Vitae Working Groups
Vitae Working Groups aim to influence the global research environment by giving members an opportunity to engage with a wide range of colleagues who have a stake in the policy and practice of researcher development. They provide a platform for innovation, giving a greater voice to all members of the research environment.
You can stay up-to-date on news from Vitae Working Groups by registering to Vitae News. If you're interested in joining as a Working Group member, you can register your interest here.
Wellbeing working group
The group has so far identified three key areas of focus:
- mentoring
- supervisor training
- the impact of the professional doctorate.
Read more about recent activities of this group.
Continuous professional development for researcher developers working group
The group has been identifying synergies with the Vitae pilot for the recognition of Researcher Developers and identifying Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and is also planning to undertake a new report.
Researcher careers working group
This group is focusing on researcher career tracking and hope to support the collection of improved doctoral destinations data.
In addition, they are exploring how to facilitate the engagement of researchers in their career development.
Read more about the group's activities this year.
Researcher networks working group
Contribute an example of practice for the researcher networks toolbox
This working group is thinking about how we can support researcher networks and communities through resources, events and initiatives which can engage them in being part of institutional bodies.
Read the update as it enters its second phase of activity around the creation of a useful new toolbox.
