"Version: 202112"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. The 'what' and 'why' of research collaboration -- 1.1. Why collaborate in research? -- 1.2. UCL Ventura : providing continuous positive airway pressure devices for Covid-19 -- 1.3. What is collaboration? -- 1.4. Collaborations and relationships -- 1.5. Collaboration and co-operation -- 1.6. Challenges of co-produced collaborative research -- 1.7. Key learning points--chapter 1

2. Get ready : preparing yourself to collaborate -- 2.1. Mindsets -- 2.2. 'I should be so lucky'--the role of serendipity and how you can encourage it -- 2.3. The key communication skills that make collaboration -- 2.4. Listening and its role in collaboration -- 2.5. Key learning points--chapter 2

3. Leading by example : preparing your team to collaborate -- 3.1. Diversity and collaboration -- 3.2. The role of leaders in research collaboration -- 3.3. Behaviours of people with good leadership skills -- 3.4. Leading researcher or collaborative leader? -- 3.5. Power dynamics and their impact on collaboration -- 3.6. Leaders and followers in collaborations -- 3.7. The i-sense-AHRI collaboration and the importance of leadership -- 3.8. The 'soft stuff'--psychological safety and why it's important for collaboration -- 3.9. The importance of 'belonging' -- 3.10. How to go about creating a psychologically safe atmosphere? -- 3.11. Key learning points--chapter 3

4. Creating a collaborative organisation -- 4.1. Organisations as complex systems -- 4.2. Creating a collaborative organisation using the cultural web model -- 4.3. Using the cultural web as an analytical tool -- 4.4. Leading a collaborative organisation -- 4.5. Properties of systems that inhibit collaboration -- 4.6. Putting the cultural web into practice--real world approaches to creating a collaborative organisation -- 4.7. Thinking about collaboration, the cultural web and collaborating with industry -- 4.8. Some thoughts about the research and innovation system of systems in the UK -- 4.9. Key learning points--chapter 4

5. What's next for research collaboration? -- 5.1. Impact of Covid-19 and climate change on how we collaborate -- 5.2. Remote collaboration -- 5.3. Increasing inclusion and flattening hierarchies -- 5.4. Planning remote workshops -- 5.5. Engineering serendipity into online collaboration -- 5.6. Future directions for research collaboration? -- 5.7. Key learning points--chapter 5.

Collaboration is a defining feature of 21st-century research, with more and more people routinely traversing formal disciplinary boundaries in the quest for fundamental and applied scientific discovery--even when it takes them beyond their core domain knowledge and expertise. This book takes a practical approach to support researchers in their collaborative practice.

A global audience of interdisciplinary physical scientists, technologists and engineers -- i.e. relevant for PhD students, postdoctoral scientists through to senior research managers working across academia, government agencies and industry.

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At the helm of the N8 Research Partnership since 2018, Annette is its Director and Chief Collaboration Officer. She is a public speaker highly regarded for her expertise in research culture and collaboration. Annette is an ambassador for excellent collaborative research that has a genuine impact in the world. Her particular passion is multidisciplinary partnership, team science, and collaboration. Liz has over 20 years' experience in facilitation and leadership development. Liz is one of the Founding Directors of The Collective Facilitation Ltd. She has worked for global multinationals such as Procter and Gamble, education institutions including Kingston College, and micro-enterprises in under-developed parts of London. Her career has seen her facilitate sandpits throughout the world, helping to inspire innovative, transformative multidisciplinary solutions that answer increasingly complex challenges.

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