Research with Integrity – just how ‘open’ is open research? – Cancer Research UK

For anybody contemplating an identical collection, listed below are a few of the issues we’ve learnt:

Faucet into present channels of communication

With help from the Library staff we had been capable of entry official College comms channels which helped unfold the phrase throughout schools, fostering interdisciplinary discussions. Individuals are extra doubtless to have a look at message from somebody they already know, so this was far more efficient than our private emails which tended to be misplaced amidst all of the content material vying for folks’s consideration.

Venues form occasions

Whereas internet hosting occasions in faculty-specific rooms was good for partaking folks based mostly there, utilizing extra impartial venues – akin to central College assembly rooms – was useful in exhibiting these occasions had been open to everybody.

Assist interplay

We’re nonetheless studying how finest to attach folks at our occasions. We tried icebreaker playing cards on the launch occasion, so everybody had a query they might ask somebody they didn’t know. We’ve used handwritten title badges for an off-the-cuff contact. And we included refreshment breaks to encourage casual discussions at every occasion.

Interact your audio system

We’ve had nice audio system sharing their data and expertise, they usually actually made these occasions work. Audio system typically had a number of tales to share, so briefing them on the goals of the occasion helped them determine what content material to deliver, and infrequently helped us form the session. Sharing particulars of the format additionally helped them, akin to being ready to take part in panel discussions.

Teamwork makes the dream work

Occasion planning is time-consuming, so having folks supporting completely different elements – comms, tickets, speaker contacts – is extremely useful. Our Groups chat is filled with concepts, feedback, questions and solutions – and each occasion has benefited from having a lot of enter from completely different views.