(Episode 97) Navigating Failure in Academia

11/12/2024 19 min Episodio 97
(Episode 97) Navigating Failure in Academia

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In our Research Culture Uncovered conversations we are asking what is Research Culture and why does it matter? In this week’s #ResearchCultureUncovered episode, Dr Taryn Bell takes on the tricky subject of failure. How do we talk about failure in academia? Who is given the space to fail? And what can we do to support our research communities in navigating failure?Taryn is joined on this episode by Dr Anna Pilz, Dr Johanna Stadlbauer, Dr Darcey Gillie and Professor Leila Jancovich. They share their thoughts and their experiences of developing tools, resources and frameworks to help researchers think more deeply about failure.🔍 Key Takeaways: The inequities involved in failure, and who we allow to failThe power of talking about failure openly and honestlyThe need to deal with the emotional, as well as the practical, elements of failureThe need to lean away from the instinctive desire to ‘fix’ things🔍 Resources mentioned in this episode:Failure Repository - add your own examples to the list!Darcey Gillie - Failure: We're doing it wrongFailSpace Project - including resources and printable versions of the frameworkAll of our episodes can be accessed via the following playlists:Research Impact with Ged Hall (follow Ged on LinkedIn)Open Research with Nick Sheppard (follow Nick on LinkedIn)Research Careers with Ruth Winden (follow Ruth on LinkedIn)Research talent management with Tony Bromley (follow Tony on LinkedIn)Meet the Research Culturositists with Emma Spary (follow Emma on LinkedIn)Research co-productionResearch LeadershipResearch EvaluationConnect to us or leave us a review on LinkedIn: @ResearchUncoveredPodcast (new episodes are announced here)Follow us on Bluesky: 

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