University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Wednesday 4 March 2026 (approx. 09:30–16:30) 

Collaboration is at the heart of how research and innovation happen. Whether through interdisciplinary projects, mentoring and co-authoring, or partnerships that reach across sectors and borders, our everyday ways of working together shape the culture of research itself. 

This free one-day conference, hosted by the Collaborative Cultures Programme at the University of Strathclyde, will explore how collaboration interacts with equity, inclusion, and meaningful impact in research and innovation through a range of keynote talks, panel discussions, and interactive parallel sessions. 

The event marks the culmination of Strathclyde’s two-year Wellcome-funded Collaborative Cultures Programme examining how collaborative practices are built, supported, and sustained across different disciplines and contexts.  

We invite you to join us to share learning, spark ideas, and explore how collaboration can transform the everyday cultures of research, knowledge exchange and innovation.

The conference is aimed at all those involved in leading, enabling, or shaping collaboration and research culture in the Research, Knowledge Exchange & Innovation ecosystem.

Please register to attend the conference using the online registration form by 9 February 2026.

We have a limited number of bursaries available to support attendance, please email collaborativecultures@strath.ac.uk if you would like to discuss financial support to attend.  

Conference Programme – At a Glance 

The programme balances shared plenary discussion with opportunities for deeper engagement, reflection, and exchange across the research, knowledge exchange and innovation ecosystem. 

The conference will include keynote contributions exploring how collaboration operates across institutions, sectors and systems, strategic benefits of research culture funding and national perspectives on research culture.  

Keynote presentations include: 

• Prof Dawn Orr, Professor of Practice and Associate Director of Nursing and Care, NHS 24 
• Dr Annette Bramley, Founder, Hummingbird Insights; previously Director, N8 Research Partnership 
• Dr Wayne Mitchell, Associate Provost (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion), Imperial College London 

During the day a range of parallel sessions of take place with case studies, practice-based perspectives, interactive and participatory formats on the following topics: 

• Communicating and collaborating across sectors 
• Institutional approaches to building better research and innovation cultures 
• Identifying barriers and solutions in research and innovation culture 
• Practical approaches to developing and sustaining collaborative cultures.

Why Attend?

This conference will be particularly relevant if you are: 

• Working in or alongside universities, funders, industry, public or third-sector organisations 
• Involved in partnership working, engagement, knowledge exchange, or innovation 
• Interested in how collaboration intersects with equity, inclusion, and participation 
• Supporting, studying, or delivering research culture initiatives at organisational or sector level 

You’ll leave with: 

• Insight into how collaborative cultures is built and sustained in everyday practice 
• Understanding of current qualitative and quantitative approaches to researching and evaluating research culture 
• Examples of how organisations and partnerships are addressing challenges in collaboration 
• New connections and shared learning across disciplines and sectors 

If you have any questions or require any support, please email collaborativecultures@strath.ac.uk.  

Call for Content Submissions (now closed)

The call for Content Submissions (poster presentations and short highlight talks) closed on 15 December 2025. Decisions on conference contributions have been made by a committee representing Strathclyde’s research & innovation community, ensuring that a range of topics and speakers is covered. 

Research Integrity & Culture Week

The Everyday Cultures of Collaboration Conference is the flagship event of the University of Strathclyde’s Research Integrity & Culture Week. 

Research Integrity & Culture Week is an annual Strathclyde event week for anyone involved in conducting, leading and enabling research to celebrate and explore the topics of research integrity and research culture. The full programme of events is now available to view and book via the Research Integrity & Culture Week SharePoint (requires Strathclyde login).

Research Integrity and Culture Week emerged from an initial partnership between the University of Strathclyde and Heriot-Watt University. In 2025, it expanded to include Queen Margaret University and the University of Dundee. In 2026, for the first time, Research Integrity and Culture Week will be a joint Scotland-wide initiative, delivered in partnership with 15 universities and institutions across the country. To view and book events as part of this, please see the Scottish Research Integrity & Culture Week website.