About Vitae membership
Vitae membership enables organisations with a stake in realising the potential of researchers to build capacity in developing research excellence, bringing benefits to research outputs, innovation, society and the economy
Vitae’s place within the higher education community and our relationships with governments and other key stakeholders, enables us to contribute to and influence higher education policy relating to research and researcher developers, and advocate on our members’ behalf."
Membership also provides networking opportunities to all those with a stake in researcher development, along with wide range of resources such as online materials, impactful publications and reports, and generous member discounts on all events and dedicated member only activities. Take a look at the Vitae annual programme and the relevant and engaging online opportunities to support your professional development.
Join as a Vitae member and become part of our collaborative and innovative network committed to helping researchers reach their potential. Read our latest Vitae Annual report.
How Vitae supports researchers:
- Helps communicate research through public engagement - Vitae Three Minute Thesis competition
- Engages & supports the growth of researcher networks - Vitae member working groups
- Provides extensive researcher resources on Vitae website including career management and popular CV example pages
- Runs over 4,000 RDF Planner subscriptions
How Vitae supports researcher developers:
- Shares best practice through member engagement events
- Provides and enhances professional development including through the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF)
- Evidences impact by conducting studies, consultations and surveys and publishing reports on the findings
How Vitae helps support institutions:
- Helps shape policy including the development of the Culture, Employment and Development in Academic Research Survey - CEDARS and the management of the HR Excellence in Research Award for Vitae members
- Builds institutional capacity globally through our consultancy
- Conducts cutting-edge research, intelligence and evaluation including from the Careers Research Advisory Centre (CRAC), who manage and own the Vitae programme
