B Recognition and Value HREIR Action 3: Working with Colleges to develop local action DVC/REG/EECI Q3 2018 This has been overtaken plans (2014-2018) during the 2014/2015 academic year. The Group by the EECI project. (B3) aim is to raise the status of research staff as key members of Raising awareness of status academic staff and to share existing good practice in order to of research staff as members shape more generic guidelines for supporting researchers. of academic staff CROS 2015 - Research reported a positive employment Completed- see below. The findings of CROS, and experience in many aspects of the staff survey but also feedback received at the reflected the general feeling that wider contribution to the Research Policy Forum, University is not formally recognised. Attention should be paid point to a need to raise to the extent to which groups of research staff feel integrated awareness across the into the wider research or disciplinary community and also Institution of the inclusion of into the University’s academic community. research staff in the definition CROS Action 3: Work is in progress in relation to PDR, of staff’ under the ‘academic academic expectations and Outstanding Contribution, it is University’s Ordinances. anticipated will assist in this area. A paper reporting on CROS outcomes and recommendations, OSD/DVC/REG Completed. which establishes a mechanism for integrating Concordat/HREIR plans under scrutiny of the Research Excellence Steering Group, was presented to UEB in Feb 2016. This mechanism will now be implemented as part of this interim review. Operational plan with The work of the EECI Project reflects Concordat principles, EECI Q3 2018 timescales to be which will be embedded in local project implementation plans developed at university within Colleges.
B Recognition and Value (B3) Raising awareness of status of research staff as members of academic staff The findings of CROS, and feedback received at the Research Policy Forum, point to a need to raise awareness across the Institution of the inclusion of research staff in the definition of ‘academic staff’ under the University’s Ordinances. HREIR Action 3: Working with Colleges to develop local action plans (2014-2018) during the 2014/2015 academic year. The aim is to raise the status of research staff as key members of academic staff and to share existing good practice in order to shape more generic guidelines for supporting researchers. CROS 2015 - Research reported a positive employment experience in many aspects of the staff survey but also reflected the general feeling that wider contribution to the University is not formally recognised. Attention should be paid to the extent to which groups of research staff feel integrated into the wider research or disciplinary community and also into the University’s academic community. CROS Action 3: Work is in progress in relation to PDR, academic expectations and Outstanding Contribution, it is anticipated will assist in this area. A paper reporting on CROS outcomes and recommendations, which establishes a mechanism for integrating Concordat/HREIR plans under scrutiny of the Research Excellence Steering Group, was presented to UEB in Feb 2016. This mechanism will now be implemented as part of this interim review. The work of the EECI Project reflects Concordat principles, which will be embedded in local project implementation plans within Colleges. DVC/REG/EECI Group OSD/DVC/REG EECI Q3 2018 Q3 2018 This has been overtaken by the EECI project. Completed- see below. Completed. Operational plan with timescales to be developed at university