The Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers
The revised in 2019 was produced by Research Councils UK and Universities UK and is an agreement between funders and employers of research staff to improve the employment and support for researchers and research careers in UK higher education.
It sets out three clear of:
- environment and culture,
- employment,
- professional and career development.
The principles are underpinned by obligations for the four key stakeholder groups, funders, institutions, researchers and managers of researchers, to realise the aims of the Concordat.
As a signatory, LSHTM fully supports the Principles of this Concordat and we intend to uphold our obligations and responsibilities as a signatory. Read the letter of commitment to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers.
Implementation of the Concordat at LSHTM
LSHTM is committed to embedding the principles of the Concordat into its policies and processes. We conducted an initial gap analysis of current policies and practices against the Concordat principles which showed us areas of action for improving LSHTM research staff development. And we were awarded the HR Excellence in Research Award in 2019, acknowledging alignment with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for their Recruitment.
HRER renewal information
- Institutional summary (pdf)
- Backward-looking action plan 2021-2024 (xls)
- Forward-looking action plan 2024-2027 (xls)
View more information on our progress towards implementing the Concordat principles since 2019:
- Initial action plan (2019) and progress reports
- Gap analysis and action plan (pdf)
- May 2021 updated action plan (pdf) and progress report (pdf)
- 2-year review of progress
For any queries please contact: cscdr@lshtm.ac.uk.