Concordat events
Four launch events have been planned to disseminate the Researcher Development Concordat to key audiences, with representation from members of the Concordat Strategy Group (CSG). Three were held in September, with a fourth in October.
The Universities UK Annual Conference
This event, hosted at the University of Birmingham, was mainly aimed at senior leaders within higher education and included speeches and workshops from CSG members, including Prof Julia Buckingham, CBE, Chair of the CSG and President of UUK, Dr Janet Metcalfe, Head of Vitae, Dr Katie Wheat, Head of HE Engagement for Vitae, Dr Anjali Shah, CSG representative for UKRSA, and Dr David Sweeney, Executive Chair of Research England.
Read the opening speech by UUK President in full
Read the speech by Universities Minister Chris Skidmore backing the Concordat
Shaping Postdoc Culture - The Second National Postdoc Conference
This event, hosted at Queen Mary University, London, was mainly aimed at postdocs and research fellows and included speeches and workshops from CSG members, including David McAllister, Associate Director of Research and Innovation Talent for BBSRC, Dr Katie Wheat, Head of HE Engagement for Vitae and Dr Anjali Shah, CSG representative for UKRSA.
Read an overview of the day here
Vitae International Researcher Development Conference
This event, hosted at Birmingham Hilton Metropole, was mainly aimed at researcher developers, careers professionals and senior leaders, and included speeches and workshops from CSG members, including Prof Julia Buckingham, CBE, Chair of the CSG and President of UUK, Dr Janet Metcalfe, Head of Vitae, Dr Katie Wheat, Head of HE Engagement for Vitae, and Dr Anjali Shah, CSG representative for UKRSA.
Researcher Development Concordat Launch - Wales
This event, to be hosted at Cardiff Marriott Hotel, is open to all interested stakeholders from across the UK. It will profile work that has been taking place in Wales, and will set ambitions for the response to the new concordat over the coming years. The event will also give delegates the opportunity to identify shared challenges and create a work programme to feed into the UK-wide Concordat activities.
This event is supported by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW). Prof Julia Buckingham, CBE, Chair of the CSG and President of UUK, will be delivering the keynote speech.
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