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HR Excellence In Research

The HR Excellence In Research award recognises the measures the University is taking to improve working conditions and career development opportunities for research staff by implementing the principles of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers and The European Charter for Researchers.

About the HR Excellence in Research Award

The award recognises the measures the University is taking to improve working conditions and career development opportunities for research staff by implementing the principles of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers and The European Charter for Researchers

The University’s Researcher Development Concordat Steering Group, which replaced the Research Staff Working Group, oversees progress against the Concordat Implementation Plan.

Every three years the University must undertake a formal review of its progress and update the Concordat Implementation Plan, setting out the strategy and actions for the next three-year period. This action plan goes to external peer review and is ratified by the UK HREiR panel.

HR Excellence in Research Documentation
The Concordat to support Researchers

2021 External Review (deadline 26th Nov 2021)

2019 Internal Review (deadline 22nd Nov 2019)

2017 External Review (deadline 19th May 2017)

2015 Internal Review (deadline 22nd May 2015)

2013 Original Submission

Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers 


The Concordat is an agreement between employers of researchers and research funders on the expectations for the professional development and employment conditions of researchers in the UK.

The Concordat sets out the expectations and responsibilities of researchers, their managers, employers and funders. It aims to increase the attractiveness and sustainability of research careers in the UK and to improve the quantity, quality and impact of research for the benefit of UK society and the economy.

The University of Sussex have committed to the principles of the 2019 Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers. You can find out more on our Concordat wepbage.

 

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