Common use of Implementation and Review Clause in Contracts

Implementation and Review. PRINCIPLE 7 1. The implementation of the Concordat’s principles will lead to greater integration of researchers into the mainstream management and career development structures of their employing organisations. The aim of this section is to promote implementation through a collective commitment to reviewing its progress. 2. The signatories agree: a. to constitute a steering group under an independent chair to oversee the implementation and review of the Concordat with appropriate representation of the funders and sector bodies including the Professional Institutions. This group will inform the UK Research Base Funders’ Forum of progress. b. to procure an independent benchmarking study to assess the state of the sector at the launch of this Concordat. c. to contribute an appropriate share of the costs of supporting implementation and review, including the benchmarking report. d. to draw up an implementation plan for the Concordat, to ensure a coherent and sustained approach by organisations operating in the sector and the appropriate use of survey and monitoring tools such as the Careers in Research Online Survey (CROS). e. to undertake and publish a major review of the implementation of the Concordat after three years reporting to the signatories and taking account of progress against the benchmark report and the views of researchers and employers (both outside and within the HE sector). 3. The signatory funders will ensure that their terms and conditions of, for example, project grants include the expectation that the Research Organisations that they fund will adopt the principles of the revised Concordat. 4. The signatories recognise the value of innovation in practices and of sharing practice between institutions and aim to promote these throughout the implementation and review process. The funding signatories will consider aligning their support for transferable and career development skills. It is expected that Xxxxx, the national programme dedicated to realising the potential of researchers, funded by the Research Councils, will play a major role in innovating, sharing practice and enhancing the capability of the sector to implement aspects of the Concordat, as well as establishing strategic partnerships between funders. 5. Under public sector equality schemes, employers are required to monitor equality and diversity indicators for their researchers. This section focuses on the co-ordination and enhancement of existing information collection and not on the creation of additional data. There is a strong presumption that in implementing the Concordat, significant emphasis will be placed on the use of existing data and information sources3 and on the sharing of good practice between institutions and to provide evidence of its impact. 3 Any collection of data will be undertaken in accordance with the Higher Education Regulation Review Group Higher Education Concordat on quality assurance arrangements and data collection. CROS, the Careers in Research Online Survey The Vitae programme The Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers 17 Relevant legislation and guidance4 Data Protection Act 1998 Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Employment Act 2002 Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 Single Equality Act 2006 Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 Sex Discrimination Act 1975 Welsh Language Act 1993 Universities UK: Appointing Senior Managers in Higher Education: A Guide to Good Practice (2004) Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE): Ethics Matters: Managing Ethical Issues in HE HEFCE Circular RAE 01/2006 Panel Criteria and Working Methods HEFCE Financial Memorandum and Audit Code of Practice (2004) Joint Negotiating Committee for Higher Education Staff (JNCHES) Fixed-Term and Casual Employment Guidance for Higher Education Institutions (2002) Joint Negotiating Committee for Higher Education Staff (JNCHES) Work-Life Balance Guidance for Higher Education Institutions (2003) Joint Statement of the Research Councils’ Skills Training Requirements for Research Students Xxxxxxx IP Model Agreements (2005) published by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) National Library of Academic Role Profiles: for research staff Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care (2005) Safeguarding good scientific practice (a joint statement by the Director General of the Research Councils and UK Research Council CEOs) (1998) UCU/NUS/NPC Employment Charter For Postgraduate Student Academic and Academic Related Staff (1998). Universal ethical code for scientists (published by the UK Council of Science and Technology) SET for Success: The Report of Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx’ Review Science and innovation investment framework 2004-14 (published by HM Treasury, July 2004) Research Careers Initiative (RCI) reports 1998 - 2002 Professor Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx 1940 - 2007 Chairman of the Research Careers Initiative Strategy Group 1997 - 2002 4 The web links to these documents are available on the Concordat web site. The Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers 19 The European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. (European Commission 2005) The European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers: A UK HE Sector Gap Analysis. The European Commission Response to A UK HE Sector Gap Analysis. 5 The web links to these documents are available on the Concordat web site. Page 16 Bristol University Others Research Councils UK

Implementation and Review. PRINCIPLE 7 1. The implementation of the Concordat’s principles will lead to greater integration of researchers into the mainstream management and career development structures of their employing organisations. The aim of this section is to promote implementation through a collective commitment to reviewing its progress. 2. The signatories agree: a. to constitute a steering group under an independent chair to oversee the implementation and review of the Concordat with appropriate representation of the funders and sector bodies including the Professional Institutions. This group will inform the UK Research Base Funders’ Forum of progress. b. to procure an independent benchmarking study to assess the state of the sector at the launch of this Concordat. c. to contribute an appropriate share of the costs of supporting implementation and review, including the benchmarking report. d. to draw up an implementation plan for the Concordat, to ensure a coherent and sustained approach by organisations operating in the sector and the appropriate use of survey and monitoring tools such as the Careers in Research Online Survey (CROS). e. to undertake and publish a major review of the implementation of the Concordat after three years reporting to the signatories and taking account of progress against the benchmark report and the views of researchers and employers (both outside and within the HE sector). 3. The signatory funders will ensure that their terms and conditions of, for example, project grants include the expectation that the Research Organisations that they fund will adopt the principles of the revised Concordat. 4. The signatories recognise the value of innovation in practices and of sharing practice between institutions and aim to promote these throughout the implementation and review process. The funding signatories will consider aligning their support for transferable and career development skills. It is expected that Xxxxx, the national programme dedicated to realising the potential of researchers, funded by the Research Councils, will play a major role in innovating, sharing practice and enhancing the capability of the sector to implement aspects of the Concordat, as well as establishing strategic partnerships between funders. 5. Under public sector equality schemes, employers are required to monitor equality and diversity indicators for their researchers. This section focuses on the co-ordination and enhancement of existing information collection and not on the creation of additional data. There is a strong presumption that in implementing the Concordat, significant significant emphasis will be placed on the use of existing data and information sources3 and on the sharing of good practice between institutions and to provide evidence of its impact. 3 Any collection of data will be undertaken in accordance with the Higher Education Regulation Review Group Higher Education Concordat on quality assurance arrangements and data collection. CROS, the Careers in Research Online Survey The Vitae programme The Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers 17 Relevant legislation and guidance4 Data Protection Act 1998 Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Employment Act 2002 Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 Single Equality Act 2006 Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 Sex Discrimination Act 1975 Welsh Language Act 1993 Universities UK: Appointing Senior Managers in Higher Education: A Guide to Good Practice (2004) Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE): Ethics Matters: Managing Ethical Issues in HE HEFCE Circular RAE 01/2006 Panel Criteria and Working Methods HEFCE Financial Memorandum and Audit Code of Practice (2004) Joint Negotiating Committee for Higher Education Staff (JNCHES) Fixed-Term and Casual Employment Guidance for Higher Education Institutions (2002) Joint Negotiating Committee for Higher Education Staff (JNCHES) Work-Life Balance Guidance for Higher Education Institutions (2003) Joint Statement of the Research Councils’ Skills Training Requirements for Research Students Xxxxxxx IP Model Agreements (2005) published by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) National Library of Academic Role ProfilesProfiles: for research staff Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care (2005) Safeguarding good scientific scientific practice (a joint statement by the Director General of the Research Councils and UK Research Council CEOs) (1998) UCU/NUS/NPC Employment Charter For Postgraduate Student Academic and Academic Related Staff (1998). Universal ethical code for scientists (published by the UK Council of Science and Technology) SET for Success: The Report of Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx’ Review Science and innovation investment framework 2004-14 (published by HM Treasury, July 2004) Research Careers Initiative (RCI) reports 1998 - 2002 Professor Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx 1940 - 2007 Chairman of the Research Careers Initiative Strategy Group 1997 - 2002 4 The web links to these documents are available on the Concordat web site. The Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers 19 The European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. (European Commission 2005) The European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers: A UK HE Sector Gap Analysis. The European Commission Response to A UK HE Sector Gap Analysis. 5 The web links to these documents are available on Euraxess Rights, hosting the Concordat web site. Page 16 Bristol University Others Research Councils UKCharter and Code, is part of Euraxess – ‘Researchers in Motion’ alongside other key initiatives facilitating the careers and lives of researchers.