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Research Culture Timeline

  • 2012

    Joined the Athena SWAN Charter

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  • 2013

    Signed the Concordat to Support Research Integrity

    New Research Data Management Policy

    All staff expected to comply with the University's Open Access Policy for publications

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  • 2014

    Institutional Bronze Athena SWAN Award

    First International Open Access Week held at UEA

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  • 2015

    Subscribed to the UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO)

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  • 2016

    Supporter of the AllTrials Campaign

    Supporter of the Concordat on Open Research Data

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  • 2017

    Annual Research Integrity Report made publically available

    New Policy for Approving the Integrity of UEA Research and Innovation Related Activities and Funding

    Signed the Concordat on Openness in Animal Research

    Mandatory ethics training introduced for Doctoral Training Pathway students

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  • 2018

    Review of the ethics information provided by Schools for UG studies

    Signatory of the Technician Commitment

    Review of the current UEA Ethics Review Committees (S-REC) activities and creation of new S-RECs

    Member of the UK ORCID Consortium

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  • 2019

    Institutional Silver Athena SWAN Award

    Signatory of the revised Concordat to Support Research Integrity

    Signatory of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers

    Revised Safeguarding Policy

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  • 2020

    Interactive PDRA workshop with a publisher and the UK Reproducibilty Network (UKRN) 'Publishing in an Increasingly Open World'

    Signed up to the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)

    Covid-19 amended research practices

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  • 2021

    UEA formally joined the UKRN and appointed an institutional lead

    5-year Open Research Action Plan launched

    New online ethics review system, Ethics Monitor, launched

    Trusted Research Initiative

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  • 2022

    Inclusion of criteria in the Academic Progressions Handbook to recognise the contribution made to a positive research culture at UEA and open research

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  • 2023

    UEA success in obtaining Wellcome Trust Institutional Funding for Research Culture

    New UEA Research Culture Group launched

    Consultation with Schools/Faculties on local research integrity activities

    Research priority: Nurture a positive and healthy research culture identified in the Research and Innovation Strategy

    UEA recruited as a Case Study institution - Open and Responsible Researcher Reward and Recognition project (OR4) of the Open Research Programme supported by Research England and the UKRN

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  • 2024

    Research and Innovation Strategy 2024-2030 sets out UEA’s high-level vision and priorities, including to address research culture

    Implemented a new Generative AI Policy for Research and Innovation

    New UEA e-Learning Module on Research Integrity and Ethics launched

    Consultation with the People and Culture Division on local research integrity activities

    Research Culture Strategy highlights activities and initiatives in UEA’s priority areas for research culture

    Institutional self-assessment completed for the OR4 Project

    Ethics and Researcher Development Case Studies created

    Review of PGR supervisor training

    Signed the Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice

    New Eastern Arc Research Culture Group convened including UEA membership

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  • 2025

    New UREC Annual Report presented to Senate

    Created five PCE (People, Culture and Environment) Working Groups in preparation for REF2029

    University’s Open Access Policy revised to incorporate a Rights Retention approach (in combination with revised Intellectual Property Regulations)

    Captured the University’s training provision relating to research culture

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Research Culture Timeline