Becky Ioppolo
beckyioppolo.bsky.social
Becky Ioppolo
@beckyioppolo.bsky.social
Conducting research on research culture at the University of Cambridge. Interested in all things science policy & evaluation (she/her)
Really pleased to be working with such talented colleagues on this over the past year 😁
An inaugural report by the Improving Inclusivity in Grant Funding project explores the gender disparities in University grant funding and outlines two key approaches to address them.
Read: www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/publications...
April 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Aga and I presented a poster yesterday at the @advancehe.bsky.social EDI Conference in Newcastle!

We’re studying disparities in application rates between women and men within the University of Cambridge. Turns out, it’s quite nuanced…

More details next week @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk. 👀
April 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
UK postdocs!

Tell us what your preferences are for your next job to inform our policy recommendations for precarity / fixed term contracts. 🤓
📣 Calling all Early Career Researchers (ECRs) at the postdoctoral level in the UK! 📣

Help us understand the precarious nature of fixed-term contracts.

🕑 10-15 mins survey
💷Donate £2 to a charity of your choice as a thank you
💻 redcap.link/ECR_job_pref
March 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Reposted by Becky Ioppolo
... and in a short animation on some of the ways that Quality Related Research funding supports the research of individual researchers including the conception & incubation of new ideas.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yErg...
Exploring the value of QR in supporting researcher-scale activities
YouTube video by The Bennett Institute for Public Policy
www.youtube.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Steven Wooding and I spoke to THE for this piece on QR, which draws on our 2021 research at Cambridge.

Read more about our study here, including a briefing note, 2-min video summary, and the full report: www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/research/res...
March 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Reposted by Becky Ioppolo
💼 Last call for job applications!

Are you a qualitative or qualitative researcher who wants to make academic research work better?

Submit an application before 23:59 UK time this Sunday to apply! ➡️ www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50157/
Research Associate or Assistant Action Research on Research Culture (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Research Associate or Assistant Action Research on Research Culture (Fixed Term) in the Cambridge Research Office at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
March 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM