The is an agreement between the funders and employers of researchers in the UK to improve the employment and support for researchers and researcher careers. It sets out the obligations of each stakeholder in researcher careers: researchers themselves, their managers, institutions and funders.
The Concordat was revised in September 2019 and consists of three key principles, covering
- environment and culture
- employment
- professional and career development
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ became a signatory to the revised Concordat in April 2021, confirming our commitment to these principles.
Annual report on progress April 2023 - March 2024 (PDF, 279.9KB)
Annual report on progress April 2021 - March 2022
Implementation of the Concordat
Within Sheffield Hallam, the Ï㽶ÊÓƵer Concordat Operations Group (RCOG) maintains oversight of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Ï㽶ÊÓƵers and the HR Excellence in Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Award.
RCOG reports to Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Leadership Group (RLG) and Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and Innovation Committee (RIC) and includes senior and Early Career Ï㽶ÊÓƵer (ECR) staff representation from each of our Colleges and Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institutes along with representatives from central directorates: Human Resources & Organisational Development (HR & OD), Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and Innovation Services (RIS), and Academic Development and Diversity (ADD).
Our current action plan and previous activity is below.
January 2023
January 2021
January 2019
January 2017
December 2014
July 2012
The HR Excellence in Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Award
A UK-wide process, incorporating the QAA UK Quality Code for Higher Education, Chapter B11: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Degrees and the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Ï㽶ÊÓƵers, enables institutions to gain the European Commission’s , acknowledging alignment with the principles of the European Charter for Ï㽶ÊÓƵers and Code of Conduct for their Recruitment.
In January 2013 Vitae confirmed that Sheffield Hallam had gained the HR Excellence in Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Award from the European Commission. In April 2021 the UK HR Excellence in Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Panel confirmed that we had retained the award at the eight-year review point.
Contact: Elizabeth Scanlon, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and Innovation Services.
