# Managers of Researchers

**Source**: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/sites/research-support/researcher-development/managers-of-researchers
**Parent**: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/sites/research-support

The University is a signatory to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, an agreement to provide an excellent environment and culture, conditions of employment and development opportunities for our Research-Only Staff. In recognition of our commitment to this Concordat, Oxford Brookes University has held the [HR Excellence in Research Award](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/hr-excellence-in-research) since 2012. [View the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers website](https://researcherdevelopmentconcordat.ac.uk/).

**Managers of Researchers Training Bundle**

In addition to responsibilities on Institutions and on Researchers, the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers places a number of responsibilities on Managers of Researchers to support the environment and culture, working conditions and development of their Research-Only Staff. [View the public page for Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/concordat-to-support-researchers).

The Researcher Development team, working with the Careers Centre, has put together a suite of bite-sized, on demand training videos, slides and resources, to help you navigate these Concordat responsibilities, known as the Managers of Researchers training bundle. The focus is on managing and developing your Research-Only Staff. It aims to provide guidance for new or aspiring managers and a refresher or reminder for established managers. Content is updated annually.

One Manager’s testimony: *“These talks provide a useful reference, even for experienced managers, to address aspects of managing staff that will occur from time to time. The signposting through is excellent and very useful.”*

If you have already been given access, you can find the [Managers of Researchers training bundle](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1D0HdC7KuJgG8uuvMnfgcYOyVe0ct0qNg?usp=sharing) here. If you are about to become a new Manager of a Contract Researcher or wish to learn more about the expectations/responsibilities of Managers of Researchers, any member of staff can [request access](https://forms.gle/ZfgNMHDprYCKG1Er7) here.

To supplement this training bundle, Managers of Researchers may wish to register for the annual training sessions, “Managing an External Research Grant” (March) or “Leading a Successful Research Group” (June), available as part of the [University Research & KE Training programme](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/sites/research-support/researcher-development/training).

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