Culture, Employment and Development of Academic Researchers Survey
View CEDARS Aggregate results 2021. Read CEDARS 2021 question set
View and download CEDARS 2020 aggregate results as a PDF and as a PowerPoint slide-set and members: use specific data images from the official slide-set for your own slides
Tune in to the recording from our practice sharing event: 'Branching out with CEDARS'
The Culture, Employment and Development of Academic Researchers Survey (CEDARS) was developed in 2019 by sector working groups, it replaces the long-running Careers in Research Online Survey (CROS) and Principal Investigators & Research Leaders Survey (PIRLS).
CEDARS integrates questions from the CROS and PIRLS surveys with new questions reflecting the Principles of the revised Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, incorporating the environment, culture, professional development and employment of research staff and the experiences of their managers.
Following a successful pilot year in 2020, CEDARS ran in 2021 and 2023. If you are interested in running CEDARS at your institution please contact us at: CEDARS@vitae.ac.uk or Register your interest
The next CEDARS Benchmarking window is 2025 - from Monday 3 March - Friday 13 June 2025
If interested, please fill out this form, once you have done so we will email you directly as more information becomes available, and when bookings are open.
The intention is to reduce the number of questions in the survey to make it shorter, more manageable, and to improve response rates.
The revised question set is expected to be ready by December 2024.
CEDARS resources for Vitae members
Some helpful resources have been put together for our members to help you in running CEDARS at your institution. Check out the how to guide to get you started with running CEDARS, take a look at the FAQs and find helpful materials for promoting CEDARS at your institution.
Template of CEDARS
For each iteration of CEDARS, the Steering Group reviews the question set and welcome feedback from participating institutions. Please send any reflections and suggestions for improvements to CEDARS@vitae.ac.uk
CEDARS Steering Group
The CEDARS Steering Group has been formed of new and existing members of the CROS and PIRLS Steering Group, with a view to represent the breadth and experience within our community.
