Vitae members' area

Want to know how Vitae membership can support your institutional aims this year? Take a look at our membership overview leaflet

Interested in how we work with member organisations? Find out how we all collaborate

Want to engage with your community? Find out who our other Vitae members are in the community

Searching for researcher development resources? Take a at look at our expansive library of training resources

Additional questions? See our FAQs

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Terms and conditions of membership

"Read the Getting to know you international survey July 2021 questions as a PDF

Read the (UK Pilot) member survey initial findings from May 2021

If you want to be part of an open, innovative and collaborative community, come join the conversation and connect with like-minded professionals via Vitae working groups and collaborative networks - creating a platform for innovation, practice sharing and problem solving, providing a greater voice for members of the researcher development community

Other initiatives and frameworks that members can take advantage of include:

• HR Excellence in Research Award
• CEDARS - The Culture, Employment and Development of Academic Researchers Survey
• RDF - Vitae Researcher Development Framework
• Member forums

Follow us at @Vitae_news to get updates on cutting edge training, resources and trends in professional development for researchers

At Vitae, we're passionate about helping researchers reach their potential. As a Vitae Member, you and your organisation have access to many high quality resources tailored specifically to researchers, and those who support researchers, to engage them in their own professional development. More about the benefits of being a Vitae Member

For those new to Vitae, take a look at our Getting started with Vitae series of leaflets for doctoral researchers, research staff and researcher developers

Further information can be found at:

• Research staff and doctoral researchers
• Researcher developers
• Supporting researchers - for PIs and research leaders
• Library of training resources

If you want to know more about how to get the most out of your Vitae Membership, contact us, we'd love to hear from you!

1. Pursuing an academic career - commonly asked interview questions
2. Pursuing an academic career - how to write an effective academic CV
3. Professional development – about the Vitae Researcher Development Framework
4. Researcher careers - CV examples
5. Doing a doctorate – completing your viva
6. The Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers
7. Leadership development - leading a research project
8. The Three Minute Thesis competition
9. Researcher careers - What do researchers do?
10. Vitae's wellbeing and mental health webpages

As a Vitae Member, you are invited to take part in regular member events on areas of interest.

You can also receive discounts on other Vitae events, such as our Connections programme.

Keep an eye out for member updates direct to your inbox to be the first to hear when new activities are announced.

• Vitae Three Minute Thesis competition
• Member forums and roundtable perspectives
• Engagement and practice sharing events
• Connections events

Themes and activities for the year ahead in the Vitae Programme 2021/2022

The Vitae themes for 2021-2022 are: community conversation, researcher culture, wellbeing and mental health, communities of practice, demonstrating the impact of researcher development and researcher careers data

Read our Vitae annual report 2021