Actions

Responsible

Status*

1

Research Infrastructure and Facilities

-        Infrastructure survey and inventory to identify gaps and provide more working space for each PGR.

HoS/Director Research

In progress

2

Supervision

- The GRC in chemistry has put in place meetings with Supervisors to help them and give guidance where problems with PGR arise.

- The new guidelines in chemistry edited every year insist on training and development for the students.

GRC

Complete

3

Research Culture

-          Seminars, Career days, coffee room/informal discussion.

-          Research groups are mainly part of research institutes/centers so they also receive information from them

-          Communication organised by the school of chemistry

HOS/Cumman Cemice/Research director

Complete

4

Progress and Assessment

-          A school induction process has been included in our new Chemistry Research Day organised by the GRC at the end of December every year

-          All deadlines have been included in the guidelines provided at the start of each academic year

GRC

Complete

5

Development Opportunities 

-          PDP template developed and completion to be monitored by GRC

Supervisor/GRC

Not started

-          outreach opportunities (Pint of Science, Threesis etc) and encourage and recognise volunteering

GRC at induction

Complete

-          Insert entrepreneurship module into structured programme and highlight

GRC to liaise with college

Not started

-          Encourage and facilitate placement by the GRC

Supervisor

Complete

-          Insist on completion of T&L module and attempts to decrease numbers of demonstration

GRC/HoS

Complete

6

Research Skills

-          Journal club and discussion programme (to instil confidence innovation and creativity)

Supervisor/GRC

Complete

7

Personal Outlook

-          Clarify expected working hours. Develop policy on out-of-hours work. Included in the new guidelines provided

Supervisor/GRC

Complete

8

Other Transferable Skills

-          PDP template developed and completion to be monitored by GRC

Not started

-          The new guidelines insist on the participation to conferences to develop networks

Complete

9

Responsibilities and Supports

-          Clarity on responsibilities to be provided at induction and repeated as part of YPR process and included into the new guidelines

Complete

10

Overall Experience

-          Monitor completion times and intervene at GRC (YPR 2 & 3) to address projected late completion

Complete