HR Excellence in Research Award
The University has been awarded the 'HR excellence in research' logo from the European Commission in recognition of its commitment to supporting its researchers’ career, personal and professional development and management.
Vitae Public Engagement Survey
Dr Sarah Davies is running one of 2010's Vitae Innovate projects. These projects involve research on or experiments in researcher development: Vitae funds them as ways of encouraging innovation in the personal, professional and career development of researchers.
Concordat Implementation Plan and Concordat Gap Analysis
The University welcomes and endorses the principles of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers and the European Charter for Researchers & Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.
Two new publications provide insights into the employment destinations of researchers
First destinations of doctoral graduates by subject and a collection of 40 career profiles and around 1000 first destination job titles of doctoral graduates.
University Research Fellowships
The University Research Fellowships scheme aims to provide outstanding scientists, who should have the potential to become leaders in their chosen field, with the opportunity to build an independent research career.
Transferrable Competencies and Career Path Case Studies
HESDA transferrable competencies for career transitions and career path case studies are now online in the Career Management section of HR Research Staff Portal.
Vitae Courses and Events 2009
Vitae not only offer a range of national and regional courses and events themselves, but also serve as a portal of information - highlighting other regional, national and international events of interest aimed at promoting the personal, professional and career development of researchers.
Research Development Network
The Research Development Network (RDN) is a group of researchers and lecturers from the School of Education who share a common goal – to provide some research support to each other, other colleagues and research students, mainly through the research-focused events that they organise.
2009 Research Staff Conference
Glasgow's 1st ever Research Staff conference took place on 24th April 2009 in the Humanities Lecture Theatre .
CROS Survey April 2009
The latest UK-wide Careers in Research Online Survey (CROS) is now available online!
European Research Careers - Marie Curie Actions
An opportunity for early career researchers to access Marie Curie funding to improve their research skills, join established teams and enhance their career prospects.
CORDIS - latest call for FP7
Details on the latest 'call' from the European Commission as part of the 'Framework 7' (FP7) research funding programme.
The EURAXESS Jobs Portal
Providing a portal for job vacancies and other opportunities it is a one-stop shop for researchers seeking to advance their careers and personal development.
Concordat - Glasgow launch initiatives
The University is taking the opportunity of this national event to launch the Concordat concurrently, supplemented by two local initiatives: A dedicated web portal for research staff and the launch of the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers draft.
Scottish launch of Concordat
Today sees the launch in Edinburgh of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers which was published in June 2008 by RCUK and other signatories including the Scottish Funding Council, The Royal Society and Universities UK.
HR Research Staff Portal now live!
Today sees the launch of the new Research Staff Portal on the HR website with dedicated information and resources for research staff at the University.
