In the last academic year, the University piloted a new initiative for early career researchers in the shape of mentoring circles. One circle per college, comprising 8-10 mentees and 2 mentors, met four times throughout the year with topics set in advance for each meeting ranging from getting work published, networking and collaborating to researching …
CEDARS is a new, national survey from Vitae which seeks to gather anonymous data on the working conditions of researchers and their managers, as well as on career aspirations and opportunities for career development. The new survey integrates key questions from the CROS (Careers in Research Online Survey) and PIRLS (Principal Investigators and Research Leaders …
The University has this week become a signatory of the updated Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers. The revised Concordat is the result of an independent review into the effectiveness of the previous agreement and delineates the standards that researchers should expect from their institution and vice versa. The document is organised into …
In 2016, University of Westminster were given the Human Resources Excellence in Research Award in recognition of our vigorous and transparent implementation of a tailored strategy for improving the career development and management of researchers within the university in line with the previous Researcher Development Concordat. We are now preparing to commit to the recently …
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The third installment of our FUNDamentals series is out now! These 2 page briefs will provide all the foundations you need to get acquainted with funder priorities, tips, keys schemes, and other useful insights. Wellcome is a major funder for health research, providing awards to researchers in science, humanities, and social science to better understand …
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Getting research done and done well is always challenging and developing your research career is a continual process. In this connection, the Research Office has organised a series of workshops by which you can discover new approaches that will support you in the development of your research practice. The Autumn programme is below, and also …
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Coming off the back of our funding guidance series “FUNDamentals”, we are hosting our first FUNDamental Café. The British Academy will be presentating alongside University of Westminster academics and members of the Research Office to share knowledge and experiene to improve our responses to British Academy funding schemes. To register for this event head over to …
One of the ways in which members of staff engaged in research can actively contribute to their community is by serving on the University of Westminster Research Committee. Currently representatives from the Readers and Professors, as well as Doctoral Researcher cohorts have positions on Research Committee. We are now seeking a representative to join the Research Committee from the early/mid-career researcher cohort. …
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