HR Excellence in Research

"A UK-wide process, incorporating both the QAA Code of Practice for Research Degree Programmes and the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, enables institutions to gain the European Commission's "HR excellence in research" badge acknowledging alignment with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for their Recruitment".

Bath Spa University was awarded the HR Excellence in Research award in January 2012 and this award reflects the University's current and on-going commitments to maintaining an active research portfolio. This commitment extends to concentrating on our areas of strength while also fostering new research areas.

Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers.

In order to align ourselves with the European charter and code, the University has undertaken an audit of existing practice in relation to the support and career development of research staff across the University.  An Action Plan has been agreed on how we can align ourselves more closely with the principles of the Concordat, and this has been approved and acknowledged by the European Commission.  All related documents can be found in the quick links at the side of this page (see Researcher Concordat link).

The Action Plan is a working document, and is being updated regularly.  We will undertake an annual self-assessment of our progress against the Action Plan - through the University Research, Consultancy and Scholarship Committee - and publish these through web pages, a revised version at the end of each academic year.

Useful Documents

• BSU Concordat Audit and Gap Analysis - Final (.pdf)
• BSU Concordat Action Plan Summary (.pdf)
• BSU Action Plan for the Implementation of the 2008 Concordat - RC Version (.pdf)
• BSU Concordat Consultation Processes (.pdf)
• BSU Concordat Action Plan - Jan2012 update (.pdf)
• BSU Concordat Action Plan -June2012 update (.pdf)