Concordat Annual Report 2024

As a signatory to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, the University of Edinburgh is required to report annually on progress of our Concordat Action Plan.

The Concordat Annual Report 2024 was presented to the university's Research Strategy Group Committee on 6th March, who reviewed and approved for publication.  This report is for the period of April 2023 - April 2024, and details all the progress and achievements over the last year in implementing the Concordat at Edinburgh.

Some highlights include:

  • Support around Postdoc Appreciation Week
  • New webpage on Narrative CVs
  • Careers Support, including new work around employer engagement
  • Work around improving understanding and awareness of the 10 Days Professional development entitlement
  • The Researcher Realities series
  • New post leading on design, development and embedding of training to support PIs and Research managers
  • New Staff Meet-ups

Read more in the 2024 report, which can be found on the Research Staff Hub, Concordat webpages.