About the Vitae Researcher Development Framework

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href="/researchers-professional-development/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework/developing-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework">More about the RDF's structure and content.</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="mod-a-img box2 boxy"> <img src="https://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers-professional-development/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework/@@images/609e8593-b723-4f0e-b5dd-4cec3e5bb946.jpeg" alt="Some ways to use the RDF" height="300" width="447" /> <header> <h4> Some ways to use the RDF </h4> </header> <div> <p></p><ul><li>Identify your strengths and gaps in development</li><p></p><li>Prioritise development needs</li><p></p><li>Monitor progress</li></ul> <p><b><a href="/researchers-professional-development/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework/researchers-how-you-can-use-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework/researcher-profiles-1">How other researchers have used the RDF</a> </b></p> </div> </div> <div class="mod-a-img box3 boxy"> <a href="https://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers-professional-development/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework/developers-trainers-careers-and-hr-advisors-and-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework"> <img src="https://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers-professional-development/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework/@@images/f3295b36-0b4b-497c-bdbc-17c7f7385496.png" alt="Conditions of use" height="300" width="433" /> </a> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers-professional-development/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework/developers-trainers-careers-and-hr-advisors-and-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework">Conditions of use</a> </h4> </header> <div> <p>We want all researchers in the world to benefit from the RDF so we are making it available to use subject to Conditions of Use on a non commercial basis. </p> <p><b><a href="/researchers-professional-development/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework/your-feedback-on-the-RDF">All we ask is you let us know how you are using it by filling in this simple form.</a> </b></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row2 l-3 l-mq l-eqh"> <div class="mod-a-img box4 boxy"> <img src="https://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers-professional-development/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework/@@images/42711f35-25c2-47fc-90f6-ebb17c4c34d6.png" alt="RDF Planner app" height="300" width="459" /> <header> <h4> RDF Planner app </h4> </header> <div> <p><a href="/researchers-professional-development/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework-planner">Our online app based on the RDF</a> is an approach to planning your professional development.</p> <p><b>Use it to identify strengths, plan actions, review achievements and create a portfolio of evidence. </b></p> </div> </div> <div class="mod-a-img box5 boxy"> <img src="https://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers-professional-development/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework/@@images/ddebf484-7591-4cff-a60b-521de6cb3619.jpeg" alt="How can the RDF help you?" height="300" width="450" /> <header> <h4> How can the RDF help you? </h4> </header> <div> <p><a href="/researchers-professional-development/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework/methodology-report-understanding-the-experience-of-postgraduate-researchers-pgrs-using-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework-rdf-at-uk-universities">Find out how PGRs have benefitted from using RDF</a></p> <p><a href="/researchers-professional-development/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework/researchers-how-you-can-use-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework">Using the RDF for researchers</a></p> <p><a 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