what uwe researchers say
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A summary of the responses from the Careers in Research Online Survey undertaken at UWE in 2015TRANSCRIPT
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What do researchers say about their experiences at UWE?
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All these policies….
Do they make a difference to researchers?
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Questions about these data
• How representative is the Careers in Research Online Survey (CROS)?
• What does it tell us about UWE researchers? • Are there things that the data doesn’t say? • Lots of different ways to look at the data so
have to select areas to focus on
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13 16
66 67
Male Female
Staff numbers (headcount) December 2014 Source: Staff Compendium
Senior RF RA & RF
Female 51%
Male 49%
Overall
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UWE CROS 2015
65%
35%
FemaleMale
Total UWE population = 162 Number of respondents = 44 Response rate = 27%
CROS UK Response rate = 28%
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UWE CROS Mode of employment
30%
70%
Part TimeFull Time
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Age profile of researchers at UWE vs UK
5
57
39
25
58
16
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Under 30
31-45
Over 45
UK CROS %UWE CROS %
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How long working here
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
1 year orless
2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 - 10years
10 years+
Full TimePart Time
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Breakdown of contract type
41%
2%
52%
5%
Fixed TermHourly PaidOpen EndedNot Sure
UK CROS Fixed term = 74% Open ended = 25% Hourly/Casual = <1%
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In the last 2 years those recruited found out about post:
26
5
47
16
5
0
11
11
0 10 20 30 40 50
By word of mouth
I am the grant/fellowship holder
I saw it advertised/listed
I was named on the grant
I was redeployed
I don't know/can't remember
My previous contract was extended
Other
% respondents
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Proportion reporting provision of information when applying for current role
68
79
84
74
73
87
90
89
0 20 40 60 80 100
Transferable skills required
Research skills required
Qualifications required
Job Description
UKUWE
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How useful did you find induction?
11
16
26
5
37
5
11
21
21
11
32
5
37
32
11
0
21
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Very useful
Useful
Not very useful
Not at all useful
Not offered
Offered but not taken
Local
Faculty/Dept
Institution wide induction
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% agree that valued for…
72
71
44
48
79
75
52
56
68
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Funding applications
Knowledge Transfer/Commercialisation
Managing budgets
Peer Reviewing
Publications
Public engagement activity
Supervising staff
Supervising PGRs
Teaching & Lecturing
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Research Culture?
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Departmental community
Institutional community
Wider disciplinary community
Agree strongly Agree Disagree Disagree strongly
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What % of researchers have had a PDR in the past 2 years?
84%
16%
YESNO
CROS UK Had appraisal = 67% No appraisal = 33%
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Any use?
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Overall?
Highlight issues?
Career aspiration help?
Identify strengths?
Leading to training
Leading to change in working practices
Reviewing personal progress
Not usefulUseful
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Career development
68
74
51
58
7
75
88
52
56
10
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Encouraged in career development?
Take ownership of career development
Have a career development plan?
Maintain a record of PDP
Used the Vitae RDF to support
To what extent do you agree that…
UKUWE
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Areas of Development that researchers would like to undertake
Area % UWE researchers
% UK Researchers
Leadership & Management 57 54
Interdisciplinary research 52 55
Public engagement 52 50
Knowledge exchange 51 55
Personal effectiveness 50 50
Communication & dissemination 48 45
Supervision of PGRs/Masters 46 50
Career management 46 57
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Areas of Development that researchers would like to undertake
Area % UWE researchers
% UK Researchers
Research impact 39 62
Collaboration & teamwork 39 43
Teaching 36 46
Ethical research conduct 30 28
Research skills & techniques 25 40
Being mentored 25 45
Equality & Diversity 11 20
This is a reflection of development already undertaken
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Comments about areas for development
Applying for funding and developing funding proposals Identification of funding opportunities and bid writing Research funding and bid writing Supervision of students and management of staff
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Career aspirations & expectations % UWE Researchers % UK Researchers
Type of role Aspire Expect Aspire Expect
Career in higher education – primarily research & teaching
46 39 43 34
Career in higher education – primarily research
46 29 34 26
Career in higher education – primarily teaching
0 2 2 2
Other role in higher education 0 0 2 2
Research career outside higher education 2 2 8 11
Self-employment, running a business 5 5 3 2
Teaching outside HE 0 0 <1 <1
Other or don’t know 2 22 8 15
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Comments about career development
The training/career development I have had has been laughable. I have recently undertaken the PGC(HE) and like the balance this provides between teaching and research activity. I have undertaken research training but very few career development training events Sometimes very useful, but often of limited practical help
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Awareness of UK initiatives relevant to researchers
0% 50% 100%
Athena Swan Gender Equality Charter Mark
Concordat for Engaging the Public with…
Concordat to Support the Career…
Concordat to Support Research Integrity
European 'HR Excellence in Research' Award
National Co-Ordinating Centre for Public…
RCUK Pathways to Impact
Research Excellence Framework (REF)
Vitae
Vitae Researcher Development Framework…
Some understanding Heard of it Never heard of this
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HR Excellence in Research
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
More likely Slightly more likely It wouldn't influencemy choice
Would you be more likely to choose an employer because they held this award?
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Equality & Diversity
0 20 40 60 80 100
My institution prmotes better healthand well-being at work
I am satisfied with my work-lifebalance
I believe my institution is committedto equality & diversity
To what extent do you agree?
% UK% UWE
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Discrimination
14%
86%
Have you felt discriminated against?
YesNo
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Comments about discrimination
Internal candidate appointed to a lower salary point than an external candidate (for identical roles) Contract type (research versus academic) Not felt able to contribute to decision making Because of gender & personal circumstances
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Comments about equality & diversity
I believe that UWE is committed to E&D reflected by the training I have done Not an issue of equality per se more of variability application by line managers Difficult to say as I have not witnessed or been affected