The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Patrick Grant will host the official launch of the University’s new Research Staff Hub at which the Vice-Chancellor will sign the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers. Signature of the Concord signifies the University’s commitment to improving the support and development of research staff. The opening of the Hub marks a milestone in collective efforts across the University to ensure a healthy research culture in which all researchers are supported to thrive, to do their best work, and where all contributions to research excellence are recognised.
All staff are invited to join the event and it will be of particular interest to fixed term research staff and fellows, principal investigators and managers of research staff, as well as professional services staff involved in research support and skills development.
The event will include a Q&A session. Pre-submitted questions are invited.
Professor Grant will be joined by the following colleagues:
o Professor Louise Richardson, Vice-Chancellor
o Professor Charlotte Deane, Deputy Executive Chair of the EPSRC
o Professor Anne Trefethen, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for People and GLAM
o Professor David Gavaghan, University Advocate for Research Staff
o Professor Leanne Hodson, Professor of Metabolic Physiology/BHF Senior Research Fellow, RDM, in conversation with Dr Sion Parry, Post-doctoral researcher, Metabolic Research Group.
o Alice Chilver, Head of People, Organisation and Development
o Dr Rachel Bray, Research Staff Hub Lead, in conversation with
o Caroline Korell, Research Assistant, Department of Education & Co-Chair, OxRSS;
o Dr Gwilym Rowlands, Oxford Martin Research Fellow, Zoology, Chair, Research Staff Consultation Group, & Co-Chair, OxRSS;
o Dr Miles Tendi, Associate Professor of African Politics, African Studies Centre, Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies;
o Dr Emanuela Vai, Research Fellow and Lecturer, Faculty of Music; Humanities and Colleges Research Staff Representative on the Research Staff Consultation Group.
