3.4 Publicise funding opportunities available for Number of research staff Ongoing activity, with Deans of Research and research staff from Impact Accelerator Accounts (or applying for funding monitoring of numbers to Innovation, Directors of equivalent funding streams) relevant NU opportunities. be performed on a yearly Academies Academies; publicise opportunities for ‘seed corn’ basis funding. 3.5 Review Faculty arrangements for research staff Completion of review and Completion of review by Deans of Research and induction and revise if and as required. implementation of any December 2019 and Innovation, Assistant Director required revisions. implementation of any of Human Resources, required revisions by OD December 2020 Principle 4: Support and Career Development. Actions Measure Timescale Responsibility 4.1 To increase awareness and support participation in At least 12 research staff in To be monitored on a yearly Directors of Academies opportunities for further development offered by 2018/19 engaging in basis the Academies which contribute to addressing real development opportunities world challenges. such as Foundation workshops, Open events, Fellows Programme and similar events delivered by the Academies. (Review target for future years based on projection and establishment of Academies). 4.2 Ensure that research staff concerns are considered Research staff have February 2019 OD in the ‘Engage and Aspire’ project which includes a contributed to the review review of PDR. of PDR.
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