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As a researcher in higher education, you are invited to comment on the new ‘Researcher development framework’ (RDF) for the UK. Your insight would be really useful!

The RDF has been developed from first principles through interviews with researchers in higher education and underpins the importance of recognising research as a profession. Focusing on your professional development can increase your status and recognition as a researcher and improve your career potential whatever you do in the future. We hope the RDF will support you to identify your experiences, skills, behaviours and personal qualities as a researcher and encourage you to aspire to excellence through achieving higher levels of development.

The team developing the RDF believe that it is essential that researchers' views continue to shape any further development of the RDF. They would like your feedback on how well the framework achieves its purpose, suggestions for how it can be improved, and comments on how you see the framework supporting your own professional development. The survey is based on the ‘Researcher development framework consultation briefing paper’ and both can be found at www.vitae.ac.uk/rdfconsultation

Please submit your response by Friday 11 December 2009.