About Vitae's researcher development programmes

As part of our mission to enhance higher education provision to train and develop researchers, we have published a number of high-quality, well-used professional and career development packages and resources.

About our researcher development programmes

Read an overview of our current offer.

Our packaged researcher development programmes

  • are mapped to the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF)
  • have been developed, piloted and evaluated in collaboration with the researcher development community and experienced professional trainers
  • can be used 'off the shelf' as a complete package by experienced facilitators
  • can be adapted into shorter programmes or individual sessions to complement existing institutional provision
  • can be adapted to the local context and participant needs
  • are based on a highly interactive and experiential approach to learning
  • are available for researchers at all stages of their career

Summaries of our popular packaged programmes are available from the left-hand navigation menu

The development of many of these programmes has been supported by funding from Research Councils UK (RCUK) and UK HE funding bodies: Department for Employment and Learning (DELNI), Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE), Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) and the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and by partnerships and collaborations with higher education institutions and other organisations.

Vitae's researcher development programmes are available for non-commercial use by Vitae members and UK higher institutions, subject to the conditions of use. Please for more information of for any other uses.

Vitae members can download our packaged researcher development programmes from the library of resources

About you

Our programmes have been designed to be delivered by an experienced facilitator or team of facilitators. Facilitators should be able to adapt the programme content to the needs of the participants and be comfortable delivering the content with an interactive and experiential approach.

Some programmes require additional specialist knowledge or familiarity with the context, as detailed within the programme leader manual. The specific roles and responsibilities for each programme are detailed within the manual.

About Vitae's services

If you or your organisation are not yet ready to pick up and deliver one of our packaged programmes, there are a number of ways Vitae can support you and your researchers to access our library of professional development resources, for example we can

  • deliver 'train-the-trainer' sessions for any of our packaged programmes
  • provide specialist facilitators to deliver the programmes to your researchers
  • adapt programmes to your local context and needs

Please to discuss your specific needs

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