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HR Excellence in Research Award
British Council, 9 March 2012
Ellen Pearce
[email protected]
Aims
This presentation will cover:
how the ‘HR Excellence in Research’ award fits
within EURAXESS
the aims and benefits of the process
gaining the ‘HR Excellence in Research' badge
Vitae support for implementation
Two-year internal review
next steps
Background
September 2005: European Charter and Code launched as part
of UK Presidency
May 2007: EC survey of EC&C awareness among researchers
November 2008: EC HR Strategy of Researchers launched by
European Commission
2009: European Charter and Code implementation brought into
the EURAXESS site
September 2009: Vitae formally joins ‘HR Strategy for
Researchers Group’ on behalf of the British Council, RCUK,
UUK and UK HEIs
March 2010 first European HEIs receive ‘HR Excellence in
Research’ award
Background
European Commission’s ‘Partnership for Researchers’
Open recruitment and portability of grants
Social security and supplementary benefits for mobile
researchers
Attractive employment and working conditions
Improving training, skills and experience
Innovation Union: more jobs, improved lives, better society
Ensuring our best researchers and innovators are in Europe
Promoting excellence in education and skills development
– Strategies for training enough researchers to meet national R&D
targets, attractive working conditions
www.bis.gov.uk/nap
HR Excellence in Research
Award
Acknowledges a commitment to good management
of researchers and the principles of the Charter and
Code
Formal recognition and profile
– EURAXESS site
– Jobs listings
– Funding applications
Become part of pan-European network
UK has 50 institutions with the award
The UK approach
QAA Code covers doctoral programmes
Concordat implementation covers research staff
Aims to streamline processes for UK HEIs; Concordat progress
review and HR Excellence in Research process work together
Concordat Strategy Group oversees implementation
A sub-group reporting to the Concordat Strategy Group
assesses UK submissions
Vitae provides support for HEIs who want to gain the badge
Submission deadlines for 2012: 16 March, 22 June and 26
October
Agreed wording and use of logo for UK HEIs
The process: HR Strategy for
Researchers
Five step process
Institutional conducts an internal analysis to compare practice against
the Concordat principles
Institutions publish an Action Plan for how they will address the gaps
identified in the gap analysis
Commission acknowledge the strategy
Through their own internal quality assurance mechanism, institutions
will carry out a self-assessment at least every two years to test and
update their Action Plans
At least every four years an external evaluation will take place.
Meeting the criteria
The action plan should make explicit reference to the
gap analysis and findings. Demonstrate wide
stakeholder engagement in the gap analysis
The action plan needs to be robust and include
actions, people/committees/roles responsible and
timeframes
Make visible researcher engagement
Write for external audience
Useful to include reference to activities that are
already in place to meet the Concordat principles
Other information
Institutional profile draws data from the survey of HEI
responses to the Concordat:
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Number of research staff
Concordat responsibility
Monitoring mechanisms in place
Activities undertaken
Links to DoP practices related to the Concordat
IPR, rights and authorship
For all 2012 submissions, HEIs will have the
opportunity to update their institutional profile
Benefits
Strategic level
Impetus to change
Consolidated internal processes
External recognition
Meeting researchers needs
Added value for funding applications
Next steps for UK HEIs with the
award [internal review]
Institutions will be asked to undertake their internal review and publish
the outcomes within two years of them gaining the award
Institutions will need to publish a short report (up to 3 pages) for review
by the UK panel (this includes European Commission representation)
which covers:
– An outline of how the institution undertook their internal review (including,
how researchers’ views were taken into account during the review and, where
relevant, how the review linked with existing QA and other
implementation/monitoring mechanisms)
– Key achievements and progress against the strategy, indicators and actions
identified in the original action plan
– Next steps and focus of future strategy for the next two years, including
success measures
Ask institutions to publish an updated action plan for the next two years
with deliverables and accountabilities
Next steps for UK HEIs with
the award [external review]
The researcher surveys are run on a two-yearly basis, ie in 2011,
2013, 2015 thereby providing longitudinal comparison data in
advance of 2014/5.
In 2014/5 there is a major external evaluation of progress which
enables institutions to meet the requirements of the ‘HR
Excellence in Research’ process
– Demonstrate progress towards the fulfilment of the Concordat
principles and action plan
– Externally evaluated either through external reviewers or
national QA mechanisms
– Renewal or withdrawal of the acknowledgement
Vitae work that supports
implementation
Enhancing professional and career development for researchers
– Researcher Development Framework www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf
– Resources www.vitae.ac.uk
– Courses www.vitae.ac.uk/programmes
Understanding the views of researchers: management of CROS
and PIRLS www.vitae.ac.uk/cros
Practice sharing
– Vitae Hubs www.vitae.ac.uk/hubs
– Database of practice www.vitae.ac.uk/dop
Evidencing the impact of training and development
www.vitae.ac.uk/impact
Next steps
Let us know if/when you intend to submit
Use web section and FAQs
www.vitae.ac.uk/hrexcellencebadge
Send us a copy of your Concordat implementation
plan for review in advance of the submission dates
We will send you the additional information about your
HEI and Concordat implementation from the HEI
Concordat survey – confirm or update the data
[email protected]
[email protected]
"I am delighted to announce that thirteen UK
institutions have been awarded the ‘HR Excellence in
Research’ badge by the European Commission for
their work to implement the Concordat to Support the
Career Development of Researchers.
It is right that as we put research at the heart of our
plans for future prosperity, we prioritise the
development of excellent researchers able to
capitalise on the impact of that research."
David Willetts, Minister of State for Universities and
Science, December 2010