Whether you are already a staff researcher, working towards a doctorate, or pursuing an academic career, the Researcher Development Framework (RDF) can help you advance your skills.
The RDF was designed by academic leaders to develop world-class researchers and build the UK's research base. It offers a framework for planning, promoting and supporting your personal, professional and career development as a researcher in higher education, with a useful guide to the knowledge, behaviours and attributes you will need to succeed.
Our Library is also home to a wealth of useful research resources.
Get inspired by our REF2021 submitted written and practice-based research
Use the Academic Career Fields Plan as a template for planning your ACF activity and development
Researcher Development Webinars
As part of UCA's commitment to the Concordat to Support Research Integrity, and the Principles of the Researcher Development Concordat, we have produced the following webinars.
More information is available on the Staff Portal or in our Research & Innovation monthly newsletter.
Previous Webinars
To watch these recorded webinars, visit MyUCA.
2022-2023
- The Essentials of Open Access
- AHRC Funding Session: Perspectives from Peer Reviewers
- Early Career Researcher (ECR) Essentials
- Research Impact: Beyond REF
- Knowledge Exchange & Innovation for Researchers
- Academic Career Planning (Research and Innovation): PDR, challenges and opportunities
- UCA Internal Funding Schemes (Research & Knowledge Exchange)
- Ethics and Integrity at UCA (inc. New guidance on NSIA)
- Dr Jessica Kelly: Publishing an Academic Edited Book
- Professor Victoria Kelley: Developing your Practice-Based Research
For more information about any of the webinars, contact the Research Team at [email protected]
Listen to our research Podcasts
From histories of architecture and the built environment to promote and engage with women in photography across the globe. Our podcast collaborations offer insight into the world-changing research undertaken by the University for the Creative Arts researchers.