Wellcome Anti-Ableism Research Culture: Research Materials, Qualitative and Co-produced Data, 2023-2026

Goodley, Dan (2026). Wellcome Anti-Ableism Research Culture: Research Materials, Qualitative and Co-produced Data, 2023-2026. [Data Collection]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Service. 10.5255/UKDA-SN-858177

WAARC brought together a team of researchers and professional services colleagues to develop a suite of activities that centre disability and contest systemic ableism in relation to three Priority Areas: Environment, Development and Collaboration. Phase 1 - Environment - experimented with new ideas for inclusive recruitment and employment. We interviewed 30 disabled staff including academics and professional services colleagues. Phase 2 - Development - deployed co-production workshops to create new guidelines on accessible research events. We also created a new course and resources on inclusive research methods to raise capacities of all researchers (with a specific focus on PGRs and ECRs) and then helped curate and reflect on a number of case studies of accessible events. Phase 3 - Collaboration- continued to put disabled people front and centre. We offered funding, via an Open Call, to other researchers and professional services colleagues to produce their own inclusive research projects. We also revisited the Concordat on Researcher Development through a series of workshops to centre the experiences and aspirations of disabled researchers. Our Cross-cutting theme sought to further interrogate anti-ableist university research practices through a series of online/face-to-face events, a podcasting series, webinars and online arts exhibition.

Data description (abstract)

This collection consists of research materials and data created by qualitative and co-production methods that worked in collaboration with academic, postgraduate (PGRs), early career (ECRs) and contract researchers and professional services colleagues to develop a suite of activities that centre disability and contest systemic ableism in relation to three Priority Areas: Environment, Development and Collaboration.

Environment experimented with new ideas for inclusive recruitment and employment. Development produced new guidelines on accessible research events and deliver a new course on inclusive research methods to raise capacities of all researchers (with a specific focus on PGRs and ECRs).

Collaboration continued to put disabled people front and centre; funding, via an Open Call, four research projects which brought together disabled people's organisations and university researchers. Cross-cutting themes drew upon some of the key findings and headlines of WAARC and shared these through an online exhibition, podcast series and online a series of webinars and workshops on the theme of Dreaming up a Disability Inclusive Workplace.

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