Diversity in Research Podcast
An exploration of diversity in research management and international research collaborations. We cover how we make research environments more inclusive and why doing this helps us to solve global challenges through research. Based in Europe but talking to the world of academic research.
Episodes
72 episodes
The Global Dynamics of Open Data - and where it leaves diversity. A conversation with Mark Hahnel
Open data has been a recurring theme on the podcast - for better or worse. Every year, Digital Science and Springer Nature publish a report on the status of open science, so we thought this year's report was a good occasion to take stoc...
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47:08
Motherhood in academia. A conversation with Lisette Espïn-Noboa.
As two cis-gendered men without children, talking about motherhood in academia isn't really our forte. So, with Lachlan travelling, we took the opportunity to invite Hélène Draux from Digitial Science as guest co-host with Jakob for a conversat...
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55:44
If AI, open science and impact is transforming science - where does that leave diversity? A conversation with Digital Science
There is no doubt that AI has thrown a lot of our conceptions of science—or at least how we work in and with science—up in the air. Digital Science has written a report about it: “Research Transformation: Change in the Era of AI, open and...
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58:48
Diversity and internationalisation for smaller research institutions – the case of GuildHE.
Many of us tend to forget that all research institutions are not big, comprehensive universities. Actually, quite a few are smaller institutions either because they are fairly new, specialize in a single discipline, or are based in more rural a...
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1:11:38
The Role of Publishers in equity, diversity and inclusion. A conversation with SpringerNature’s Sowmya Swaminathan.
We often discuss researchers and research managers on the podcast, but publishers are also key players in the research ecosystem. So, we invited SpingerNature to discuss their report “Insights into diversity, equity and inclusion in the global ...
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Season 9
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Episode 4
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59:31
"If everyone quits, the injustices will continue." A conversation with Laura Heath-Stout about her new book.
Welcome back to Laura Heath-Stout - our first return guest on the podcast!Laura is a postdoctoral fellow in archaeology at Stanford University. She has a new book out: 'Identity, Oppression, and Diversity in Archaeology.', so we wanted ...
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Season 9
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Episode 3
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1:13:08
Diversity is about more than gender - but it's also about gender. Marcela Linkova on the GenderSAFE project.
Gender equality in academia and research has been a topic for decades. And between that and the #metoo movement, one would think we had solved the problems. Yet, here we are. While we usually say that diversity is more than gender,...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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55:53
Equitable research partnerships across Africa and Europe - challenges and opportunities
Creating equitable research collaborations between the Global North and Global South has been a struggle for many years. How do you create equitability when there is a structural imbalance in the core element of research: funding? And how do yo...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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1:06:18
Embedding EDI in the Research Management Profession. A conversation with NCURA's Kris Monahan and Joey Gaynor
A core element of our work is to make research managers key promoters of diversity in research and research management. But sometimes, we felt a little alone with this agenda. Then, along came Kris and Joey. Kris A. Monahan is the President of ...
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56:26
Health data, diversity and AI. Nuances and policy. A conversation with Robin van Kessel.
Join us in this conversation with Robin van Kessel, a health policy researcher at the London School of Economics, as we explore the intricate dynamics of health data, digital health technologies, and AI in healthcare. Robin shares his expertise...
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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1:05:55
Diversity. AI. And research proposals. A recipe for…? A conversation with Avi Staiman.
Like many others, we’ve been exploring the capabilities of AI tools. However, when we started considering their implications in terms of diversity and security, we found ourselves with more questions than answers. We're not afraid to admit that...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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1:12:53
Pride Month Special: Professor Sandy O’Sullivan on being an aboriginal, transgender/non-binary researcher.
Being queer is many different things, and we try to remember that our experience as white cis-gendered gay men in the UK and Denmark is not representative. We have long talked about inviting Professor Sandy O’Sullivan on the podcast, and what b...
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1:10:42
100% accessible for everybody, please! A conversation about disability and research with Kathrine Deane.
When discussing diversity, we talk a lot about gender, race, and LGBTQ+ issues. There is, of course, more to the issue – and according to Kathrine Deane, disability is the next frontier. Kathrine is an associate professor at East An...
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1:06:10
The role of diversity and internationalisation in career development for researchers. A conversation with Pedro Resende from Chaperone
Not all research institutions have a set of courses or clearly defined career pathways for their researchers. We expect researchers to be born with the necessary skills to project manage, plan their career and support research networks or mirac...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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33:53
How being Research Adjacent can influence diversity in research
This week, we are joined by Sarah McLusky, who is a consultant, trainer and facilitator who helps research organisations and individuals maximise their research and research careers. Sarah hosts the brilliant Research Adjacent podcast where she...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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43:39
When diversity meets politics - why everybody should pay attention to the Donelan case in the UK.
One of the challenges with working with diversity is how some of it has been politicised. In this episode, we explore the case of UK Secretary of Science Michelle Donelan. In the fall of 2023, after the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, she acc...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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23:25
Exploring future transnational cooperation for Europe’s universities: What does it mean for minorities?
Global collaborations in research, teaching and student recruitment remain at the heart of the work of higher education institutions across Europe. The European Universities Association (EUA) recently released a report which explores possible f...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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43:10
Research management around the world - and why internationalisation and diversity are core skills
Research management has grown globally over recent years, with universities, funders, and policymakers recognising the profession's importance in ensuring effective research delivery, particularly as research becomes increasingly international ...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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47:50
Diversity in FP10: Surprising lessons from Polish LGBTQ+ history
Along with much of the European research community, we're slowly warming up for what FP10 - the next European research framework programme - will look like. Our primary concern, not surprisingly, is what role diversity and internationalisation ...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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1:09:59
In defence of indicators for Research Culture
UK politics are never boring - not even when it comes to research policy (which - let’s face it - can appear quite sedate for non-research-geeks).In this episode, we explore the recent spat after UKRI announced that in the next REF - Resear...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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42:01
Ethical Science Communication and Diversity with Eva Kagiri-Kalanzi from Scientia Scripta
Eva Kagiri-Kalanzi from Scientia Scripta joins us this week to talk about Science Communication and public engagement, working across higher education research institutions and her experiences as a black woman in research management who migrate...
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Impact and diversity - a conversation with Julie Bayley.
Societal impact is increasingly important, and as such, impact is a term that is now widely used across academia and research. Luckily, Julie Bayley, impact guru (and "Murder She Wrote" aficionado), has written a book about what research impact...
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50:09
PRIDE in STEM - a conversation with Dr Alfredo Carpineti
In this episode, we talk to Dr. Alfredo Carpineti, science reporter, founder and chair of PRIDE in STEM. We explored what PRIDE in STEM is - whether it's still important - and whether things are worse for LGTBQ+ people in STEM than in the...
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1:06:36
How can you include diversity and internationalisation in research proposals?
Season seven is here!We kick off the new season by discussing how you can include diversity and internationalisation in research proposals. We know this isn't always familiar territory for people so we thought talking you through ...
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36:28
Hey Gurl - Congrats on the new job Iliona Ivanova!
We begin this episode by welcoming the new EU Commissioner (expected at least) Iliona Ivanovo, by saying “Hey gurl”! as only two gay guys can do it. We finish season 6 with a look back at the first half of 2023 and looking at wins an...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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36:48