Research Culture Timeline

Joined the Athena SWAN Charter

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

Institutional Bronze Athena SWAN Award

First International Open Access Week held at UEA

Subscribed to the UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO)

Supporter of the AllTrials Campaign

Supporter of the Concordat on Open Research Data

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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