Modern research is increasingly collaborative, distributed, and interdisciplinary. As teams work across institutions, research groups, and shared research infrastructure, there is a growing need for clear documentation, shared workflows, and connected processes to support reproducibility and efficiency.
This webinar brings together experts working closely with core facilities across research culture, open research, and collaborative science to share practical insights into how modern research workflows are evolving. From improving training and documentation to enabling collaboration across research teams, the session will explore approaches to shifting research culture at scale.
Join us for a discussion on how structured protocol management and shared workflows can help improve collaboration, support research culture, and increase visibility across research teams including institutional services such as core facilities.
In this session, we will cover:
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Collaboration across research teams and institutions
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Supporting modern research workflows in distributed environments
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Improving training and onboarding across research groups
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Reducing knowledge loss through structured documentation
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Supporting open research and FAIR principles
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The role of research culture in enabling collaboration
- Increasing visibility and recognition for shared research contributions
Register for free webinar
Tuesday May 5, 2026
14:00 CET | 13:00 GMT
Speakers
Julia Fernández-Rodríguez, PhD
Head of the Centre for Cellular Imaging
University of Gothenburg | SciLifeLab
Julia Fernández-Rodríguez is Head of the Centre for Cellular Imaging at the University of Gothenburg and Scientific Director at SciLifeLab. With over 20 years of experience in research infrastructure and training, she plays a leading role in advancing imaging technologies and collaboration across European research environments.
Mary-Ann Xavier, DPhil
Science Coordinator
University of Oxford
Mary-Ann is a Science Coordinator supporting open data drug discovery across the ASAP and OpenBind consortia. She works closely with researchers to enable collaboration and data sharing across distributed teams. Mary-Ann brings a background in translational oncology research and is passionate about advancing open science to accelerate scientific discovery.
Julia Schoonover, PhD
Inclusive and Engaged Research Manager
University of Manchester
Julia Schoonover focuses on research culture and inclusive research practices at the University of Manchester. Her work supports collaboration across research groups and helps strengthen research culture across institutions.
Moderator
Julia Kurz, PhD
Scientific Engagement Manager
protocols.io
Julia is our Scientific Engagement Manager, based in Germany. She is involved in delivering webinars, demos, and training sessions to help users get the most out of protocols.io. Julia is experienced working closely with scientists in both academic and commercial research settings. She has a research background herself, having completed her PhD in medicinal chemistry and structural biology. She is driven by a passion for bringing scientific innovations to life.