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class="htmlanchor" data-t4-contenttype="general" data-t4-layout-name="text-html"><span id="d.en.79406"></span></div> <h2>HR Excellence in Research</h2> <div class="feature"> <h3>Latest news</h3> <p>The University has successfully retained its prestigious <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vitae.ac.uk%2Fnews%2Fvitae-news-2021%2Fhr-excellence-in-research-award-october-2021&data=04%7C01%7Ccme2%40st-andrews.ac.uk%7Cd161132034c54af5cdec08d999ff8b3f%7Cf85626cb0da849d3aa5864ef678ef01a%7C0%7C0%7C637710145101096193%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=eo7yqPRzFlt4wmYnuZt31uNxjCyVzuUpR0PN13RSY58%3D&reserved=0">HR Excellence in Research Award</a> following its 10-year external review. </p> <p>A huge thank you to the HR Excellence Working Group, the <a href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/research/environment/committees/research-staff-forum/">Research Staff Forum</a><a href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/research/environment/committees/research-staff-forum/"> Staff Forum</a> and all those who contributed to the submission. </p> </div> <p>The <strong>University of St Andrews was first awarded the European Commission HR Excellence in Research award in</strong> <strong>May 2012 </strong>and has since successfully retained the award at each review which takes place every 2 years.</p> <p>The Award recognises the University's alignment with the principles laid out in the <a title="Researcher Development Concordat" href="https://researcherdevelopmentconcordat.ac.uk/">Researcher Development Concordat</a>.</p> <div class="success"> <p>The University of St Andrews is now a signatory to the 2019 Concordat to support the career development of researchers. Visit the <a href="/staff/research/concordat/">Researcher Development Concordat</a> section for more information.</p> </div> <p>This is the second version of the Concordat, the first having been published in 2008. The University is committed to implementing this new Concordat and supporting Researchers in the three areas of focus. </p> <ul> <li>Environment and culture</li> <li>Employment</li> <li>Professional and career development.</li> </ul> <p>To learn more about the New Concordat and / or raise any issues pertinent to Research Staff, come along to the next <strong>Research staff Forum:</strong></p> <p>Monday 23 October 2023, 14.00 to 15.30<br /></p> <p>Please <a href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/pdms/index.php?mode=query&query=research+staff+forum">book your place via PDMS</a>.</p> <p>All research staff and those who manage / support them are welcome to attend.</p>  <div class="htmlanchor" data-t4-contenttype="general-no-title" data-t4-layout-name="text-html"><span id="d.en.2494259"></span></div> <h3><span style="font-size: 1.17em;">HR Excellence Working Group</span></h3> <p>In order to implement the Concordat and to monitor progress the University has established the HR Excellence Working Group (see member details below). This group meets regularly throughout the year to develop and review an action plan and to ensure that progress is being made in alignment with the Concordat. Feedback and input from staff is considered important and is incorporated in the action plan. </p> <p>Documents including the action plan and review reports are available on the <a title="Home%20%BB%20University%20%BB%20Current%20Staff%20%BB%20Research%20%BB%20New%20staff%20and%20professional%20development%20%BB%20HR%20Excellence%20in%20Research%20%BB%20Documents%20and%20updates" href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/staff/research/professionaldevelopment/hrexcellence/documentsandupdates/">HR Excellence documents and updates</a> page. </p> <p>The <strong>7 principles of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers</strong>, which are addressed in the Action Plan, are detailed below.</p> <p><strong>Any additional feedback or comments</strong> about the project, please contact: <a href="mailto:osds@st-andrews.ac.uk">osds@st-andrews.ac.uk</a>.</p> <div class="boxGenStaff research_bundle"> <div class="staffalignright"> </div> <h3>HR Excellence documents and updates</h3> <p><span>The original action plan was published in May 2012 and since then there have been two internal reviews and one external review, which took place in 2016. Now in 2020 we are again taking part in an external review to analyse what we have achieved and to formulate a revised action plan to support current progress and to detail ideas for new developments. </span></p> <p><a class="toggleLink"></a></p> <div class="toggle"> <h3><span style="font-size: 1.17em;">Updates</span></h3> <p>You can view <strong>ALL iterations</strong> of the action plan along with the two, four and six year reports on the <a href="/staff/research/professionaldevelopment/hrexcellence/documentsandupdates/" title="Home%20%BB%20University%20%BB%20Current%20Staff%20%BB%20Research%20%BB%20New%20staff%20and%20professional%20development%20%BB%20HR%20Excellence%20in%20Research%20%BB%20Documents%20and%20updates">HR excellence in research documents</a> page.  </p> </div> </div> <div class="boxGenStaff research_bundle"> <div class="staffalignright"> </div> <h3>What is the European Commission HR Excellence in Research award?</h3> <p>The HR Excellence in Research Award recognises institutions that have met the principles of good working conditions for researchers. This demonstrates a commitment to the implementation of the UK <a href="https://www.vitae.ac.uk/policy/concordat/full" target="_self" title="Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers">Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers</a> alongside meeting the requirements for research degrees set out in the <a href="https://www.qaa.ac.uk/quality-code/advice-and-guidance/research-degrees">UK Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Quality Code.</a></p> <p><a class="toggleLink"></a></p> <div class="toggle"> <p><span>A UK-wide process which incorporates the </span><em><span>QAA Code of Practice for Research Degree Programmes </span></em><span>and the </span><em><span>Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers</span></em><span>, enables institutions to earn the European Commission’s HR Excellence in Research award.  </span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span>This acknowledges alignment with the:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span> Principles of the European Charter for Researchers;</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>Code of Conduct for their Recruitment.</span></p> </li> </ul> <p>A document demonstrating the implementation of the Concordat, is required from the University. The concordat has been agreed and signed by a number of bodies, including University Research Councils and Universities UK.</p> </div> </div> <div class="boxGenStaff research_bundle"> <div class="staffalignright"> </div> <h3>What is the Concordat?</h3> <p>Full title: <em>Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers</em></p> <p><a class="toggleLink"></a></p> <div class="toggle"> <p>The Concordat focuses on researchers employed by HEIs on fixed term <em>(or similar)</em> contracts and funded through research grants or analogue schemes.  It aims to set the standards and conditions of employment for these researchers.  It is a benchmark reference point for good practice, across the UK Higher Education sector.</p> <p> </p> <p>The 2008 Concordat was focused around 7 principles. The new 2019 Concordat is focused around the following three themes.</p> <p> </p> <ol> <li> <p><strong>Environment and culture</strong>, </p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Employment,</strong> and </p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Professional and career development</strong>.</p> </li> </ol> <p> </p> <p>The principles are underpinned by obligations for the four key stakeholder groups, to realise the aims of the Concordat.</p> <p> </p> <ol> <li> <p><strong>Funders</strong>,</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Institutions</strong>, </p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Researchers</strong> and </p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Managers of researchers</strong></p> </li> </ol> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p>The University is now in a transition phase following the introduction of the new Concordat and more information will follow in due course.</p> </div> </div> <div class="boxGenStaff research_bundle"> <div class="staffalignright"> </div> <h3>Earning the award</h3> <p><a class="toggleLink"></a></p> <div class="toggle"> <p><span>The University of St Andrews has demonstrated it has upheld the 7 principles of the 2008 Concordat since 2012 through a process of internal and external review. This gives the University the right to use the HR Excellence in Research logo on university materials and the website. </span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span>Any changes to the process due to the implementation of the 2019 Concordat will be followed. </span></p> </div> </div> <div class="boxGenStaff research_bundle"> <div class="staffalignright"> </div> <h3>HR Excellence working Group</h3> <p><a class="toggleLink"></a></p> <div class="toggle"> <p>An 'HR Excellence' working group was created in 2011 and has been meeting regularly to progress the implementation of the Concordat. The current working group comprises of: </p> <p> </p> <ul> <li> <p>Academic Lead: Vice-Principal Research and Innovation</p> </li> <li> <p>Head of Organisational and Staff Development (Chair)</p> </li> <li> <p>Director of Research and Innovation Services</p> </li> <li> <p>Head of Research Policy</p> </li> <li> <p>Human Resources Business Partner</p> </li> <li> <p>Equality & Diversity Officer</p> </li> <li> <p>Planning Manager</p> </li> <li> <p>Careers Centre (Advisor)</p> </li> <li> <p>Staff Developer (Research Staff)</p> </li> <li> <p>Staff Developer (Academic Staff)</p> </li> <li> <p>Educational & Postgraduate Researcher Development</p> </li> <li> <p>Post Grad Reps</p> </li> <li> <p>Post Doc Reps</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="boxGenStaff research_bundle"> <div class="staffalignright"> </div> <h3>Fairness=Funding</h3> <p><a class="toggleLink"></a></p> <div class="toggle"> <p><span>The European Commission are increasingly building in references to the ‘<strong><span>European Charter and Code</span></strong>’ for funding criteria. The ‘HR Excellence in Research' award demonstrates to funders our institutional commitment to meeting the principles of the ‘European Charter and Code’.</span></p> <p><strong>For further details</strong> please view: <a href="/media/human-resources/equalitydiversity/Fairness=Funding process.pdf" class="ga-event__download">Fairness=Funding Process</a> <abbr>(PDF, 428 KB)</abbr></p> <p>Or visit    https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/fairnessfunding/</p> </div> </div> <div class="boxGenStaff research_bundle"> <div class="staffalignright"> </div> <h3>CROS and PIRLS surveys</h3> <p><a class="toggleLink"></a></p> <div class="toggle"> <h3><strong>C</strong>areers in <strong>R</strong>esearch <strong>O</strong>nline <strong>S</strong>urvey (<strong>CROS</strong>)</h3> <p>Gathers data regarding working conditions, career aspirations and career development opportunities for research staff in UK Higher Education.</p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>P</strong>rincipal <strong>I</strong>nvestigators & <strong>R</strong>esearch <strong>L</strong>eaders <strong>S</strong>urvey (PIRLS)</h3> <p>Aims to capture activities and attitudes in relation to research leadership, the management of research staff and the supervision of PGRs.</p> <p> </p> <h3>Further details ...</h3> <p>For further details on both the CROS and PIRLS survey, please visit the dedicated page: <a href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/staff/research/professionaldevelopment/hrexcellence/crospirls/" title="CROS and PIRLS">https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/staff/research/professionaldevelopment/hrexcellence/crospirls/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>CROS and PIRLS has now been replaced by the Culture, Employment and Development in Academic Research Survey – CEDARS. CEDARS integrates key questions from the previous CROS and PIRLS surveys and will gather anonymous data about working conditions, career aspirations of and career development opportunities for researchers, and managers of researchers. </p> </div> </div> <div class="boxGenStaff research_bundle"> <div class="staffalignright"> </div> <h3>HR Excellence Group Members</h3> <p><a class="toggleLink"></a></p> <div class="toggle"> <table style="width: 501px;" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p><strong>Units</strong></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><strong>Representatives</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>OSDS</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Organisational Development Specialist, Research Staff: <a href="mailto:osds@st-andrews.ac.uk">osds@st-andrews.ac.uk</a></p> <p>Anne Eadie-Tice (Organisational Development Specialist): <a href="mailto:afet1@st-andrews.ac.uk">afet1@st-andrews.ac.uk</a></p> <p>Avery Hawkins (Organisational Development Co-ordinator): <a href="mailto:ah329@st-andrews.ac.uk">ah329@st-andrews.ac.uk</a></p> <p>Academic Staff Developer, OSDS: <a href="mailto:asd-osds@st-andrews.ac.uk">asd-osds@st-andrews.ac.uk</a></p> <p>Carina Evans (OSDS Web and Evaluation Officer): <a href="mailto:cme2@st-andrews.ac.uk">cme2@st-andrews.ac.uk</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>CEED</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Dr Lucy Hall (Student Developer, Postgraduate): <a href="mailto:lh523@st-andrews.ac.uk">lh523@st-andrews.ac.uk</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>Research Staff / Academic Representatives</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Dr Alexander Konovalov, (Lecturer, School of Computer Science): <a href="mailto:alexander.konovalov@st-andrews.ac.uk">alexander.konovalov@st-andrews.ac.uk</a></p> <p>Dr Laura Aitkin (Research Fellow, School of Biology-BSRC): <a href="mailto:la49@st-andrews.ac.uk">la49@st-andrews.ac.uk</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>Planning Office</p> </td> <td valign="top">Jonathan McDougall-Bagnall (Planning Manager) <a href="mailto:jmb15@st-andrews.ac.uk">jmb15@st-andrews.ac.uk</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>Careers Centre</p> <p> </p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Dr Julie McLellan (Careers Adviser): <a href="mailto:jmm27@st-andrews.ac.uk">jmm27@st-andrews.ac.uk</a></p> <p>Dr Philip Ireland (Careers Adviser): <a href="mailto:pi8@st-andrews.ac.uk">pi8@st-andrews.ac.uk</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>Diversity, Equality & Inclusion</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Sukhi Bains (Equality and Diversity Officer): <a href="mailto:sb104@st-andrews.ac.uk">sb104@st-andrews.ac.uk</a></p> <p>Karen McGregor (Equality and Diversity Awards Adviser): <a href="mailto:kfm3@st-andrews.ac.uk">kfm3@st-andrews.ac.uk</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>Human resources</p> <p> </p> </td> <td valign="top">Louise Milne (Human Resources Business Partner): <a href="mailto:lm80@st-andrews.ac.uk">lm80@st-andrews.ac.uk</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>Research and Innovation Services</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Dr Helen Reddy (Director of Research and Innovation Services): <a href="mailto:helen.reddy@st-andrews.ac.uk">helen.reddy@st-andrews.ac.uk</a></p> <p>Dr Richard Malham (Head of Research Policy, Integrity & Governance): <a href="mailto:rwm7@st-andrews.ac.uk">rwm7@st-andrews.ac.uk</a></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> </div> </div></main> </div>  <aside aria-label="related content"> <div id="relatedcontent" class="span-8 last"> <div id="relatedcontent-inner" class="inner-8-last">    <span id="d.en.219550"></span> <h3><img src="/media/osds/organisational-development/hrexcellence/HR-Excellence-l-150x102.jpg" alt="HR Excellence logo" style="width : 150px; height : 102px; border : ; padding : ; margin : ; float : ;" /></h3> <h3>Contact</h3> <p>Organisational Development Specialist (Research Staff)<br />OSDS<br /><strong>E:</strong> <a href="mailto:osds@st-andrews.ac.uk">osds@st-andrews.ac.uk</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="/media/osds/organisational-development/hrexcellence/HR Excellence 10 year Review - updated June 2023.pdf" class="ga-event__download">HR Excellence 10 year review report</a> <abbr>(PDF, 233 KB)</abbr></p> <p><a href="/media/osds/organisational-development/hrexcellence/Backward action plan - completed actions and Gap analysis 2020-2022 .pdf" class="ga-event__download">Backward action plan January 2023</a> <abbr>(PDF, 1,003 KB)</abbr></p> <p><a href="/media/osds/organisational-development/hrexcellence/HREiR Forward Action plan 2023-25 revised June 2023.pdf" class="ga-event__download">2023-2025 Forward action plan</a> <abbr>(PDF, 992 KB)</abbr></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-size: 1.17em;">Additional links</span></h3> <p>- <a href="/osds/" target="null">Organisational Staff and Development Services (OSDS)</a><br />- <a href="/hr/" target="null">Human Resources</a><br />- <a title="Vitae" href="https://www.vitae.ac.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vitae</a></p>                       </div></div> </aside> </div>   <footer> <br class="clearFloat" /> <div id="footer" class="span-33 last"> <div id="footer-inner"> <p id="footer-links"><a class=" footer-links__link cookie-control__open" aria-controls="ccc-module">Cookie preferences</a><a href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/digital-standards/accessibility/accessibility-statement/">Accessibility statement</a><a href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/terms/">Terms and conditions</a><a class="t4Edit-page" href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/terminalfour/page/section#edit/36386/contents">Edit</a></p> <p id="footer-charity">© 2024 The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013532.</p>  </div>  </div> </footer>  </div>  <script src="/media/styles/main-website/javascript/jquery-1-9-0.js" type="text/javascript" ></script> <script src="/media/styles/main-website/javascript/jquery-migrate-development.js" type="text/javascript" ></script> <script src="/media/styles/main-website/javascript/jquery-common.js" type="text/javascript" ></script> <script src="/media/styles/main-website/javascript/jquery-toggle.js" type="text/javascript" ></script>  <script> dataLayer.push({'event':'staScripts_Loaded'}); 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