The RRI Tools Final Conference held on November 21-22, 2016, in Brussels focused on initiatives such as the UK Concordat to support researcher career development, emphasizing the need for a strategic approach across universities. Discussions included the impact of these initiatives on researcher development, institutional strategies, and the importance of aligning with RRI principles. The conference highlighted evaluation results that showed significant effects on the research community and proposed a review of the Concordat in 2017 to strengthen connections to RRI.

1. RRI Tools Final Conference, 21-22 November 2016, Brussels
Breaking walls, changing structures – parallel session
Clare Viney
CRAC Vitae

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RRI Tools Final Conference, 21-22 November 2016, Brussels
UK Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers
Launched 2008
All UK universities signed up
7 Principles
Voluntary
HR Excellence Award
Strategic focus across the whole university
Research culture to implement RRI ‘mindset’
| Breaking Walls, changing structures

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RRI Tools Final Conference, 21-22 November 2016, Brussels
Change and impact
Contributing to institutional strategies
Impetus for change
Action plan led to useful conversations
Raising the status of researcher development
Meeting researchers' needs
Attracting funding
| Breaking Walls, changing structures

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RRI Tools Final Conference, 21-22 November 2016, Brussels
Evaluation and results
Affected hundreds of thousands of researchers
University missions statements include researchers
Future:
Reviewing Concordat in 2017
Stronger link to RRI
Open Researcher
| Breaking Walls, changing structures