Inspiring and developing research talent
Our research culture recognises and rewards researchers and research-related staff, creating opportunities for skills development, career progression and celebrating achievements – regardless of career stage.
Birmingham Academic Career Framework
The Birmingham Academic Career Framework recognises the range of contributions academic staff make, including supporting the development of others. It comprises three core pathways: research and education, education and enterprise, and engagement and impact. Promotion criteria now include five separate contribution areas: Research, Education, Enterprise, Engagement and Impact, Leadership and Management and Citizenship.
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Recognising and celebrating talent
We acknowledge the contribution of all University staff to our world-leading research through internal recognition schemes, such as the Birmingham Professional Awards, the Technical Academy Awards and the Founders’ Awards.
We celebrate impactful research through the University’s Impact Awards and create a supportive research culture, with tailored support to embed impact from the earliest stages of research projects and to access funding that helps to propel your research to the next level.
Access to Success Pathways for Inclusive Research Excellence (ASPIRE)
Ambitious research, training and capacity building to elevate our research culture
Explore the ways we are inspiring and supporting our research community
Through Research England's Quality-related Research (QR) funding, we are supporting researcher and research-related career development and progression. See our case studies for a snapshot of researchers and research-related staff's work.
Our case studies