Support & Research managers Research staff forum 31/07/17 6 sessions run during term Research 4 sessions run each year. Career encourage Develop monthly lunch meeting time starting October 2016. Manager Attendance 6 11 per – researchers to for research staff to meet others 25% increase in numbers of forum meeting. 3.4 maintain or start their from across the institutions and staff attending at least one CPD discuss issues. session by 2018. Support & Research managers Grant Applications 31/07/17 One session run with all new Session ran Nov 16 with Career provide effective Continue to run specific researchers invited. Target: Research 11 attendees. 8 in Feb research environments sessions for research staff on 25% increase in numbers of Manager 2018. More support given 3.5.1 for the training and making grant applications staff attending course by individually as a result of development of including deciding on which 2018. the reorganisation of the researchers funders to apply to at different REO and the introduction points in the research career. of the pre-award team to help prospective PIs find and apply for grants. Support & Research managers Epigeum Enhancing Research 01/01/2017 a) All Research Coordinators Impact Officer Slower uptake than Career provide effective Impact to have completed at least planned. Resource exists research environments a) Introduce 4-module impact one module by 2018. but currently mostly taken 3.5.2 for the training and training to be run as a mixed by PhD students. Not yet development of online/offline training for ECRs b) start running with RCUK made mandatory. Will be researchers and champions (Impact 101, 26/04/2017 funding applicants on a taken on by Research writing impact case studies and regular basis. Governance officer, new RCUK pathways to impact post summer 2018. support). b) Roll out more generally with researchers. Support Employers, funders Develop Teaching Skills 31/12/16 R12 form amended to Pro Director Process to centralise this and and researchers Ensure that all research staff include research staff (Learning & information still to be Career recognise that who teach attend the PDHEP information; Monitoring Teaching) developed. Some researchers need to Core Modules as per current system set up to ensure research staff take 3.6 develop transferrable GTAs (unless they can show 100% compliance; reported training but it is not skills delivered through previous experience or in annual HR equality monitored. Change to embedded training qualification) contract and/or BAM report to be considered.
Support & Career 3.4 Research managers encourage researchers to maintain or start their CPD Research staff forum Develop monthly lunch meeting for research staff to meet others from across the institutions and discuss issues. 31/07/17 6 sessions run during term time starting October 2016. 25% increase in numbers of staff attending at least one session by 2018. Research Manager 4 sessions run each year. Attendance 6 – 11 per forum meeting. Support & Career 3.5.1 Research managers provide effective research environments for the training and development of researchers Grant Applications Continue to run specific sessions for research staff on making grant applications including deciding on which funders to apply to at different points in the research career. 31/07/17 One session run with all new researchers invited. Target: 25% increase in numbers of staff attending course by 2018. Research Manager Session ran Nov 16 with 11 attendees. 8 in Feb 2018. More support given individually as a result of the reorganisation of the REO and the introduction of the pre-award team to help prospective PIs find and apply for grants. Support & Career 3.5.2 Research managers provide effective research environments for the training and development of researchers Epigeum Enhancing Research Impact a) Introduce 4-module impact training to be run as a mixed online/offline training for ECRs and champions (Impact 101, writing impact case studies and RCUK pathways to impact support). b) Roll out more generally with researchers. 01/01/2017 26/04/2017 a) All Research Coordinators to have completed at least one module by 2018. b) start running with RCUK funding applicants on a regular basis. Impact Officer Slower uptake than planned. Resource exists but currently mostly taken by PhD students. Not yet made mandatory. Will be taken on by Research Governance officer, new post summer 2018. Support and Career 3.6 Employers, funders and researchers recognise that researchers need to develop transferrable skills delivered through embedded training Develop Teaching Skills Ensure that all research staff who teach attend the PDHEP Core Modules as per current GTAs (unless they can show previous experience or qualification) 31/12/16 R12 form amended to include research staff information; Monitoring system set up to ensure 100% compliance; reported in annual HR equality Pro Director (Learning & Teaching) Process to centralise this information still to be developed. Some research staff take training but it is not monitored. Change to contract and/or BAM report to be considered.
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