What are the inequities involved in failure in academia? For this Research Culture Uncovered episode, Taryn Bell interviewed Johanna Stadlbauer (and others) during a break of the 2024 Vitae researcher development conference in September.
Have a listen:(Episode 97) Navigating Failure in Academia - Research Culture Uncovered
More about this episode:
Taryn Bell takes on the tricky subject of failure. How do we talk about failure in academia? Who is given the space to fail? And what can we do to support our research communities in navigating failure?
Taryn is joined on this episode by Dr Anna Pilz, Dr Johanna Stadlbauer, Dr Darcey Gillie and Professor Leila Jancovich. They share their thoughts and their experiences of developing tools, resources and frameworks to help researchers think more deeply about failure.
Key Takeaways:
There are inequities involved in failure, and who is given the space to fail.
There is real power in talking about failure openly and honestly.
We need to deal with the emotional, as well as the practical elements of failure.
It’s important to lean away from the instinctive desire to ‘fix’ things.
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