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About Vitae

  • Vitae is the UK organisation championing the personal, professional and career development of doctoral researchers and research staff in higher education institutions and research institutes.
  • researchers

    for research staff and postgraduate researchers

    for research staff and postgraduate researchers
    • Extensive information and resources on developing as a researcher, and managing your career

      "Keep a diary and one day it will keep you!" - Join one of our blogs, for doctoral researchers and for research staff. Find out more

  • policy and practice

    for staff supporting the development of researchers

    for staff supporting the development of researchers
    • Information on policy developments and access to Vitae development programmes, learning resources, publications, examples of HEI practice, trainers and developers

      Vitae Connections 2012 - for members of staff new to experiential learning. 11 May, Edinburgh. Book now or let your colleagues know! Find out more

  • supervisors and managers

    for those who supervise and manage researchers

    for those who supervise and manage researchers
    • Information and opportunities to network for managers of researchers

      Read the findings of the Principal Investigators and Research Leaders Survey 2011 (PIRLS), conducted by higher education institutions (HEIs) in spring 2011. This new survey is designed to gather the anonymous views and experiences of research leaders in UK higher education institutions. Find out more

  • employers

    for those recruiting and employing researchers

    for those recruiting and employing researchers
    • To help employers engage with the researcher labour market

      Vitae Placements outside academia collection of case studies illustrate the work experience of doctoral researchers in placements programmes from the perspective of the employer, the researcher and the academic. Find out more