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This dedicated space showcases the breadth of activity across the InFrame network, highlighting both our own programming and the work of our Culture Catalyst Fund-funded projects.

 

Here, you will find:

  • InFrame-led Events: reflecting our work in redefining research leadership and broadening who is recognised as a research leader.
  • Culture Catalyst Fund Projects: a diverse array of events hosted by recipients of the Culture Catalyst Fund, each contributing to a richer and more representative cultural landscape.

We invite anyone working within the research ecosystem to explore upcoming opportunities, participate in events, and engage with the ideas shaping our sector. This page is regularly updated with new listings and information on how to get involved.

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Shape the future! 

At InFrame, we believe in the power of connection, collaboration, and co-creation. That’s why your voice matters.

We're inviting you to complete two short surveys and to build robust, resilient research communities. Your insights will help us celebrate what works, share effective practices, and drive meaningful change.

Take a few minutes to share your perspective, and feel free to pass it on!

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SRTP Academy - Building Networks, Empowering Careers

At our recent InFrame team meeting, SRTP Academy Coordinator Tabea Gerlach shared an update on the Creating a Scottish Research Technicians’ Professional (SRTP) Academy project. The discussion underscored the power of collaboration across three institutions and the collective effort to overcome challenges.

Tabea said:
"Meeting the InFrame team showed how much dedication goes into supporting projects like ours. By sharing insights and challenges, we strengthen the partnership that drives the SRTP Academy forward."

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From microaggressions to microinclusions: shaping a more inclusive research environment

We’re looking for research staff and research support staff at Scottish universities to share their experiences of gender-based microaggressions in research environments. This is part of the project Gender-based microaggressions and microinclusions in research environments

✅ Confidential online interview (around 1 hour)
✅ £10 Amazon voucher
✅ Your insights will help shape a more inclusive research culture

Interviews between 12/01/2026-30/04/2026. If you’re interested or want more details, contact Dr Csilla Pákozdy at cp229@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Join us in making research culture better for everyone!

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Project EQUaL4C: Help Shape Research Culture

Could communication of expectations and good research practices be clearer in your research environment?

Lab handbooks are one way to make roles, behaviours, and practices explicit. EQUaL4C is exploring how they can improve research culture in both lab-based and non-lab-based groups.

We’re looking for:

  • Case Studies: Groups with handbooks to share impact or challenges
  • Focus Groups: Researchers, PIs, enabling staff, and students to discuss cultural norms

Why participate?
Your insights will help create an open-source toolkit and a free training workshop hosted by the University of Edinburgh.

Register your interest HERE
Contact: tlu@ed.ac.uk

✨ Additional Opportunity: Sign up for our Lab Handbook Train-the-Trainer Workshop (early 2026) by emailing claire.spangler@ed.ac.uk.

Help Shape Resilient Research Communities

InFrame Study: “We Get Knocked Down – How Do We Get Up Again?” Building resilience and supportive research cultures. 

Academia comes with setbacks: rejected papers, unfunded proposals, missed opportunities. How do we recover and keep going?

We’re inviting University of Glasgow academics to join our study on resilience and collegial leadership. Your input will help create a toolkit for stronger, healthier research teams.

Who can take part?

  • Early Career Researchers (PhD within 4 years)
  • Mid-Career Researchers (research active, not yet leading a team)
  • Senior Researchers (experienced PIs leading teams)

What’s involved?

  • Online interviews (60 mins)
  • Focus groups (75–90 mins)
    December 2025 & January 2026

Express your interest here or contact:

Emotionally Demanding Research (EDR)

Led by one of the CCF-funded projects "Mainstreaming sustainable and effective support for people undertaking emotionally demanding research", this survey explores how researchers experience and raise concerns about emotionally demanding work. Open to anyone involved in EDR at Glasgow, St Andrews, or Edinburgh.

InFrame Mentoring Programme

 

The InFrame Mentoring Programme has launched, supporting new and emerging leaders across CCF projects by connecting team members with experienced mentors and professional allies. The programme is designed to strengthen collegial leadership, reflective learning, and professional development.

An orientation event on 18 November 2025 introduced participants to the programme, followed by mentor–mentee matching based on leadership style, lived experience, and personal goals. Mentoring conversations began in January, creating valuable opportunities for learning, connection, and support across institutions.

Mentoring is a key part of building strong research cultures, helping to boost confidence, collaboration, and psychological safety. Supported by The Coaching Catalysts, the programme will also inform the ongoing development of the InFrame Framework for Collegial Research Leadership.

Why Mentoring Matters

Mentoring boosts job satisfaction, career success, and research impact. It strengthens collaborative leadership and psychological safety, while recognising and developing mentors.

Programme Goals

  • Grow Collegial Leadership: explore teamwork, collaboration, and leadership styles.
  • Support Professional Growth: achieve project goals through personalised mentoring.
  • Expand Networks: build connections across institutions and disciplines.
  • Foster a Mentoring Culture: encourage future participation and leadership confidence.
  • Recognise Mentors: provide honoraria and development opportunities.
  • Improve Continuously: use feedback to shape the InFrame Framework for Collegial Research Leadership.

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InFrame - Culture Catalyst Fund - Second Funding Round Information Event - Wednesday 2 April 2025

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Through creative, cooperative projects, the £1M Culture Catalyst Fund seeks to enhance collegial research leadership and research culture. It provides funding for initiatives that have the potential to upend established institutional hierarchies to create new leadership opportunities.