# Vitae

**Source**: https://www.doctoral-academy.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/training/vitae/
**Parent**: https://www.doctoral-academy.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/

Vitae champions the professional and career development of postgraduate researchers and research staff in higher education.

Vitae support includes:

- [Information for postgraduate researchers](https://vitae.ac.uk/) on everything from managing supervisors to writing up your PhD.
- [You and your development](https://vitae.ac.uk/resource/you-and-your-development/) - learn about approaches to professional development.
- [Careers resources](https://vitae.ac.uk/resource/careers-in-research/) to help you manage your career within or outside academia.
- [Career stories](https://vitae.ac.uk/resource/careers-in-research/research-career-stories/) and statistics on the wide range of employment destinations of researchers.
- [Researcher Development Framework (RDF)](https://vitae.ac.uk/vitae-researcher-development-framework/) – describes the knowledge, behaviours and attributes of successful researchers.

You can also visit their [events and initiatives page](https://vitae.ac.uk/support-services/events/) and stay up to date with their activities.