1. Enhancing Research Staff Careers Research Staff Development at the University of Bristol 22 September 2014 1 Dr Alison Leggett, Head of Academic Staff Development

2. Me Background in Research Career route Current role – Head of Academic Staff Development Dr Alison Leggett, Head of Academic Staff Development 2 22 September 2015

3. Dr Alison Leggett, Head of Academic Staff Development University of Bristol Russell Group research-intensive 83% research world-leading or internationally excellent in REF 2014 6 faculties split into 25 Schools 15,400 undergraduates* 2250 postgraduates* 6199 † staff (2846 academic) * 2013/14 figures † January 2015 figures 22 September 2015

4. Academic Staff Development Dr Alison Leggett, Head of Academic Staff Development 4 18 September 2014 Based in HR – working with staff Mission: to enhance excellence across the range of academic practice by developing individuals and championing development provision across the University. Full range of academic practice for academics in all roles: Research skills, leadership development, learning and teaching, professional skills, career development, specific research staff support One full-time post working with research staff plus some of my time and some admin time bris.ac.uk/staffdevelopment/academic

5. Challenges for research staff Fixed term grant funding Career progression Recognition and value How do we manage some of these issues at Bristol? Dr Alison Leggett, Head of Academic Staff Development 5 22 September 2015

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8. Progression and promotion 1.Progression is the procedure giving individuals in progressable roles the expectation of being moved to the next role profile level provided performance is acceptable. 2.Promotion is the procedure giving an individual the opportunity to move within their pathway to a new role profile level on the basis of peer reviewed achievement. Involves providing evidence of the relevant level(s) of excellence required for the pathway/profile in question. Dr Alison Leggett, Head of Academic Staff Development 8 22 September 2015

9. Fixed-term contracts Most pathway 2 staff will be put onto open-ended contracts from later this year Redundancy procedure altered to support this after feedback Could this change culture? Could this support progression? Dr Alison Leggett, Head of Academic Staff Development 9 22 September 2015

10. Research staff voice Reps Working party Involvement in reward, FTC review, raising issues around recognition of teaching responsibilities, progression and promotion etc. Dr Alison Leggett, Head of Academic Staff Development 10 22 September 2015

11. Benefits and challenges Role profiles give more clarity for appointments and for progression RS named as Academic Staff and a recognised pathway to develop in role Culture of “contract researchers” etc still there so terminology not embedded Funding still has big impact for pathway 2 in terms of progressability Ambiguity over actual role developing and more responsibility vs not being progressable RS working party looking at this Open-ended contracts to majority of P2 supports this Hasn’t supported the change in culture hoped Expectation management Dr Alison Leggett, Head of Academic Staff Development 11 22 September 2015

12. Benefits and challenges Value to the researcher Power dynamic between PI and Researcher Giving opportunities and supporting progression Less impact from line manager on P1 and less fear of speaking out Pros and cons for P1 vs P2 P1 have automatic right to progression but if not performing, capability. P2 can stay. A number of issues for P3 Removal of retirement has reduced opportunity of new roles to apply for (although once on P1, can move up) Dr Alison Leggett, Head of Academic Staff Development 12 22 September 2015

13. What does my team do? Dr Alison Leggett, Head of Academic Staff Development 13 22 September 2015

14. Dr Alison Leggett, Head of Academic Staff Development 14 Skills training Induction Leavers Transitions Reward and Recognition Cultural Change Comms and Marketing Advice and Guidance Widening Horizons Online Resources Enabling self- direction Policy Development 22 September 2015

15. Cultivating Leadership – Understanding and Leading Yourself and Others Social Media Series Presenting with confidence and flair Navigating People Management Introduction to Grant Applications Quality Papers How to prepare a good research bid Influencing Policy Information Overload (x 3 speed reading, notetaking and memory skills) Personal Impact and effective networking Influencing Others Regular Productive Academic writing Dr Alison Leggett, Head of Academic Staff Development 15 22 September 2015 Business Engagement and Research Impact: Who, How and What Collaborating successfully with others on projects Public engagement Engaging with policy- makers Book Writing Intro to Human Tissue Act Developing your research strategy Getting People Talking Planning your social media strategy Statistics refreshers Moving on from academia Keeping your research project on track Working towards a lectureship Interview skills

16. Dr Alison Leggett, Head of Academic Staff Development 16 CREATE 22 September 2015

17. Dr Alison Leggett, Head of Academic Staff Development “I think meeting 30 other people across a range of disciplines has been very interesting. It has encouraged me to look for and actively pursue interdisciplinary collaborations.” “It provided an opportunity to share professional and personal histories with peers and to learn about very diverse research in science, engineering and the humanities…..from the local region.” “I have particularly benefitted from the sessions on engaging research-with policy, with the media and with the public. I have already begun to profit from these skills, building new policy links since the Crucible and putting the media training into practice in a series of recent radio interviews.”

18. Alison.Leggett@bristol.ac.uk bris.ac.uk/staffdevelopment/academic bris.ac.uk/researchstaff southwestcrucible.org renkei-researcher-schools.org Dr Alison Leggett, Head of Academic Staff Development 18 22 September 2015