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Abbreviation key
PESTEL - Political, Economic, Social, Technical, Environment
and Legislative - a strategic planning technique that provides a useful framework for
analysing the environmental pressures on a team or an organisation.
RPSC - Research Planning and Strategy Committee
L&TC - Learning and Teaching Centre
HR - Human Resources
FTC - Fixed Term Contracts
SET - Science, Engineering & Technology
R&R - Recognition and Reward
HR sub-committee
The HR sub-committee (research only staff) deals with matters relating to the recruitment, development and retention of research staff, in particular, terms and conditions, probation, training and development, promotion and managing research careers. Careful consideration is given to the particular issues relating to research staff. The sub-committee is mindful in its deliberations that other staff are involved in the research process (technicians, secretaries, administrators), and considers equality of opportunity in all aspects of its decision-making. The committee meets three times during the session and is clerked by the Vice-Principal's Administrator.
HR Sub-Committee (Research only staff): REMIT
- Act as an advisory body for the HR Committee on matters affecting research staff
- Act as a ‘voice’ for research staff, reflecting their needs and desires to the University to optimise their employment experience e.g. Undertake regular research staff surveys
- Contribute to the formulation of corporate perspectives on emerging external and internal strategies and policies e.g. Consider and promote external consultation documents (ie. EC Charter & 2007 Concordat) and internal strategies and policies affecting research staff
- Assess the external environment and its impact upon the needs of, and requirements upon, research staff via tools such as PESTEL
- Liaise effectively with other relevant internal/external bodies and Committees to deliver synergies e.g. RPSC, Skills Training Forum, L&TC re: researcher training etc.
- Develop and implement an HR strategy for the management and development of research staff and their careers, to facilitate their attraction, training and retention
- Support the implementation of the University-wide Research Strategy as appropriate
- Consider & monitor HR issues affecting research staff to seek to optimise their employment experience and enhance the attractiveness and sustainability of research careers
- Monitor metrics relevant to research staff and the enhancement of the attractiveness and sustainability of research careers e.g. Re: FTCs, diversity, women in SET and positions of responsibility, publication outputs, career development via promotion, performance re: R&R policy, make-up across Colleges, turnover pa. via hire/fire
- Foster and encourage the development and sharing of best practice across Colleges
- Review and monitor implementation of and compliance with the UK Concordat and EC Charter
COMPOSITION
- Senate Assessor as Convener
- Professor John Briggs
- One PI and one researcher from each of 3 territories (Arts, Biomed & Science)
- Arts
- PI - Louise Hayward, Educational Studies;
- Researcher - Philip Mason, Urban Studies
- Biomed
- PI – Andrew Baker, Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences Division;
- Researcher – Caroline Forrest, FBLS Neuroscience and Molecular Pharmacology Research Theme
- Science
- PI - Phillipe Schyns, Psychology;
- Researchers – Lesley Wiseman, Statistics;
- Representative from College Research Conveners –
- Alan Taylor, FBLS - Environmental and Evolutionary Biology
- Representative from University and College Union (UCU)
- Iain Banks, Archaeology
- Representatives from Research and Enterprise (R&E), Careers Service, Human Resources (HR) and Staff Development Service (SDS)
- R&E – Elizabeth Adams, Skills Training Officer
- Careers Service – Jane Weir, Director; Katrina Gray, Careers Adviser
- HR – Simon Wilson, HR Manager
- SDS – June Cullen, Learning and Development Specialist
You can view all of the documents from the previous meetings here:
