1. Vitae: National support for the professional and career development of researchers Dr Emma Gillaspy, Vitae NW Hub Manager [email_address] , www.vitae.ac.uk/nwhub
2. The Roberts agenda “ The product that the PhD researcher creates is not the thesis – vital though that is to their subject area through the creation of original knowledge – no, the product of their study is the development of themselves” Sir Gareth Roberts
4. Researcher skills and impact Postgraduate researchers Research staff Industry & Business Government Academia Enterprise skills Policy development skills Teaching & schools General public Public engagement & outreach skills Transferable skills
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8. Vitae vision For the UK to be world-class in supporting the personal, professional and career development of researchers