Swansea University - Useful Links for Researchers

Useful Links for Researchers

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CONTRACT RESEARCH STAFF

  • 2008 Concordat for Research Staff : Supporting the Career Development of Researchers
  • Vitae: professional support for research staff
  • Pathways to the future : the early career of researchers in the UK: A report by the Council for Science and Technology, October 2007
  • Research Careers Initiative final report
  • SET for Success: the supply of people with science, technology, engineering and mathematic skills (April 2002) report by Sir Gareth Roberts
  • Researchers in higher education institutions:  scoping study of career development and human resource management.  A report to HEFCE by Evidence Ltd, July 2005. 
  • UK assets: 6,500 plus UK scientists can't be wrong the Athena surveys.  ATHENA report 

GOVERNMENT POLICY AND FUNDING

  • Research Assessment Exercise 2008 (RAE 2008)
  • Council for Science and Technology (CST) 
  • Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) 
  • Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) 
  • Research Councils UK (RCUK)
  • National Assembly for Wales - The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG)
  • Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW)
  • Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
  • Universities UK (formerly the CVCP)
  • Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)

LEARNING AND TEACHING ORGANISATIONS

  • Higher Education Academy (HEA)
  • Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (LFHE)