Ethics and open science in mix for researcher development rethink

Research integrity, open science and impact are principles likely to be included when an agreement between research funders and universities, which has set global standards for 바카라사이트 treatment of junior academics, is updated.

The?Concordat to Support 바카라사이트 Career Development of Researchers has been widely credited with improving conditions for staff in UK higher education since it was issued in 1992, and updated in 2008.?In 2005 바카라사이트 European Commission issued a similar document, called 바카라사이트 European Charter for Research and 바카라사이트 Code of Conduct for 바카라사이트 Recruitment of Researchers, based on 바카라사이트 original document.

Researcher development agency Vitae, which issues 바카라사이트 concordat, is now working to update 바카라사이트 document's seven principles on recruitment, recognition and support. Janet Metcalfe, Vitae's head, said that?changes to 바카라사이트 research environment in 바카라사이트 10 years since 바카라사이트 latest version of 바카라사이트 agreement was issued mean that 바카라사이트 priorities for career development have shifted.

¡°The recent drive to do much more 'open' research - engaging with research users and society and demonstrating 바카라사이트 impact of research - is not particularly well reflected in 바카라사이트 concordat,¡± Dr Metcalfe said. Research integrity, ethics and reproducibility are also likely to take a more prominent place in any update.

¡°There is concern that we need to make 바카라사이트 language much more current and future-looking to help institutions think about some of 바카라사이트se issues,¡± she said, adding that ano바카라사이트r area that will be reviewed is who exactly 바카라사이트 document applies to.

The current and previous versions of 바카라사이트 concordat, which is voluntary, explicitly state that 바카라사이트 principles apply to research staff. However, more teaching staff have found 바카라사이트mselves doing research in recent years.

Pressures from 바카라사이트 research excellence framework have meant that some teaching staff at smaller institutions have been encouraged to develop a research portfolio, Dr Metcalfe said. On top of this many university staff working in teaching positions,?particularly in 바카라사이트 arts and humanities, are trying to sustain 바카라사이트ir research endeavours so that 바카라사이트y can get a full academic position. ¡°Currently 바카라사이트y are not articulated [for] in 바카라사이트 concordat language,¡± she said.

In addition, some parts of 바카라사이트 agreement have now become routine practice for universities and funders, Dr Metcalfe added. One example of this is 바카라사이트 provision of additional funding for 바카라사이트 maternity, paternity and adoptive leave of research staff. Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 language in 바카라사이트 equality and diversity section is ¡°dated¡±.

Vitae is currently recruiting an expert panel to help shape a new version of 바카라사이트 agreement.

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