UKRI Strategy Directorate.
She has extensive experience directing interdisciplinary and collaborative research teams, working with organisations and advising Government on governance, equality and institutional change. She works closely with Prof Jennifer Rubin, Executive Chair of ESRC and EDI Champion, and supports UKRI’s External Advisory Group for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as its Deputy Chair.
She welcomes the opportunity to work collaboratively across sectors to advance evidence-informed EDI policy-making.
Dr Helen Munn OBE
Since 2017 Helen Munn has been a Trustee of MQ, a charity which supports research into the nature, cause, diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention of all forms of mental illness. She stepped in to serve as CEO from June 2019 before returning to the Board of Trustees in June 2020.
From 2009-2019 Helen served as Executive Director of the Academy of Medical Sciences – the UK’s independent body representing the diversity of medical science, founded to advance research and its translation into benefits for society. During this time she oversaw a major expansion in the Academy’s resources, profile and impact, including a successful fundraising appeal to establish the Academy’s first headquarters, influential policy reports, leading-edge public dialogues, and a portfolio of innovative grant and mentoring schemes to support early career researchers in the UK and overseas.
Prior to joining the Academy’s Policy Team in 2004, Helen completed a fellowship at UK Parliamentary Office for Science & Technology and worked for a short time in the BBC Science Team. She followed her undergraduate degree from The Queen’s College, Oxford with a PhD in molecular endocrinology from the University of Edinburgh. Helen served as Trustee of the Science Media Centre from 2013-6. She was awarded an OBE in the 2020 New Year Honours List for services to medical science.
Dr Janet Metcalfe, Head, Vitae
Dr Janet Metcalfe is Head of Vitae, an international programme leading world-class career and professional development for researchers. She leads on Vitae’s activities relating to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers and was lead researcher on the UKRI project ‘Research Integrity: a landscape study.
She is interested in the mental health and wellbeing of researchers and has recently conducted two surveys on the impact of Covid-19 on researchers’ wellbeing in partnership with SMaRteN and their research activity for BEIS. Recent projects also include evaluating the Office of Students’ PGR Catalyst Fund, which funded 17 institutional projects aimed at improving the wellbeing and mental health of doctoral researchers and an evaluation of EPSRC Fellowship schemes.
Her recent publications include: ‘Five Steps Forward’ describing the progress made over the last ten years in implementing the Concordat principles and ‘Exploring wellbeing and mental health and associate support services for postgraduate researchers'. Janet led on the development of the Vitae Researcher Development Framework that describes the knowledge, skills and attributes of highly effective researchers.
Dr Katie Wheat, Head of Engagement and Policy, Vitae
Through her leadership of Vitae membership and Vitae Connections Week 2020, as well as work to support the Researcher Development Concordat, Katie engages with stakeholders across the research ecosystem to advocate for the importance of researcher career and professional development for the benefit of individuals and ultimately society.
Particular areas of interest include demonstrating the impact of researcher development and addressing pervasive barriers to a healthy research culture, such as equality of opportunity, precarious employment and wellbeing. Her role in ‘Research integrity: a landscape study’ provided an opportunity to explore these barriers in the context of research integrity as well as the relationship between integrity and culture.
Before joining Vitae in 2014, Katie was a postdoctoral researcher in psychology and cognitive neuroscience at Maastricht University, during which time she co-founded the #ECRchat online peer-mentoring community for early career researchers.
Marcus Munafò is Professor of Biological Psychology at the University of Bristol, and Chair of the UK Reproducibility Network Steering Group
Marcus Munafò is Professor of Biological Psychology at the University of Bristol, and Chair of the UK Reproducibility Network Steering Group. Together with Angela Attwood and Olivia Maynard, he leads the Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/psychology/research/brain/targ/). His research interests focus on causal influences on and consequences of health behaviours, using approaches that include epidemiology, human laboratory studies, and field trials. He is also interested in how current incentive structures within science shape the behaviour of scientists, and have an impact on the quality of published work. He recently, together with colleagues from Cardiff, Oxford, Imperial College and Edinburgh, established the UK Reproducibility Network.
Rebecca Veitch, Head of Research Integrity, UK Research and Innovation
Rebecca Veitch joined UK Research and Innovation in April 2020 as the Head of Research Integrity. Previously Rebecca led the Royal Society’s programme of work on teaching, mathematics and computing education. As part of this role she led the secretariat for the Royal Society Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME). Rebecca has a diverse background having previously worked for the Law Society, Home-Start UK, Sustainable Development Commission and the Society for Research in Child Development (in the US). Rebecca has lived in five countries across three continents, and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Benin, West Africa.
James Parry, Chief Executive, UK Research Integrity Office
James is Chief Executive of the UK Research Integrity Office. Joining UKRIO in 2006, he took up his current role in 2008, overseeing UKRIO’s transition to a registered charity supported by more than 100 research organisations.
He directs UKRIO’s work programme and leads its advisory service, responding to queries and concerns about research practice from researchers and the public. He developed UKRIO’s core guidance publications, such as its Code of Practice for Research, which are used by many leading research organisations.
James works with UKRIO’s subscribers and the wider UK research community to provide them with tailored support on research practice. He regularly speaks on how to sustain and enhance research integrity; audiences have included the Royal Society, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, the Irish National Forum on Research Integrity, the UK Research Integrity Forum and the World Conference on Research Integrity.
James has collaborated in numerous initiatives to support research integrity. He has worked with the Royal Society and other bodies on initiatives to effect positive change to research culture, assisted with the revision of the UK Concordat to Support Research Integrity, revised policies and systems for research integrity and governance at many universities, and regularly delivers training and discussion sessions at UK research organisations.
Prior to joining UKRIO, James worked as an archaeologist and a university administrator.
Future UKRIO webinars: UKRIO is holding monthly webinars on research integrity and related issues. Speakers from UKRIO and invited experts will explore topics such as publication ethics and authorship; research ethics; compliance with the Concordat to Support Research Integrity; and research integrity training. For further information, please visit our website.
UKRIO welcomes suggestions for topics which we could explore in our webinar series. If you have any suggestions or comments, please contact us.