• About us
  • Contact us
  • Search

You are not logged in:

About Vitae

Vitae's Research Staff Development Advisory Group (ReSDAG) is comprised of members who between them represent HEIs from all of the different regions, plus funding bodies and national organisations such as AGCAS and Universities UK. Details of the current members can be found below

If you want to know more about ReSDAG please contact the current chair, Dr Odette Dewhurst

Name: Mrs Rosie Beales

Instition/Organisation Represented: Research Councils UK

Role: Senior Policy Manager, Research Careers and Diversity Team

Main interests/responsibilities: The team is responsible for coordinating relevant aspects of postgraduate training, research careers and diversity across the Research Councils, it also provides a focus for engagement with partner organisations such as the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), Funding Councils, and the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). The team administers a number of joint Council schemes such as the Vitae professional and career development programme, the Academic Fellowships scheme, and the Dorothy Hodgkin awards scheme, and is responsible for reporting progress on Council's implementation of the Roberts recommendations. They also work closely with the RCUK Science in Society team on enthusing young people about science and research. Rosie has a one of her current responsibilities the coordination of the Research Councils engagement in the implementation of the new Concordat to Support the Career Management of Researchers.

Membership of other groups/associations: Research Concordat Executive Group CROS Steering Group Leadership Development for PIs Steering Group

Website: http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/rescareer/rcdu/default.htm

Name: Dr Karen Clegg

Instition/Organisation Represented: University of York

Role: Director of Graduate (Researcher) Training and the accredited 'Preparing Future Academics' programme for researchers who teach

Main interests/responsibilities: I have overall responsibility for the development and evaluation of professional development provision for researchers.  In doing so I work closely with the PVCR, HR and Careers service to ensure that our institutional policies and practice in training provision are aligned with university strategies and national requirements (Concordat, RCUK, QAA and government ).

Membership of other groups/associations: Member of the Vitae Yorkshire & North East Hub, HE Academy Fellow, Consultant for the Oxford Centre for Staff Development

Website: http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/hr/training/gtu/biog/karen.htm

Name: Dr Rob Daley

Instition/Organisation Represented: Heriot-Watt University

Role: Researcher Development Coordinator

Main interests/responsibilities: Policy affecting research/researchers; professional development of research and academic staff/ evaluation of development and training/ accredited provision for researchers and academic staff and especially the place of research related development in Postgraduate Certificates for new academic staff.

Membership of other groups/associations: RCUK Schools Policy Advisory Group; Impact and Evaluation Group (formerly the Rugby Team); Vitae Scotland and Northern Ireland Hub Advisory Group; Universities Scotland Research Training sub-committee; Universities Scotland Educational Development sub-committee (SHED); ScotHERD; Edinburgh Beltane Training and Staff Development sub-Group; Vitae Researcher Development Framework Project Group; 

Website: http://www.hw.ac.uk/edu/about-who.html

Name: Dr Odette Dewhurst

Instition/Organisation Represented: University of Leeds

Role: Current Chair of ReSDAG; Senior Research Training and Development Officer

Main interests/responsibilities: Policy affecting research/researchers; professional development of research and academic staff particularly in the area of applying for research funding

Membership of other groups/associations: Member of the CROS Steering Group; member of the Advisory Board for Overview; member of the Steering Group for the Vitae Yorkshire & North East Hub.

Website: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/sddu/top/staff/odette_dewhurst.html

Name: Dr Shewly Choudhury

Instition/Organisation Represented: The Wellcome Trust

Role: Basic Careers Portfolio Adviser

Main interests/responsibilities:

Membership of other groups/associations: 

Website: www.wellcome.ac.uk

Name: Dr Justin Hutchence

Instition/Organisation Represented: University of Reading

Role: Research Staff Development Manager

Main interests/responsibilities: I am particularly interested in the career stories of research staff and Principal Investigator development.  I design and organise the development opportunities for the 350 Research Staff at Reading.

Membership of other groups/associations: Vitae South East Hub Steering Group, ReSDAG Liaison with UCEA and UHR

Website: http://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/researchstaff/rstaff-home.aspx

Name: Dr Claire Lambert

Instition/Organisation Represented: University of Exeter

Role: Learning and Development Advisor

Main interests/responsibilities:

Membership of other groups/associations: 

Website: http://admin.exeter.ac.uk/personnel/index.shtml

Name: Alison Mitchell

Instition/Organisation Represented: Vitae

Role: Senior Manager: HEI's and Stakeholders

Main interests/responsibilities:

Membership of other groups/associations: 

Website: www.vitae.ac.uk

Name: Paul Monahan

Instition/Organisation Represented: Queen's University Belfast

Role: Training Officer (Research Staff)

Main interests/responsibilities: I have responsibility for research staff development initiatives and other research focused development activity.

Membership of other groups/associations: Northern Ireland Staff Development Forum; ScotHerd  

Website: http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/StaffTrainingandDevelopmentUnit/

Name: Ellen Pearce

Instition/Organisation Represented: Vitae

Role: Director, Vitae and Researcher Development, CRAC

Main interests/responsibilities:

Membership of other groups/associations: 

Website: www.vitae.ac.uk

 

 

Name: Dr Heather Pateman

Instition/Organisation Represented: Vitae

Role: Programme Manager and Currently the Co-ordinator for ReSDAG meetings

Main interests/responsibilities:

Membership of other groups/associations: 

Website: www.vitae.ac.uk

Name: Jane Simm

Instition/Organisation Represented: University of Sheffield, but representing AGCAS

Role: Careers advisor for postgraduate researchers and contract research staff

Main interests/responsibilities: Member of agcas research staff task group which was set up to develop and share expertise, professional practice and resources for an emerging client group for HE Careers Staff, and work with key stakeholders. With task group have co-authored University Researchers and Job Market, supported national training events for both acgcas and Vitae

Membership of other groups/associations: UCU; UCU Equality/Diversity Officer for Sheffield branch; University staff development network

Website: http://www.agcas.org.uk/; www.sheffield.ac.uk/careers 

Name: Dr Stephen Tarling

Instition/Organisation Represented: University of Southampton

Role: Researcher Development Officer

Main interests/responsibilities:Talent management of early career researchers, developing appropriate training and development packages, and engaging those staff.

Membership of other groups/associations: 

Website: http://www.soton.ac.uk/lateu/professional_development/ECR/

Name: Dr Sheila Thompson

Instition/Organisation Represented: University of Edinburgh

Role: Director of Researcher Development

Main interests/responsibilities: I have responsibility for the strategy, development and evaluation of the University's programmes of professional and career development support for research staff.  Working closely with Vice Principals, the Director of HR and Senate committees, I am also responsible for policy development and implementation, ensuring alignment with the University's Strategic Plan and national requirements, e.g. the Concordat.

Membership of other groups/associations: Vitae Scotland & Northern Ireland Hub Advisory Group; Universities Scotland Research & Knowledge Exchange Committee, Research Training sub-committee; Scottish Researcher Careers Coordination forum; ScotHERD; UKRSA;

Website: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/researcher-development

Name: Dr Sara Williams

Instition/Organisation Represented: Cardiff University

Role: Training and Development Manager (Research)

Main interests/responsibilities: I have responsibility for academic staff development initiatives, and policy, relating to research. My interests include higher education policy; research strategy and research-capacity building; training and development; employability.  

Membership of other groups/associations: CROS Steering Group; Researcher Development Framework Project Group; Vitae SWW Hub Wales Network; member of the British Educational Research Association and the Association of University Administrators

Website: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/humrs/research/

 

 

Name: Dr Rebecca Wyand

Instition/Organisation Represented: University of East Anglia

Role: PGR/Research Staff Careers Development Advisor

Main interests/responsibilities:

Membership of other groups/associations: 

Website:  http://www.uea.ac.uk/csed/about/rwy