We try to live by the following principles:

Academic integrity

• integrity is the foundation of science
• we always hold ourselves to the highest standards of scientific practice and honesty

Aim high and think big

• life is short, so solve important problems

Ideas not papers

• focus on creating new ideas, not publishing papers

Curiosity-driven research

• we have freedom to chose our direction
• we do not want to waste this gift

Ideas are not owned

• ideas emerge from experience
• they come with debts to those who came before

Research transparency

• ideas become stronger when shared
• transparency requires trust
• better ideas come from dialog

Respect for each other

• respect is independent of skill or background
• we are all a work in progress

We all do science

• we are all engaged in the scientific process, irrespective of background, education, or job title
• it takes many people to create a scientific environment 

No task is too humble

• we never say “it's not my job” or turn away when something needs doing

Family friendly

• we never have to choose between life+family and science
• we work together to create new ways of working to support families

Gender equality

• every one of us is here because of our abilities and our passions
• we strive to create a scientific culture that is blind to gender

Inclusiveness

• we welcome everyone, irrespective of gender, race, LGBTQ status, culture, or religion

Open minded

• both scientifically and culturally
• we all come from different backgrounds and can learn from each other
• we benefit from an influx of ideas

Questioning

• we engage deeply in open and respectful discussion
• we are curious and ask questions because we want learn

Code like you would for others

• our code is powerful when it is used by others
• we write code that we are proud to share

Science is a team sport

• play on a team and win as a team

Science happens in a community

• each of us represents the department and, consequently, each other
• we behave in a way that reflects well on all of us

Science is a privilege

• nobody is entitled to be here
• we have to earn this privilege every day

We are thankful to society

• we do science at the pleasure of the taxpayer
• we are responsible to the taxpayer and use their money wisely to do the best science possible

Ethical use of technology

• we are self critical about potential uses of our technology
• we are committed to the ethical use of AI that improves life rather than degrades it

Have fun

• when we do good work, we are having fun
• when we are having fun, we do good work