The Research Cultures Delivery Group (RCDG) is a task and finish sub-group of Research Strategy Group (RSG) operating until December 2028. The RCDG is chaired by the Head of Research Cultures and is tasked with monitoring the delivery of the Research Cultures Action 2026-28 and the CoARA Action Plan 2025-30.
Governance & OperationThe working group will act under the auspices of the Research Strategy Group, which reports to the University Executive and Senate.
The working group will, through its membership, maintain close links with the Research Ethics and Integrity Group (REIRG), Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and its sub-committees (EDIC), the Researcher Development Concordat Implementation Group, the Health & Wellbeing Committee, the Staff Experience Committee, Technician Steering Committee and the Doctoral College.
The working group will aim to promote transparency, inclusion and engagement in its work by making the agenda, notes of the meeting and papers available within the University via this committee site: Research Cultures Delivery Group.
RCDG will meet twice a year.
Meetings of RCDG will focus on communication of completed actions and discussion of next steps where actions require additional resource to be completed, or where actions need to be refocused.
Members of the group and action owners will provide quarterly updates on progress against their assigned actions by email to the Chair.
RCDG will report bi-annually to RSG.
Membership of the group will be drawn from representatives of departments or units that are the lead owner of actions.
The Chair(s) of the Research Cultures Forum will be members of this group.
Previous meeting
Progress Report - December 2025 (Wednesday, 31 December 2025, midnight - 11:59 p.m.)Last updated