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Staff Initiatives

Find out more about the support and opportunities available to our academic, research, technical and professional services staff.

Academic and Research Staff 

Mentoring

Mentoring opportunities for specific roles at UCL:

UCL-wide mentoring schemes for BAME staff:

Career, Research and Promotion

Appraisals

Career Frameworks

UCL Career Frameworks provide information about a range of roles across UCL and advice on career development:

Research Grant Administration

Early Career Researchers

How much time can take for professional development purposes?

  • All UCL staff are encouraged to dedicate at least 3 days per year to personal development and learning events. This should be discussed and agreed as part of the appraisal process. 
  • Research staff are entitled to engage in a minimum of 10 days' professional development pro rata per year in line with the Researcher Development Concordat.
  • The policy and procedures for taking time off work for personal development and training can be found in the UCL Special Leave Policy

 

Technical and Professional Services staff 

Mentoring

Mentoring opportunities for specific roles at UCL:

UCL-wide mentoring schemes for BAME staff:

Career and Appraisal

Appraisals

Career Frameworks

UCL Career Frameworks provide information about a range of roles across UCL and advice on career development:

How much time can take for professional development purposes?

  • All UCL staff are encouraged to dedicate at least 3 days per year to personal development and learning events. This should be discussed and agreed as part of the appraisal process. 
  • The policy and procedures for taking time off work for personal development and training can be found in the UCL Special Leave Policy
UCL Communities of Practice

Communities of Practice (CoPs) bring people together from across UCL who perform similar functions, work in defined practice areas, and need to build similar capabilities and share good practice.