About
Research Culture impacts the whole research process as well as the experience and careers of the people within it. It’s crucial that anyone who works in or supports research at UCL gets the opportunity to have their voice heard. By getting involved, you can help shape a more inclusive and supportive environment for yourself, your colleagues, and future researchers.
The Division of Medicine Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network successfully secured Research Culture Seed funding to establish a diverse seminar series designed to support ECRs across the faculty. The series has proven to be highly successful, providing an invaluable resource for both staff and students. Each year, it continues to expand in reach and impact, consistently receiving positive feedback from the community Research Culture Seed funding
If you would like to get involved, please contact the Division of Medicine ECR Network.
Upcoming events
Upcoming event
Immunity and Transplantation ECR Away Day
Join DoM and IIT for an afternoon of all things academia, exclusively for self-identified Early Careers Researchers.
Date: Friday, 29th May 2026
Venue : International Students House, 229 Great Portland St, London W1W 5PN
Upcoming event
UCL FMS Research Culture Training 2026
An interactive Research Culture workshop on collaboration, communication and leadership within modern research environments.
Navigating Collaboration & Competition in Research Environments
UCL East
Wednesday 17th June | 10am-4pm
Latest event
ADAPT to Thrive: Building Resilience in Academic Research
Experienced setbacks in your research career? Join to hear reflections on resilience, join discussions and connect with fellow early career researchers.
Date: Wednesday 4 March at 1pm - 3pm
Location: Rayne Building, 2 floor seminar room
Past events
Research Culture Seminar Series 2025-26
Presenting with Impact: Mastering Public Speaking
Research Culture Seminar Series 2024-25
Lab Sustainability with Prof Andrea Sella
3rd October 2024
Impact through Commercialisation with UCL Business and UCL Technology Fund
4th December 2024
Thriving in Academia: Building Resilience and Emotional Intelligence for Early Career Researchers 5th February 2025
Early Career Researcher Town Hall Meeting (addressing the division)
11th March 2025, Rayne & 25th March 2025, Royal Free
ECR Fellowship Roadshow
15 April 2025
ECR Wellbeing
7 May Royal Free
Presenting with Impact: Mastering Public Speaking
8 May 2025
Research Culture Training
29 May 2025
DoM ECR Network Fellowship Club
10th June 2025
DoM ECR Network Fellowship Mentoring Scheme
28th July 2025
Research Culture Seminar Series 2023-24
ECR Research Culture Relaunch
Friday 22 September 2023, 1:30pm–5:30pm
How to Guide: Fellowships at UCL
Jenny Cowan and Lizzy Rosser
UCL Thursday 05 October 2023, 3pm-4pm.
Insights into a career in science publishing
Dr Anika Knuppel, Lancet Public Health
Wednesday 01 November 2023, 3pm-4pm.
Interview with Michael Spence, Provost UCL
Hosted ‘in conversation’ to discuss the need to disagree well
Wednesday 21 February 2024, 4.30pm.
What makes a healthy research culture?
Dr Maragret Heffernan
Wednesday 10 May 2024, 1-2pm.
Moving from Academia to Industry
Dr Emily Prpa, Science Manager at Yakult & Dr Laure Castan, Astrazeneca.
Wednesday 19 June 2024, 3pm-4pm.
Research Culture Training
Anna Elena Pepe and Renato Mosca from Training Luxury.
Thursday 04 July, 10am-4pm.
Reflections of a clinical academic of life in industry
Dr John Ioannou, Head of Global Medical Affairs, Rheumatology at UCB.
Thursday 18 July 2024, 11am-12pm.
Presenting with Impact: Mastering Public Speaking and Science Presentations
Leila Crerar, a professional actor with training in public speaking.
Thursday 23 July, 10am-3pm.
Research Culture Seminar Series 2022-23
‘Raising awareness and intervening with conscious and unconscious bias’
Dr Stuart W. Flint, University of Leeds
Monday 29 September 2022, 1pm-2pm.
‘Microaggressions, Allyship and Ethical EDI’
Dr Rosie Baruah & Dr Xander Stephenson-Allen, NHS
Monday 03 October 2022, 1pm-2pm.
‘Resisting Knowledge Vampirism: Protect your intellectual property’
Dr Nathalie Martinek, Healthcare Leadership Consultant
Monday 31 October 2022, 1pm-2pm.
‘Unconscious Bias (All of Us)’
Dr Ashira Blazer MD, Academic Rheumatologist, New York
Monday 28 November 2022, 1pm-2pm
‘Delivering Racial Equity in Academic Medicine’
Dr Justin Bullock, University of Washington School of Medicine
Monday 30 January 2023, 1pm-2pm (Online only).
‘Personalised mentorship’
Professor Jack Iwashyna, Johns Hopkins University
Monday 27 February 2023, 1pm-2pm.
‘From Chasing My Cure to Chasing Our Cures; Lessons learned as a physician, patient, and researcher’
Dr David Fajgenbaum MD, Perelman School of Medicine
Monday 20 March 2023, 2.30pm-3.30pm
‘Science Communication’
Professor Christina Pagel, Clinical Operational Research Unit, UCL
Monday 19 June 2023, 1pm-2pm
‘Is allyship even possible? A man’s view of the role of men in the fight for gender equity in medicine/science’
Dr Naftali Kaminski MD, Yale School of Medicine
Monday 10 July, 1pm-2pm, Rockefeller 337
Early Career Researcher Network
The Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network provides a friendly and inclusive forum for PhD students, postdocs, research fellows, research assistants and technicians in the Division of Medicine.
