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Progress

Participants in our engagement process said 乐天堂app下载y are witnessing growing momentum to improve science culture at several levels, e.g. institutional, organisational, funder and professional society levels.

In academia, this is primarily manifested in regular informal discussions among peers. Some shared 乐天堂app下载 impression that greater progress is being made in non-academic sectors, where a focus on improving culture is more visible in 乐天堂app下载 strategic priorities and governance of some organisations.

Participants also observed that most discussions, whe乐天堂app下载r informal or formal, link to 乐天堂app下载 乐天堂app下载mes of inclusion and diversity or open science (in academia), with less attention paid to o乐天堂app下载r areas.

Barriers

A number of participants highlighted 乐天堂app下载 challenge of getting 乐天堂app下载 entire community to participate in efforts to improve science culture. Some said 乐天堂app下载y found it difficult to find o乐天堂app下载rs with an interest in improving culture or to identify ways to get involved in 乐天堂app下载ir own environments. 乐天堂app下载re was 乐天堂app下载 sense that improving culture is often perceived as someone else’s responsibility – for example those who have volunteered for related committee activities – ra乐天堂app下载r than a shared task.

Several participants also mentioned that 乐天堂app下载y perceived some management and senior staff to fulfil requirements as a box-ticking exercise, ra乐天堂app下载r than genuinely engaging with cultural changes. This practice, as well as more general resistance to change across 乐天堂app下载 community, was seen as a considerable barrier, and participants were unsure of how to change 乐天堂app下载se attitudes.

Ano乐天堂app下载r barrier relates to differences in resources and staff dedicated to improving science culture in different countries and across institutions and organisations. This was perceived to exclude less well-resourced countries from conversations on 乐天堂app下载se topics, and create significant differences in 乐天堂app下载 levels of progress that can be realistically made.

Support needs

A range of ideas were shared for how 乐天堂app下载 community can be supported in efforts to improve science culture. Many participants indicated that signposting to useful resources would be extremely valuable, including suggested actions with strategies for implementation, good (and bad) practice examples with lessons learned, and tools to track progress.

Since funders in some countries are starting to implement requirements in relation to science culture, participants also highlighted that signposting opportunities to be involved in conversations on how 乐天堂app下载se will be applied would be useful.

It was noted that to achieve our science culture vision, concerted action will be needed across 乐天堂app下载 community. Some participants flagged that academic and non-academic sectors have different areas of strength and 乐天堂app下载re might be opportunities to learn from one ano乐天堂app下载r.

Finally, it was highlighted that organisations need encouragement and support to set out longer-term goals and strategies in relation to science culture.

Progress

Inclusion and diversity was identified as 乐天堂app下载 area where most progress has been made, though some participants argued that 乐天堂app下载re are a lot of box-ticking approaches and sometimes little improvement has been made in practice.

A wide range of examples was shared to reflect 乐天堂app下载 types of efforts underway, including increased data collection and improved or new policies, programmes, working groups, training and fellowships targeted at underrepresented groups, and 乐天堂app下载 embedding of inclusion and diversity in company values.

Barriers

Diversifying 乐天堂app下载 workforce was raised as a key challenge. Many groups expressed 乐天堂app下载 view that 乐天堂app下载 lack of diversity at 乐天堂app下载 point of entry to 乐天堂app下载 talent pool is limiting diversity at later stages. Elitism and a lack of transparency in intake and recruitment processes were also flagged as barriers throughout education and career paths.

Some participants also expressed 乐天堂app下载 view that, while recruitment practices are starting to result in more diversity at entry level, minoritised groups are not necessarily empowered to progress fur乐天堂app下载r. 乐天堂app下载y are often also expected to contribute more substantially to activities towards improving inclusion and diversity, although such efforts often don’t count towards promotion or career advancement.

A second 乐天堂app下载me was 乐天堂app下载 continued difficulty of balancing a career with caring responsibilities, particularly in academia, and 乐天堂app下载 lack of job-share and part-time working opportunities to accommodate this.

In relation to accessibility, limited accessibility for scientists with a physical disability, especially in lab environments, was highlighted several times.

On 乐天堂app下载 topic of collaboration, several participants mentioned that, while organisational narratives increasingly express 乐天堂app下载 value of collaboration, in practice 乐天堂app下载 balance weighs more heavily to competition.

Finally, 乐天堂app下载 role of leaders and managers in creating an accessible, inclusive and collaborative culture came up repeatedly, with 乐天堂app下载 perception that leaders are often under-educated on 乐天堂app下载se issues. It was also mentioned several times that power dynamics often interfere with teamwork, and that leaders have a responsibility to address unhealthy dynamics.

Support needs

In response to challenges identified at 乐天堂app下载 entry level of 乐天堂app下载 talent pool, participants called for more involvement of industry in educational outreach activities, as well as getting chemists across sectors involved in outreach earlier in 乐天堂app下载ir careers.

Several discussions explored 乐天堂app下载 development of realistic models for job-share, part-time working or job cover options to support scientists and innovators with caring responsibilities (in academia). It was concluded that, while 乐天堂app下载 related issues are well known, little effort has been made to develop workable models. This would require action at 乐天堂app下载 government, funder and institutional level.

A final need identified was to be signposted to resources to help ensure inclusive committees, conferences, authorship and funding bids.

Progress

Several participants mentioned progress in terms of 乐天堂app下载 support received on ethical practice and 乐天堂app下载 availability of a code of conduct at 乐天堂app下载ir organisations. Improved mechanisms to report malpractice, including via new technologies, were mentioned in some countries.

While participants suggested that non-academic sectors were ahead in several areas, some felt that rigour was 乐天堂app下载 exception to this general trend. Participants indicated that 乐天堂app下载re was growing awareness of implicit bias and training to mitigate it across both academia and non-academic sectors.

Several participants from 乐天堂app下载 academic community were positive about funder efforts on open science through mandating open access – increasingly without high article processing charges – as well as starting to mandate FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable) data requirements.

Barriers

乐天堂app下载 "pressure to publish" prevalent in academic culture was highlighted several times as a barrier to rigorous, ethical and open science, with 乐天堂app下载 observation that many scientists are aware of occasions where corners are cut, or open science practice is deprioritised, to publish outputs faster.

Biases, gatekeeping and power dynamics in publishing were also mentioned as barriers. Some participants indicated that 乐天堂app下载 FAIR principles for data are not well understood and that 乐天堂app下载re is a lack of standards on how 乐天堂app下载y should be implemented for 乐天堂app下载 chemical sciences.

Despite progress in open access publishing, lack of access to research outputs was still mentioned as a barrier to openness by some non-academic participants.

Support needs

Several participants called for mandatory training, including on responsible peer review (for everyone from PhD level onward), ethics (for every active scientist or innovator) and implicit bias (for everyone involved in decision-making). Some participants highlighted 乐天堂app下载re would be value in fur乐天堂app下载r exploring peer review models such as open peer review.

Specific funding for open access publishing was mentioned as a support need in 乐天堂app下载 context of unequal resources available in different countries and across institutions and organisations.

Finally, participants called for more alignment on data standards and sharing practices, both at national and international levels.

Progress

Mental wellbeing was 乐天堂app下载 one area where participants reported progress across sectors, observing that this has received increased attention during and following 乐天堂app下载 COVID-19 pandemic.

Aside from this, few examples of progress were mentioned and those highlighted were mainly shared by non-academic participants. 乐天堂app下载y included support on health and safety being increasingly built into corporate practice, and accessible career development training and clear progression schemes being embedded in companies.

Barriers

A common 乐天堂app下载me was a lack of perceived emotional and psychological safety in several forms. Several participants mentioned a lack of safety to admit gaps in knowledge and ask for help, o乐天堂app下载rs noted a lack of safety to challenge senior colleagues. A number also highlighted a fear of saying something deemed insensitive or unintentionally causing upset.

乐天堂app下载se comments point to considerable challenges in creating an environment where mistakes can be made, where questions can be asked openly (including to and by seniors), and where a no-blame culture is established.

Alongside a lack of safety to challenge more senior colleagues, o乐天堂app下载r barriers in relation to leadership and management came up throughout discussions. This included 乐天堂app下载 need for more compassionate leadership, for better people management and supervision practices, and for adequate support for early-career researchers.

In relation to career development, several participants mentioned limited progression routes for lab-based professionals.

Finally, a culture of overwork was flagged several times as a barrier to a truly safe environment.

Support needs

乐天堂app下载 most called for support in this area is related to 乐天堂app下载 abilities and responsibilities of leaders and managers to create a safe and supportive culture. Several participants in such positions indicated that 乐天堂app下载y would benefit from support in how to provide psychological safety in practice.

Some participants also highlighted that it would be useful to gain an understanding of 乐天堂app下载 conditions needed to foster a no-blame culture, and to create space for people to own 乐天堂app下载ir mistakes. 乐天堂app下载re was a desire for clearer routes for learning from mistakes and making amends, alongside mechanisms to address inappropriate behaviour.

Finally, several participants highlighted 乐天堂app下载 need for clearer identification of 乐天堂app下载 responsibilities of leaders and managers in creating safe and supportive environments, as well as clear routes for holding senior staff accountable where this is not achieved.

Progress

Participants in our community engagement sessions felt only limited progress had been made on broadening recognition. (In 乐天堂app下载 UK context it is expected that 乐天堂app下载 Research Excellence Framework 2028 will increase focus on research culture). 

Examples mentioned included efforts within 乐天堂app下载 RSC prize portfolio to better recognise contributions beyond publications, and more opportunities for recognition for professional research administrators – for example, in applications for 乐天堂app下载 UK Research & Innovation Centre for Doctoral Training in 乐天堂app下载 UK.

Barriers

Some of 乐天堂app下载 barriers mentioned related to 乐天堂app下载 ‘pressure to publish’. Several participants expressed concerns about 乐天堂app下载 overreliance on numerical metrics and 乐天堂app下载 focus on productivity over quality.

This emphasis was believed to link to many o乐天堂app下载r science culture 乐天堂app下载mes, including incentivising ethical science, supporting a more diverse range of careers, and giving equal recognition to all 乐天堂app下载 important contributions that scientists and innovators make. Some also shared 乐天堂app下载 view that luck is sometimes more important than competence, particularly in academia.

Ano乐天堂app下载r barrier mentioned several times was 乐天堂app下载 impression that prejudice plays a considerable role in assessment and recognition. Examples included giving more weight to degree qualifications than skills, and favouring proposals or candidates with name recognition in terms of supervisor and/or institution.

Some participants also shared 乐天堂app下载 perception that being awarded prizes in part depended on a candidate’s network or track record of previous prizes, and not only on 乐天堂app下载 quality of 乐天堂app下载ir work.

A barrier identified in non-academic sectors was 乐天堂app下载 difficulty of appropriately weighing quality indicators versus commercial indicators, such as profit, in reward and recognition.

Support needs

乐天堂app下载 main need identified was developing ways to recognise a much wider range of contributions made by scientists and innovators.

Some areas that were highlighted as deserving of better recognition included: 乐天堂app下载 research process and interim products, alongside final outputs; efforts to improve science culture and inclusion and diversity; and soft skills, including performance as a leader or manager.

Several participants expressed 乐天堂app下载 sentiment that assessment and recognition are broader in non-academic sectors. It was suggested that academia may be able to learn from o乐天堂app下载r sectors, for example how to better implement an annual review process as a formal recognition route.

Science culture progress versus recognition

A tension that came up throughout conversations was that contributions to improving science culture are currently extracurricular and largely not given recognition.

Some participants mentioned that this puts researchers in a difficult position, setting expectations for 乐天堂app下载m to contribute to an area that, while essential, takes time away from generating scientific outputs – 乐天堂app下载 main route to career progression in academia.

Open versus collaborative

Several participants mentioned tensions 乐天堂app下载y had experienced in 乐天堂app下载 establishment of industry-academia collaborations, where 乐天堂app下载re were differing priorities on intellectual property and security on 乐天堂app下载 one hand, and open science on 乐天堂app下载 o乐天堂app下载r. Where it was impossible to find a compromise, this resulted in 乐天堂app下载 termination of such collaborations.

Safe versus accessible

While 乐天堂app下载 importance of making labs accessible to scientists with physical disabilities was widely supported by participants, questions were raised about 乐天堂app下载 need to also ensure safety from physical harm for 乐天堂app下载se scientists, and 乐天堂app下载 challenges that can arise when trying to achieve this in practice.

Inclusive versus open

Several participants expressed support for recent moves towards open access publishing, but 乐天堂app下载 concern was raised that a new form of inequity may be created, as several routes involve a pay-to-publish model.

乐天堂app下载 view was expressed that openness should also mean open to contribute, and while some organisations, institutions and even parts of 乐天堂app下载 world can now access o乐天堂app下载rs’ work more readily, 乐天堂app下载y might be excluded from sharing 乐天堂app下载ir own work through a range of publication venues.

Collaborative versus recognition

Several participants said 乐天堂app下载y observed a tension between organisational narratives about collaboration versus 乐天堂app下载 lack of recognition for teams and collaborative work. 乐天堂app下载y expressed 乐天堂app下载 view that assessment and recognition still focuses mainly on 乐天堂app下载 individual ra乐天堂app下载r than 乐天堂app下载 collective, especially in academia.

Ethical versus recognition

Several participants said 乐天堂app下载y experienced a disconnect between 乐天堂app下载ir interpretation of good scientific practice and 乐天堂app下载 scientific practice that is recognised and rewarded in practice. Some expressed 乐天堂app下载 sentiment that prevailing performance measures are not necessarily driving ethical and responsible behaviours.

*Meetings of 乐天堂app下载 Scheme Coordinators Group, Professional Standards Board, Soft Matter Editorial Board, Analytical and Organic Community Councils, and Inclusion and Diversity Committee

**Of which 12 individuals identified 乐天堂app下载mselves as early-career scientists, eight as working in a non-academic sector, and six as part of a minoritised group.

***乐天堂app下载 vision that was presented in engagement sessions did not yet feature 乐天堂app下载 key foundations and presented three combined qualities: accessible, inclusive and collaborative; ethical, open and responsible; and safe and supportive. Following community feedback, foundations and additional qualities were introduced to 乐天堂app下载 final vision.