RDF conditions of use

About the project
The Researcher Development Framework ("RDF") is a project funded and project-managed by Vitae and endorsed by Research Councils UK (RCUK) and other higher education bodies and institutions. Vitae is supported by Research Councils UK (RCUK) and managed by CRAC: The Career Development Organisation.

The RDF is a major new approach to researcher development, which aims to enhance the capacity to build the UK workforce, develop world-class researchers and build our research base. The RDF describes the knowledge, behaviours and attributes of researchers and encourages them to aspire to excellence through achieving higher levels of development. It will be invaluable for planning, promoting and supporting the personal, professional and career development of researchers in higher education.

The Researcher Development Statement ("RDS") is derived from the RDF and designed for policy makers and research organisations that provide personal, professional and career development for researchers in higher education. The RDS sets out the knowledge, behaviours and attributes of effective and highly skilled researchers appropriate for a wide range of careers.

In addition to the RDF and the RDS Vitae will make available associated documents and tools available on its website, including but not limited to, information sheets, researcher profiles, PowerPoint presentations, Professional Development Planner and the RDF graphics  ("the Associated Materials").

Aims and Objectives
The RDF and the RDS are the product of a collaborative process. In light of this Vitae wishes to make these documents available to UK Higher Education Institutions. The aims of these terms and conditions are to:

• protect and maintain the integrity of the RDF and the RDS and the Associated Materials
• encourage a process that allows the RDF to be adapted for specific purposes
• acknowledge the work of Vitae and all those who contributed to the project; and
• assist UK higher education institutions in supporting the development of researchers.

Key terms and conditions
The Researcher Development Statement

The RDS (ISBN 978-1-906774-19-6) may be copied and freely reproduced in its entirety only, in any medium, by UK higher education institutions, UK Research Council institutes and for individual researchers in the UK who are members of these bodies only, strictly for their own non-commercial training and development purposes, provided that in all cases the original source is acknowledged and the following copyright statement is retained on the RDS:
Vitae®, © 2010 Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) Limited

The Researcher Development Framework
The RDF (ISBN 978-1-906774-18-9), which includes the domains, sub-domains and descriptors, may be copied and freely reproduced, in any medium, by UK higher education institutions, Research Council institutes and for individual researchers in the UK who are members of these bodies only, strictly for their own non-commercial training and development purposes, provided in all cases the original source is acknowledged and the following copyright statement is retained on the RDF and all Associated Materials:
Vitae®, © 2010 Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) Limited

The RDF may only be adapted if agreed in writing with CRAC in advance. For these purposes approval can be sought be emailing rdf@vitae.ac.uk.

Intellectual Property Rights
All rights in the RDF, RDS and Associated Materials shall remain with CRAC and, save as expressly set out in these terms or as permitted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, are reserved. The copyright and any other intellectual property rights in any adaptations or resulting from any use of the RDF, RDS and Associated Materials shall belong to and shall be assigned (by way of present assignment of future rights) to CRAC.

If the RDF, RDS and other Associated Materials are required for any other purpose, including but not limited to (a) reproduction, distribution or communication to the public outside the permission contained in these terms, (b) any commercial use, (c) use outside of the UK or (d) use outside of the UK higher education sector, please contact rdf@vitae.ac.uk or write to the following address:

Vitae
c/o CRAC
2nd Floor, Sheraton House
Castle Park
Cambridge
CB3 0AX

Disclaimer
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the Researcher Development Framework, Researcher Development Statement and Associated Materials are accurate and complete, CRAC is not responsible for any errors or omissions, factual or otherwise, and does not accept any liability arising out of any reliance placed on the information contained within these materials.

Variation
CRAC may revise these terms of use from time-to-time.  Revised terms of use will apply to the use of the RDF, RDS and Associated Materials from the date of the publication of the revised terms of use on our website.  Please check this page regularly to ensure you are familiar with the current version.
The use of the Vitae website is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use: http://www.vitae.ac.uk/policy-practice/1663/Terms-and-Conditions.html