STRATEGIC RESEARCH THEME: LIFELONG HEALTH As part of the University of Surrey’s ambitious objectives for research excellence and impact, a series of thematic strategic research priorities has been identified. Lifelong Health is the latest of these Research Themes, launched in August 2019. Thus states our shiny new web page! So, Lifelong Health – there is […]
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Exemplary ethical conduct sits at the heart of scholarship and research, and has done so at the University of Surrey since inception. Ethical guidelines and frameworks are provided by funders. Regulatory compliance and governance oversight are required by government policy, the legal system, and various bodies, such as the Human Tissue Authority. And demonstration of […]
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If you are reading this, you are probably a researcher sitting somewhere along the experience spectrum – from novice to grand master – of how to do research. So, how did you learn to ‘do research right’? How do you know you do research right? If you inhabit the ‘novice’ end of the spectrum, are […]
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In this blog, I want to explore doing research individually or in teams at our University, how we are rewarding doing research, and whether we have got the settings right on individuals versus teams. Even though we mostly do research in teams, we do not train people in team work, reward them for success as […]
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BRIDGING THE GAP PRESENTING – CONNECTING – NETWORKING – COLLABORATING This morning I have 20 minutes and no slides….you are going to have to listen! Let me begin by the thanking the outgoing Director of the Doctoral College, Chris France, for his service and the great start he has overseen for this new but crucial institution for […]
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When I came here for interview, the University’s then COO David Sharkey drove me around the park – I quickly become disorientated – going in circles confuses me. But I was left with one lasting impression – that I felt like I was in Santa Clara, which is a part of Silicon Valley. Solid low-rise […]
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