Explore the Funded Projects

This section provides an overview of all the initiatives supported by the Culture Catalyst Fund (CCF). Each project aims to improve research culture  through innovative, inclusive, and collaborative approaches. Browse the tiles to learn about project goals, methods, and impact.

Connect with the teams leading this transformative work!

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Project Information

Contacts: Özgür Akgün

 

Project Information

Contact: Catriona Wimberley

Promotional image for the Scottish Research Technicians’ Professional (SRTP) Academy project, highlighting career empowerment and network-building for research technicians across Scotland.

SRTP Academy 

Registration link

SRTP Q&A

SRTP Academy Information Session

Podcast - Technically Edinburgh

Contacts: Mohammad Ali Salik; Tabea Gerlach

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Project information

Contacts: Sarah Kettley; Emily Shipp

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Contacts: Kirsten Hainey; Kirstin Mitchell

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Contacts: Federica Fina; Mary Donaldson; Kerry Miller; Valerie McCutcheon

Project overview

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Contact: Claire Pembleton

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Contacts: Emma Hall; Daniel Toddie-Moore; Jennifer Crawford 

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Contacts: Enrico Galvagni; Jen Ross; Simon McGrath; Cecile Menard; Joanna Royle

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Contact: Sukanya Krishnamurthy

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Contacts: Inna Yaneva-Toraman; Rachel E.S. Porteous 

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Contacts: Gillian Brown; Nicole Tausch; Csilla Pákozdy; Jinwen Xie

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Contact: Ailsa Henderson; Shonagh McEwan

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Contacts: Dely L. Elliot, Anindya Raychaudhuri

Promotional image for the Interrogating the Viva project, focusing on equitable and inclusive PhD assessment practices across disciplines and institutions.
 
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Contact: Anindya Raychaudhuri
 
Promotional image for the project on enabling neurodivergent leaders to thrive, promoting inclusive leadership and institutional change in research environments.

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Contacts: Diane Gill; Claire Hobday; Michael Cowley 

Promotional image for the project on mainstreaming support for emotionally demanding research, advocating for sustainable wellbeing strategies in academia.

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Contacts: Julie Riddell; Jo Edson Ferrie; Seonaid Cleare 

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Contact: Sally Morgan

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Contact: Hephzibah Israel

Promotional image for the RELAX project, showcasing leadership, visibility, and sustainability for technical professionals in research.

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Contacts: Lee Murphy; Natalie Homer

 

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Contact: Thamarai Schneiders 

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Contacts: Jenn Yoo; Kieran Sweeney

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Contacts: Anne Kerr; Betsy Barkas

 

 

 

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Contacts: Fiona O’Hanlon; Gale MacLeod

Promotional image for the project reimagining research cultures with and by disabled and chronically ill academics, centred on care, justice, and inclusive scholarship.

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Contact: Gill Haddow 

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Contact: Niki Vermeulen

Any questions?

If you are interested in hearing more, please get in touch with our InFrame Project Coordinators.

University of Edinburgh

Dr Katrien Dierckx

 

University of St Andrews

Dr Caitlin McDonald 

 

University of Glasgow

Dr Cristina Vazquez Martin