Past events

Take part in Vitae Connections Week 2020 (#VitaeCon2020); a collection of live and pre-prepared opportunities for knowledge and practice sharing, networking and discussion among those with an interest in researcher development globally. The week of online activities will run from 14 to 17 September and will include live-streamed keynote presentations, small-group interactive and discussion sessions, our popular poster session and exhibition area reimagined for remote access, as well as the Vitae 3MT competition 2020 final, sponsored by Taylor & Francis.

Join us on 8 September 2020 at 12.00 until 13.00 (UK GMT+1) for the UKRSA Twitter chat: Connecting #researchers

Throughout June and July, we will be hosting a series of Vitae member roundtable discussions for researcher developers on a variety of relevant topics and challenges that we as a community are currently facing.

Join us on 19 May 2020 at 12.00 until 13.00 (UK GMT) for our #vitaechat via Twitter on Mental Health & Wellbeing

Our annual professional development event for anyone who has recently taken on responsibility for supporting researchers in their professional development, whether as a full-time role or as a part-time activity.

A Member Webinar to discuss the impact of the new Researcher Development Concordat on the HR EiR process.

Host pilot courses for your researchers in Preparing to publish and peer review and Open Research

Vitae and the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) are delighted to be partnering on a series of ‘IP for Research’ workshops, webinars and a live lecture during the spring of 2020. These events aim to increase the Intellectual Property (IP) knowledge and skills of doctoral and early career researchers and facilitate relationships within institutions to support the management and development of IP.

The supervisor's voice: the role and limits of the supervisory relationship in supporting doctoral researcher wellbeing and professional development

This annual conference is the only dedicated event that brings together all those with a strategic and practical role in developing researchers. Last year's event saw over 400 participants from the UK and internationally, including pro-vice-chancellors, heads of faculty, heads of graduate schools, HR directors, careers advisors, staff developers and trainers.

Join us on June 2019 at 12.00 until 13.00 (UK GMT) for our #vitaechat via Twitter on Raising the profile of researcher career development

Archive note: this event is now in the past. Our annual professional development event for anyone who has recently taken on responsibility for supporting researchers in their professional development, whether as a full-time role or as a part-time activity.

Join us on Monday 21 January 2019 at 12.00 until 13.00 (UK GMT) for our #vitaechat via Twitter on Wellbeing and Mental Health for Researchers

As part of the revision of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, and in parallel with the online consultation, members of the Concordat Strategy Group are hosting a series of sector consultation events, including this event dedicated to the views of researchers.

To further inform the revision of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, and in parallel with the online consultation, members of the Concordat Strategy Group are hosting a series of sector consultation events.

Join us on Thursday 29 November 2018 at 12.00 until 13.00 (UK GMT) for our #vitaechat via Twitter on Open Research - What researchers need to know

The established annual Vitae Researcher Development International Conference is the largest dedicated event that brings together all those with a strategic and practical role in developing researchers.

Vitae is pleased to invite member HEIs to the next North West member networking seminar

Vitae is pleased to invite member HEIs to the next South West and Wales member networking seminar

Our annual professional development event for anyone who has recently taken on responsibility for supporting researchers in their professional development, whether as a full-time role or as a part-time activity.

Vitae is pleased to invite member HEIs to the next Yorkshire and North East member networking seminar

Vitae is pleased to invite member HEIs to the next East of England member networking seminar, co-hosted by Anglia Ruskin University

Vitae is pleased to invite member HEIs to the next Scotland and Northern Ireland member networking seminar

Vitae is pleased to invite member HEIs to the South member networking seminar and joint South East Researcher Developer (SERD) forum, co-hosted by Oxford Brookes University