Katie Wheat

Katie Wheat is Head of Engagement and Policy at Vitae, leading world class researcher development to realise the potential of researchers. Through her leadership of Vitae membership and Vitae Connections Week 2020, as well as work to support the Researcher Development Concordat, Katie engages with stakeholders across the research ecosystem to advocate for the importance of researcher career and professional development for the benefit of individuals and ultimately society. As an author of Research integrity: a landscape study (2020) she is interested in the complex relationship between research integrity, research culture and pressures across the research ecosystem that may undermine these. Katie was previously a postdoctoral researcher in psychology and cognitive neuroscience.