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Cambridge Stem Cell Institute

 

Our Research Culture & Integrity Seminar Series covers a range of topics such as research integrity, data management, open access and research ethics. These workshops are open to all institute and affiliate researchers and provide training and advice on these important areas in research culture and integrity. 

These seminars are held termly in person at JCBC.  For further information email events@stemcells.cam.ac.uk. 

Schedule

2026

Date Session

Wednesday 6th May

12:00 - 13:00

Resilience and Dealing with Failure Session

Panel members: Prof. Rita Horvath, Prof. Michael Coleman, Prof. Sanjay Sinha & Prof. Elisa Laurenti

A candid conversation on resilience and dealing with failure.

This session will cover:

  • Making Failure Visible in Academic Life
  • Resistance in Everyday Academic Practice
  • Failure, Power, and Inequality
  • Rethinking Success
  • Mentorship, Leadership, and Responsibility

REGISTER ONLINE HERE

Thurs 21 May

11:30 - 12:30

LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®

Use hands-on building to explore workplace behaviours, unpack tricky dynamics, and explore how we can respond and support others.

In this interactive LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® taster, we’ll use hands-on building to explore workplace behaviours, unpack tricky dynamics, and explore how we can respond and support others.

Reveal hidden perspectives:

  • Build models that uncover values and assumptions often missed in academic settings.

Hands-on Team Building:

  • Use the creative Serious Play method to construct and share collective insights.

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Past events

Past topics have covered: 

  • Leadership in Practice: Building Resilience and Shaping Career Pathways. (2026)
  • Building a Culture of Research Integrity (2026)
  • Everyday leadership: leadership behaviours that promote a positive culture (2026)
  • Public Speaking (2025)
  • Effective use of LinkedIn (2025)
  • Technician Commitment - Career Opportunities (2025)
  • Use of Fetal Material in Research (2025)
  • Building a Culture of Research Integrity (2025)
  • Introduction to Commercialisation (2025)
  • IP Essentials (2025)
  • ARRC - Comparison of Narrative CVs vs Traditional CVs (2025)
  • Centre for Science and Policy - Policy Engagement (2024)
  • 'Clear your Cache' Quirkshop (2024)
  • Scientific Method Discussion (2024)
  • Building a Culture of Research Integrity (2024)
  • Unexpected Results (2024)
  • Effective Working Relationships (2024)
  • Parental Leave panel discussion (2023) 
  • Clinical decision making (CDM) and cognitive biases (2023)
  • Promoting your Research (2023)
  • Science Communication (2023)
  • Research Grants Workshop (2023)
  • Research Data Management (2022)
  • Negative Results (2022)
  • Grants Administration (2022 presentation here
  • Seeking Sustainability in the Lab
  • The Dark Side of Science: Misconduct in Biomedical Research
  • Research Data Management Support at Cambridge
  • Managing micro-aggressions in the workplace

 

A list of all our past events can be found here

For further information, email events@stemcells.cam.ac.uk.