HR Excellence in Research General Information

What are the submission deadlines for 2012?
Deadlines for 2012 are 16 March, 22 June and 26 October.

Who else is able to gain the HR Excellence in Research Award?
If you are a research funder interested in gaining the award please contact Jen Reynolds at jen.reynolds@vitae.ac.uk.

How does this fit into other European Commission policies?
The European Partnership for Researchers (EPR) was a European Commission communication launched in 2008. It proposed a partnership with member states; the implementation of the European Charter and Code is part of the partnership.

The UK's national action plan in response to the European Partnership for Researchers can be found here:
http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/corporate/migratedd/publications/r/researcher-uk-national-action-plan.pdf

More information on the EPR can be found here:
http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/research_innovation/general_framework/ri0004_en.htm

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/343&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

How is the European Charter and Code or HR Excellence in Research referred to in funding calls?
The European Commission are increasingly building references to the European Charter and Code into funding criteria, for example ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/wp/people/revised-m-wp-201101_en.pdf

The HR Excellence in Research Award demonstrates commitment to meeting the principles of the European Charter and Code.

Which institutions have already been acknowledged in the UK?
For the list of institutions in the UK who have achieved recognition please see:
http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/rights/strategy4ResearcherOrgs

See also the Concordat website: http://www.researchconcordat.ac.uk/charter.html

Is it a legal requirement?
No, this is not a legal requirement. It is a voluntary action on member states. Please see: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/rights/strategy4Researcher for more information.