Vitae News: January 2025

Vitae Events

Event for transitioning to the 2025 Vitae Researcher Development Framework

Open to Vitae members only, taking place on Wednesday 12 February 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm GMT, online, join Vitae and the Researcher Development Framework (RDF) working group for a session on the transition to the updated framework, following the soft launch in January 2025.

 In the session, there will be discussions and hands-on activities to share insights on how to best support researchers and institutions to transition to the refreshed RDF in 2025.

 There will also be the opportunity to hear about how you can be a part of the Vitae RDF community of practice, to share good practice between institutions and connect with other practitioners transitioning to the refreshed framework.

Booking for the Vitae RDF event

 CEDARS 2025: Insights and Implementation event

 Join us to explore the question set for the 2025 Culture, Employment and Development of Academic Researchers Survey (CEDARS) and gain practical advice on successfully setting up and running the survey.

 Event date and time: Thursday 30 January 2025, 10:00 - 11:00am, GMT, online.

Book now for CEDARS 2025 event

Connect and Create: researcher engagement - join the waiting list

Our upcoming Connect and Create workshop, which focuses on providing a space for those working in researcher development to address the challenge of researcher engagement, is now full.

 However, we encourage those interested in attending to join the waiting list as we may re-run the session at a different time if there is sufficient interest.

 The event will be interactive, so participation and collaboration are required. We will focus on sharing and developing practical solutions, using group ideation methods such as Brainwriting and Rapid 8's.

 Event date and time: Wednesday 22 January 2025, 10:00am - 12:00pm GMT, online.

Connect and Create: Join the waiting list

Vitae Updates

HR Excellence in Research Award – apply to be a peer reviewer

 Are you looking to deepen your knowledge of researcher development and learn from other institutions?

 Vitae is seeking new peer reviewers to undertake the external reviews associated with the HR Excellence in Research (HREiR) Award, UK process.

 Applications are encouraged from both UK and non-UK applicants to provide broad representation for future peer review teams.

 Further information including what is involved and how to apply can be found on our website. At Vitae we will provide support and training to successful candidates.

 Should you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us at concordat@vitae.ac.uk.

The deadline for applications is Friday 7 February 2025.

Apply now and more information on the HREiR Award

Researchers' Corner

Vitae 3MT® Editor's Choice Winner - read the published article

 Vitae are pleased to share that the Editor's Choice winner of the 2024 Vitae Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition, Muhammad Muddasar, has had an article published by The Conversation.

 The article, 'How wasted heat from our bodies could generate green energy ' explores Muhammad's PhD thesis further and is a brilliant showcase for his research.

If you are a researcher, why not see if your institution will be taking part in the 2025 Vitae Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition? It's a great way to communicate and promote your research.

If you are organising the Vitae 3MT® competition at your institution, register now to receive updates on the 2025 Vitae 3MT® Competition. (Please note - only institutions with Vitae membership can take part in the competition).

Read Muhammad's article in The Conversation

Sector news
Careers guidance to fuel economic growth

On Wednesday 11 December 2024, a roundtable event took place at the House of Lords, organised by Policy Connect and the Career Development Policy Group (CDPG).

The panel, which included the Careers, Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC), the charity that manages the Vitae programme, discussed how careers guidance can fuel economic growth.

One of the main points raised was the need for lifelong provision of careers guidance for people over the course of their lives and not just at the education stage.

The discussions follow from the recently updated Career Guidance Guarantee and the recently published Get Britain Working White Paper.

National Disability Staff Survey: Your Voice Matters

 If you are a staff member working in higher education who self-identifies as disabled, neurodivergent, or living with a long-term health condition or chronic illness you have a chance to raise your views in the National Disability Staff Survey.

 Your feedback will help shape RIDE HIGHER (Realising the Inclusion of Disabled Employees in Higher Education), a framework led by the National Association of Disabled Staff Networks (NADSN) to promote equity, best practices, and greater inclusion for disabled staff in the sector.

 Participation is welcome from staff across academic, research, technical support, professional services, and postgraduate students working in UK higher education.

 The survey is voluntary and anonymous, with no university-specific references in the final report. Ethical approval has been granted by Cardiff University.

The survey is open now and closes on Friday 31 January 2025.

Take the National Disability Staff Survey

Vitae is now on Instagram!

Who says research can't be fun? And what better place to interact with Vitae's work than Instagram? Join us there and be part of our community, as we share resources, news on our events, and inspiration for your researcher journey.

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