Aberystwyth University Concordat
The Concordat is an agreement between the funders and employers of researchers in the UK, representing a significant development in national policy to support good management of researchers and their careers.
Concordat principles:
- Recognition of the importance of recruiting, selecting and retaining researchers with the highest potential to achieve excellence in research#
- Researchers are recognised and valued by their employing organisation as an essential part of their organisation's human resources and a key component of their overall strategy to develop and deliver world-class research
- Researchers are equipped and supported to be adaptable and flexible in an increasingly diverse, mobile, global research environment.
- The importance of researchers' personal and career development, and lifelong learning, is clearly recognised and promoted at all stages of their career
- Individual researchers share the responsibility for and need to pro-actively engage in their own personal and career development, and lifelong learning
- Diversity and equality must be promoted in all aspects of the recruitment and career management of researchers
- The sector and all stakeholders will undertake regular and collective review of their progress in strengthening the attractiveness and sustainability of research careers in the UK
The full text of the Concordat as well as further details about the background of the agreement are available here.
Aberystwyth University has a Policy Statement for the Recruitment, Management and Development of Research Staff that relates to the Concordat, and also has a Concordat implementation plan, all documents can be downloaded below.
Aberystwyth University also has a Concordat task group that overseas the annual review of the Policy Statement and managemes the implementation plan. Should you wish to pass any comments, or require further information, please contact the Chair of the Task Group: Gary Reed, Head of the Research Office.
For further information on support for Research Staff, please visit http://www.aber.ac.uk/staffdevelopment/english/research.htm
For information on Vitae Reseacher Development Events please vist http://www.vitae.ac.uk/policy-practice/916/Events.html
Aberystwyth University Concordat for the Development of Researchers Implementation Plan 2012-14
