UK policy

Introduction

A comprehensive overview of UK organisations, initiatives and reports that impact on the personal and career development researchers organised into tthe following sections:

• Government reviews and reports
• funding and regulatory bodies
• advisory and representative groups
• Research Excellence Framework - the system for assessing the quality of research in UK HEIs
• Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers - an agreement between the funders and employers of researchers in the UK
• Careers in Research Online Survey (CROS) - survey of research staff experience. Administered biennially and open to all UK HEIs
• Postgraduate Research Experience Survey - survey of postgraduate researcher experience, open to all UK HEIs
• Principal Investigators and Research Leaders Survey (PIRLS) - survey to capture the views of PIs in relation to research leadership and the management of research staff and supervision of postgraduate researchers. Open to all UK HEIs