As one of the growing number of talented and innovative research staff at Swansea you have the potential to make a positive individual mark, and to influence the University's success.  There are some 250 members of research staff here, mainly distributed in the sciences, but with growing numbers in arts, business, and humanities.  It is a vibrant research environment where you are particularly encouraged to extend your skills and achieve your ambitions.  Swansea University is fully committed to implementing the 2008 Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers and we have developed an Implementation Action Plan to demonstrate how we intend to achieve this:  Implementation Plan for the 2008 Concordat

There are some 67,000 contract research staff in the UK, which represents an extremely valuable and highly skilled national and international asset.  Being one of this group brings some unique opportunities and privileges, it also brings some particular challenges most especially in relation to careers.  The web information here aims to support you by providing helpful links and information specifically geared to researchers.  .

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORTING YOUR SUCCESS, AND CELEBRATING YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS

 Swansea University recognises the crucial contribution that its research staff make to our research performance and the need to build on our existing internationally excellent and world-leading research. The success of our research staff underpins our ambition which will drive forward research quality, create a suitable environment for research to flourish, whilst ensuring that the impact of our research is maximised. To this end, we are committed to providing a genuinely supportive environment and culture, where researchers can thrive both professionally and personally. Early Career Researchers (ERCs) are especially important to sustain high quality research and the University is committed to valuing and promoting career development for this diverse group of staff.

This policy sets out how the University undertakes to fulfil this commitment through the implementation of the 2008 Concordat. This policy applies to all staff on research grades.