Vitae Blog

Welcome to the Vitae Blog where you will find topical and informative posts relating to the world of Vitae and researcher development.

Ten is Zen, but why and when?

     Dr Mathew Tata, Project Manager and Sarah Nalden, Communications and Marketing Executive, Vitae, round up the presentations and discussions at...

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Contesting boundaries: researcher networks as inclusive and exclusive spaces

by: Dr.  Nicola Palmer, Head of  Doctoral Training, Doctoral School, Sheffield Hallam University Researcher networks exist in a multitude of forms ,...

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Evolving the Researcher Development Framework (RDF) – the story so far…

By Dr Kate Jones, Vitae, Head of Learning and  Professional Development                                  Activities around the evol...

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Hammering out the details: A toolbox for developing and sustaining effective researcher networks

Dr  Angela Midgley , Researcher Developer, University of Liverpool and member of the Vitae Researcher Networks Working Group, tells us more about the...

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"When One Door Closes" (sung by Carrie Newcomer)

By Dr Katie Wheat, Head of Engagement and Policy, CRAC/Vitae. After almost four years as Head of Engagement and Policy, and more than eight years at CRAC...

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Diversity in STEM - are we up for confronting the lack of progress?

  Clare Viney, CEO, CRAC/Vitae was recently invited by the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee to provide oral evidence for a Diversity...

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About the People and Talent Strategy Advisory Panel and how you could get involved

  Aidan Grimsley, Portfolio Manager – Skills and Careers Unit, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) tells us more about the...

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Great expectations for #VitaeCon2021

Dr Katie Wheat, Head of Engagement & Policy, looks forward to Vitae Connections Week 2021 (#VitaeCon2021) and shares with us what to look out for this...

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Curiouser and curiouser: looking under the bonnet at researcher diversity data

By Dr Robin Mellors-Bourne, Director for Research & Intelligence, The Careers Research & Advisory Centre (CRAC) Ltd.  In a recent blog, I reflected on...

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Another step towards making research funding more inclusive

By Dr Robin Mellors-Bourne, Director for Research & Intelligence, The Careers Research & Advisory Centre (CRAC) Ltd.  Robin shares some thoughts about...

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