Bryony Portsmouth is the Researcher Development Lead at the University of Sheffield and is a member of Researchers14. My tenure in researcher development is 6 years. On day one of my induction in November 2012, I was handed a hard copy of the ‘Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers’ (now affectionately known simply as ‘the Concordat’) and was told that the document would underpin everything I did. As was alluded to in our previous blog post, authored by Dr

Dr Karen Clegg is Head of Research Excellence Training at the University of York and is a member of Researchers14 but is writing in a personal capacity as someone who has devoted the best part of 15 years to researcher development. Once upon a time, researchers in universities and research organisations were like the squires of old; expected to support the knight to whom they were affiliated and take on any duties asked of them as part of their apprenticeship. Once their know

Written on behalf of Researchers 14 by Dr Rachel Cowen (University of Manchester). The Researchers14 group of Universities, who collectively employ 65% of UK Research Staff, have drawn on institutional data and experiences, and from national staff and student surveys to make recommendations to support Research Staff involvement in teaching. We aim in this post to provide greater clarity, equity and recognition for Research Staff, their line managers and employing institution