A lens on the RD Concordat: its national strategic importance for you

This IN PERSON session is available to research staff from the University of Liverpool. When registering for this event please ensure you use your University email address as non-University email registrations will be removed due to capacity restrictions, thank you.

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Please note - if you are unable to attend, you can register to be sent the resources from the session only by choosing a non-attending ticket.

Join us for a Lunch & Learn with the national lead for the Researcher Development Concordat. During this session, Tom Rowe will provide insight into ongoing activities and priorities of the Concordat Strategy Group (RDCSG), the governing body for the Concordat, and what this might mean for institutions, researcher developers and researchers.

This will be followed by a Q&A to discuss your views of the Concordat, its strategic direction nationally and your experience with it at an institutional level, including key challenges. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to help shape and inform the national Concordat strategy.

There will be refreshments and opportunities for informal discussions from 2-3pm after the session. Please indicate on your ticket if you will stay for this.

Session outline/ plan

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Learn from the findings and good practice case studies of the RDCSG work on supporting the fair employment of research staff, addressing key issues like career precarity.

• Learn about what research culture initiatives and Concordats are doing to coordinate and align their processes, and what this will mean for institutions.

• Insight into the findings from the RDCSG annual report, revealing sector progress in Concordat implementation.
• Opportunity to shape and inform the national Concordat strategy.

Presenter information:

Tom Rowe (he/him): Policy Adviser at Universities UK, specializing in research culture, people and talent, and secretariat to the Researcher Development Concordat Strategy Group.

Venue information for sessions that are in-person: This room catalogue provides details on shared teaching spaces available across the Main University Campus, including room layout, capacity, facilities, equipment and 360 degree virtual tours: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/intranet/timetabling/online-room-catalogue/ (Please filter the table according to the building/ room indicated in the location information section of this Eventbrite listing)

The Researcher Development Framework (RDF) attributes developed during this session are relevant to the following sub-domains:

Domain A: Knowledge and Intellectual Abilities

A1: Knowledge base

Domain B: Personal Effectiveness

B1: Personal Qualities

B2: Self-management

B3: Professional and Career Development

Domain D: Engagement, Influence and Impact

D1: Working with Others

D2: Communication and Dissemination

D3: Engagement and Impact

Accessibility Adjustments and Alternative Format requests: If you require any accessibility adjustments or have any questions about this session, please contact the Academy's RD team Researcher@liverpool.ac.uk at least 7 days before the session date so that your requirements can be referred to the facilitator(s) who will make every effort to address them where possible.

Academy Researcher Development Inclusivity Statement: The Academy is committed to providing an environment which recognises and values people's differences, capitalises on the strengths that those differences bring to the institution and supports all staff and students in maximising their potential to succeed. In line with the Academy's firm commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, we offer all postdoctoral and research-related opportunities to develop and network irrespective of a researcher’s gender, ethnicity, age, self-identification, disability, religious affiliation, or any other criteria used to separate and define.

Academy Code of Conduct: All events organised or facilitated by The Academy follow a Conduct of Conduct irrespective of the number of participants or session format. The Academy thanks all participants in advance for your cooperation to help ensure a safe and constructive environment for everybody. The Code of Conduct is available at: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/development/conduct-events/

Important: We take your privacy very seriously and will only use your email address to send you information about this session. Thereafter, we will contact you only where you have given us permission to do so. After that, you can opt-out at any time of receiving our communication by simply sending an email to researcher@liverpool.ac.uk

Stay in Touch: For the latest news and information about research staff development opportunities and resources follow @LivResearcher on Twitter. Further details about the University of Liverpool's Researcher Development activities can be found on the Researcher Hub: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/