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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · May 24

THAT’s exciting! Can’t wait to see/hear it!

Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · May 16

Nothing like seeing Lindisfarne from the train on a sunny day! If only the train was moving… Hopefully we get skates on, and I’m not late for the @wellcometrust.bsky.social regional meeting bringing colleagues working on their funded #ResearchCulture projects together - looking forward to it!

A picture of the island of Lindisfarne in the distance, with green fields in the foreground and blue sky overhead.

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · May 13

Thanks to colleagues from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social and @ucddublin.bsky.social for inviting me to talk about the work that the #ResearchCulture team at @newcastleuni.bsky.social have been doing to evaluate and track change in culture. Great talks and lots to reflect on! #REF2029PCE

Blue title slide with talk title on, Evaluating research culture - UK university perspective

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Apr 21

Arrived in Manchester for our first People, Culture and Environment (PCE) assessment panel meeting tomorrow - looking forward to meeting colleagues from across the UK and our discussions about evaluating #ResearchCulture for #REF2029. #BackToWork #HolidayOver

Glassy tower blocks reflecting a grey Manchester sky.

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Apr 11

A week of leave starts tomorrow with these little beauties…. Getting #AllotmentReady #GoodToGrow

Lots of pots with small tomato plants in.

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Apr 10

Some lunches are just made better than others…. #HappyLunch #HungryAlready

A colourful and delicious looking salad lunchbox, with breaded chicken, avocado and edible flowers

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Apr 9

First article co-authored with @annettebramley.bsky.social published today in @timeshighered.bsky.social - Five Top Tips to help you lead change in research culture. Hopefully it’s helpful, or maybe you’ve got more tips to add…? #ResearchCulture

www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/five-...

Five ways to start leading research culture change

If you’re concerned that research culture is valuing output over well-being, or prioritising prestige over passion, these tips could help you move towards more supportive and collaborative labs and de...

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Apr 9

Today, with @annettebramley.bsky.social, we publish our #FiveTopTips for building a more positive #ResearchCulture - take a look - maybe it could help you lead change where you are? #CultureChange #Inclusion #WorkingTogether @timeshighered.bsky.social

N8 Research Partnership @n8research.bsky.social · Apr 9

Our director @annettebramley.bsky.social and @newcastleuni.bsky.social's @candyrowe.bsky.social are today in @timeshighered.bsky.social with an important article on creating a supportive, collaborative and healthy research culture.

www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/five-...

#N8ResearchCulture

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Apr 2

At @advancehe.bsky.social #EDIConf2025 listening to Prof Nicola Rollock, author of #TheRacialCode delivering a provocation about whether we view the current geopolitical challenges around #EDI as an oddity, or part of a continuation of injustice and oppression that continues to operate? #ThankYou

Cover of Professor Nicola Rollock’s book, The Racial Code

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Apr 2

#EDIConf2025 - slowing getting back into the saddle with my social media…

Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Apr 2

At the end of the first day of the @advancehe.bsky.social #EDI Conference, lots of thoughts and reflections and, of course, as always, lots of questions! Thanks to everyone who presented today-looking forward to tomorrow… #Equality #Diversity #Inclusion #StayCurious

Slide showing a mountain meadow landscape with the text-Any questions?

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🦋 Conny Zelic 🦋 @connyzelic.bsky.social · Mar 27

Here is an interesting article by Newcastle University about the components that are needed to create a ‘thinking environment’ where the very best quality thinking happens - click here to watch the video!

from.ncl.ac.uk/how-do-we-cr...

How do we create environments where people can do their best thinking?

In a distracted world, how can we make time to think? Professor Peter Hopkins reflects on work at Newcastle University to create space for deeper thinking.

from.ncl.ac.uk

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Mar 27

Great talk from Dulini Fernando @astonuniversity.bsky.social who has left us with an excellent provocation, especially for those of us in leadership positions. Lots to reflect on at @ukri.org #BBSRC Connecting #ResearchCulture Conference @earlhaminst.bsky.social

Picture of a slide on ‘the dark side of diversity and inclusion, with the provocation: does the organisation make changes to fundamental assumptions and practices to better accommodate individuals from the margins, or use EDI to camouflage longstanding inequalities and/or implicitly encourage employees to conform to the dominant mould?

Slide asking, How do we move forward? Solutions highlight strengthening professional voice via networks, valuing constructively critical voices, reflexivity and learning, and allyship.

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Mar 27

Connecting with #ResearchCulture colleagues and #EDI champions from across BBSRC Institutes (and beyond) at their first Research Culture Conference hosted at @earlhaminst.bsky.social. Learning lots, and feeling inspired to get going again on this platform and make more connections myself!

An image of a conference booklet for Connecting Research Culture Conference

Selfie of Liz Simmonds, Tim Newton and Candy Rowe at the conference

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Jan 25

Not been to Sri Lanka but have done self-drive in Namibia and it was amazing-lots to see beyond desert. To be fair, both sound better than a week in the UK…

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Jan 17

Coffee break in our discipline-specific #ResearchIntegrity training to researchers in our Biosciences Institute by colleagues from @babrahaminst.bsky.social emerging from a @ukri.org BBSRC-funded CONNECT project. Great to be #WorkingTogether and #LearningTogether to build #ResearchCulture.

Image of slide with a coffee cup and logs of Newcastle University and Babraham institute.

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Jan 17

Some clouds are just better than others. #AmazingSkies

Morning sky with pink-tinged circular cloud formation.

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Dec 24

Despite best efforts to get timing right, Christmas candle still burning down with 10 mins to go… Enjoy the festive holidays-back in the New Year! #HappyChristmas

Candle burning-it is a candle that counts down to Christmas, and has the numbers 23 and 24 still remaining.

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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · Dec 20

Opinion: ‘Destigmatise efforts to uphold research integrity’.

Focus on systems and culture rather than individual wrongdoing, say Simon Kolstoe and Stephanie Neave.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

‘Destigmatise efforts to uphold research integrity’ - Research Professional News

Focus on systems and culture rather than individual wrongdoing, say Simon Kolstoe and Stephanie Neave

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Dec 18

Yay! In our #ResearchRetreat today and tomorrow. No meetings. Away from the office. A time to think, research and write with a group of great colleagues. And a chocolate bear if I reach my goal for the day… #ReleasingQualityTime

A desk by a window with a laptop and a coffee on, with a small chocolate bear on the windowsill.

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Dec 16

Does this mean you’ve had a last gasp of success for 2024?!?

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Dec 13

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · Dec 13

Join Rachel Kendal on Dec 18 to explore how how the CES Transformation Fund advances EDI in grant applications.

Key measures include:
📝 Anonymized reviews
📝 Two-stage application process
📝 Diversity scoring & review panels

Register here: researchonresearch.org/afire-funder...

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Dec 13

Sometimes, you need to slow down in order to speed up. It can be difficult to know exactly when, but I’m learning that when something’s not feeling quite right, it’s better to stop and discuss with people, find a shared sense of purpose, and move on more energised. #MyLifeInPostIts #AlwaysLearning

A yellow post it with ‘slow down to speed up’ handwritten on it

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Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social · Dec 13

Whoop whoop! Great winner!

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