HR Excellence in Research
The College has been recognised by the European Commission for its 'HR excellence in research'. This award recognises the positive actions that the College has taken and will continue to take to support the career development of researchers and the actions in place to implement the principles of the Concordat to Support the Development of Researchers.
The College is one of only 50 UK higher education institutions to be recognised in this way.
This is a UK-wide process, overseen by Vitae, enabling UK HEIs to gain the European Commission's 'HR Excellence in Research' badge, which acknowledges their alignment with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for their Recruitment. The UK process incorporates both the QAA Code of Practice for Research Degree Programmes and the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers to enable institutions that have published Concordat implementation plans to gain the 'HR Excellence in Research' badge. The UK approach includes ongoing national evaluation and benchmarking.
The press release confirming this announcement is available to download here: UK universities receive EU Commission's recognition for researcher development.
The College has prepared an Implementation Strategy and Action Plan (.doc) which details how the principles of the Concordat are to be applied.
For more information, please see the HR page: Research Staff.
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