List of Useful websites for Research Staff

Vitae / Vitae are an organisation that supports researchers in all aspects of their work. There are loads of resources and documents here that can assist you in any stage of your career
As an employee of Brunel University London you can register for FREE using your Brunel email address /
…of particular interest is the page on ‘doing research’ /
…and the Researcher Development Framework (RDF) for structuring your development needs /
…they also have produced the UK Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers whichis an agreement between funders and employers of research staff to improve the employment and support for researchers and research careers in UK higher education /
…as part of this, Brunel has attained a HR Excellence in Research award. The review can be found here… /
and an action plan related to the Concordat can be found here… /
UCU / Researchers Survival Guide - outlines the rights of research staff and what they can expect from their institutions; offers practical advice on issues including developing your career, workloads and maternity leave; suggests ways in which you can seek improvements /
The European Charter for Researchers / The European Charter for Researchers is a set of general principles and requirements which specifies the roles, responsibilities and entitlements of researchers as well as of employers and/or funders of researchers /
Within Brunel there are a number of places where training and development appropriate to Research staff may be found
Blackboard / There are many online courses within Blackboard (some of which are compulsory for all staff to undertake) / Blackboard (  My Organisations
…including Research Integrity /
Graduate school / The graduate school offers an extensive number of workshops for Research Staff… /
…as well as on their Researcher Development Programme /
BEEC / Brunel Educational Excellence CentreThe Staff Gateway /
Brunel Educational Excellence CentreSupporting Academic Practice (The APEX 1 is a compulsory one year programme for GTAs who teach and support learning for at least six hours per week) /
Staff Development / Staff development run a series of workshops for all staff (some of which are compulsory for all staff to undertake) /
In addition here are some other documents/links that may be of interest to Research Staff
Conditions of Service / Conditions of Service for Research Staff /
RSA / Research Staff association at Brunel /