Policy into Practice: EURAXESS Researcher Career Skills for Career Development PIPERS This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330 Helping researchers to pursue their professional ambitions: A workshop for staff assisting researchers’ development 21-22 MARCH 2016 LIEGE, BELGIUM Researcher Development The UK Experience Dr Lowry McComb Formerly Director of Researcher Development Durham University
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Policy into Practice:EURAXESS Researcher Career Skills for Career Development
PIPERS
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
Helping researchers to pursue their professional ambitions:A workshop for staff assisting researchers’ development
21-22 MARCH 2016
LIEGE, BELGIUMResearcher DevelopmentThe UK Experience
Dr Lowry McCombFormerly Director of Researcher Development
Durham University
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
What is Researcher Development?
• Knowledge and Intellectual Abilities• e.g. Discipline-Specific Knowledge, Problem Solving, Critical
Thinking
• Personal Effectiveness• e.g. Career Development, Time Management
• Research Governance and Organisation• e.g. Project Planning, Research Grant Development, Research
Integrity
• Engagement, Influence and Impact• e.g. Teaching, Publication, Impact Awareness, Outreach, Enterprise
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
The Importance of Researcher Development
• Should improve student’s ability to successfully complete research programme
• Preparation for future employment either in academia or other employment
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
National Policy• “…major funders of PhD
students should make all funding related to PhD students
conditional on students’ training meeting stringent
minimum standards”• Training “…should include the provision of at least two weeks’
dedicated training a year, principally in transferable
skills…”Roberts Review, 2002
Professor Sir Gareth Roberts
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
Aims of the AHRC’s Postgraduate ProgrammeThe AHRC’s postgraduate programme aims to improve the support,
training and development opportunities offered to postgraduates, helping them to:
• Make significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge and understanding
• Develop highly-skilled researchers ready for careers in HE and other sectors
• Develop the skills required by the knowledge-driven economy, and demonstrate the arts and humanities’ contribution to the UK’s cultural, social and economic well-being.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
Global Context
Trends that will shape the economy over the next decade include:• growing rewards from innovation, as the pace of
technological change increases and countries move into higher-value activities;
• the importance of higher skill levelsNeed to improve the UK’s capacity for science and innovation
• Investment in the science base• Improving links with business• Attract foreign direct investment• Build high value-added firms that will raise private
investmentResearch Councils UK
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
QAA UK Quality Code Chapter B12Indicator 14
• Research students have appropriate opportunities for developing research, personal and professional skills. Each research student's development needs are identified and agreed jointly by the student and appropriate staff at the start of the degree; these are regularly reviewed and updated as appropriate.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
EPSRC – Delivery Plan 2011-15• Highly-skilled people are the most important output from
our research investments, and with industry warning of STEM skill shortages, it has never been more important to ensure our people have the skills most valuable to industry.
• We will act to further improve the quality of PhDs by increasing the proportion of students funded via cohort approaches.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
EU FundingThe Commission identifies the need to increase the number of researchers, stating that the EU will need at least one million new research jobs if it is to reach the R&D target of 3%, and that the number of actual researchers required is significantly higher as many researchers will retire over the next decade. As a result, the European Commission calls on EU Member States to strengthen their capacity to attract and train young people to become researchers, so as to offer internationally competitive research careers to keep them in Europe as well as to attract high quality researchers from abroad.
UKRO Europe Unit, Briefing Note E-2010-12
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
The Vitae Researcher Development Framework
Vitae Researcher Development Frameworkby researchers for researchersBased on accounts of successful researchers
Literature survey Definitions of research and research rolesCompetency frameworks - academic and related occupations
Empirical data >100 interviews with experienced researchers Range of experiences, institution types, geographical context, disciplines, demographics>1000 characteristics and variants, clustered into groups
Broad consultation 242 sector responsesEmployer validationSector advisory & project groups
ValidationExpert panel: 14 senior academicsEndorsement by stakeholder organisations
Framework of the knowledge, behaviour and attributes of successful researchers
Enables self-assessment of strengths and areas for further development
Common language for researchers capabilities
Vitae Researcher Development Framework
Vitae Researcher Development Framework
Vitae Researcher Development Statement endorsed by Research and funding bodies, Universities UK, employers and others
Referenced in QAA Quality Code for research degree programmes
Used in achieving HR Excellence in research
Over 90% research intensive universities
Internationally recognised
House of Lords review of HE STEM (2012)
‘…we were pleased to hear that the Researcher Development Framework (RDF), developed by Vitae in consultation with employers, has gone some way to improve the employability skills of postgraduates and guide the knowledge, behaviour and attributes of a successful researcher ‘
‘…several witnesses praised the RDF and use it when mapping or reviewing trainingand courses in order to provide the skills in the RDF.’
Pan-European professional development framework – feasibility study(European Science Foundation)
‘Real demand among researchers for a more structured approach towards researcher´s professional development and active career planning.’
‘RDF proved to be a solid basis for making researchers reflect on their skills and attributes and on their career aspirations in general.’
‘Provides an important potential to support the professional development of researchers in any national or institutional environment.’
‘This new study has revealed that within Europe there is a clear need for a European Researcher Development Framework which can aid researcher´s professional development. The adoption of the RDF, adapted as recommended in the report, would also be a great tool for supporting intersect oral mobility. ‘
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
RDF Materials
RDF materials are now freely available fromhttps://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers-professional-development/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework
Core Groups:• Three Faculties• PGR, PGT• F/T, P/T, DL• UK & OS
Every student is an individual so training needs should be identified and reviewed
4) Supports All: The Doctoral Training Centres
4) Supports All: The Innovative Training Networks
PGR Training Programme should also support development of partnerships which take the form of collaborative…• European Training
Networks (ETN)• European Industrial
Doctorates (EID) • European Joint
Doctorates (EJD)
5) Measurable Outcomes
Engagement with RCUK and Employers
Engagement with Faculty and Departmental PG Leaders
Focus Groups with Students
Training Course Feedback
• Training Course Feedback• Focus Groups with Students• Engagement with Faculty
and Departmental PG Leaders
• Engagement with RCUK and Employers
HR Excellence in ResearchThe "HR Excellence in Research" award gives public recognition to research institutions that have made progress in aligning their human resource policies with the principles set out in the "Charter & Code". Institutions that have been awarded the right to use the icon can use it to highlight their commitment to implement fair and transparent recruitment and appraisal procedures for researchers.
Any Questions?
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
The EU Framework
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
The European Charter for Researchers
The European Charter for Researchers is a set of general principles and requirements which specifies the roles, responsibilities and entitlements of researchers as well as of employers and/or funders of researchers6. The aim of the Charter is to ensure that the nature of the relationship between researchers and employers or funders is conducive to successful performance in generating, transferring, sharing and disseminating knowledge and technological development, and to the career development of researchers. The Charter also recognizes the value of all forms of mobility as a means for enhancing the professional development of researchers.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
The Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers
The Code of Conduct for the recruitment of researchers consists of a set of general principles and requirements that should be followed by employers and/or funders when appointing or recruiting researchers. These principles and requirements should ensure observance of values such as transparency of the recruitment process and equal treatment of all applicants, in particular with regard to the development of an attractive, open and sustainable European labour market for researchers, and are complementary to those outlined in the European Charter for Researchers.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
Access to research training and continuous development
Employers and/or funders should ensure that all researchers at any stage of their career, regardless of their contractual situation, are given the opportunity for professional development and for improving their employability through access to measures for the continuing development of skills and competencies.Such measures should be regularly assessed for their accessibility, take up and effectiveness in improving competencies, skills and employability.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
Career developmentEmployers and/or funders of researchers should draw up, preferably within the framework of their human resources management, a specific career development strategy for researchers at all stages of their career, regardless of their contractual situation, including for researchers on fixed-term contracts. It should include the availability of mentors involved in providing support and guidance for the personal and professional development of researchers, thus motivating them and contributing to reducing any insecurity in their professional future. All researchers should be made familiar with such provisions and arrangements.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
Access to career adviceEmployers and/or funders should ensure that career advice and job placement assistance, either in the institutions concerned, or through collaboration with other structures, is offered to researchers at all stages of their careers, regardless of their contractual situation.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers
( HRS4R )The "HR Strategy for Researchers" supports research institutions and funding organisations in the implementation of the Charter & Code in their policies and practices. The concrete implementation of the Charter & Code by research institutions will render them more attractive to researchers looking for a new employer or for a host for their research project. Funding organisations implementing the Charter & Code principles will contribute to the attractiveness of their national research systems and to the attractiveness of the European Research Area more generally.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
HR Excellence in ResearchThe "HR Excellence in Research" award gives public recognition to research institutions that have made progress in aligning their human resource policies with the principles set out in the "Charter & Code". Institutions that have been awarded the right to use the icon can use it to highlight their commitment to implement fair and transparent recruitment and appraisal procedures for researchers.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
Any Questions?
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
What Career and Personal Development Activities Take
Place In Your Institution?Process• Group discussion on each table (15 minutes)• One person to take notes• Each table reports back (10 minutes)
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
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