Drake, R.A.R. orcid.org/0000-0003-2381-7198, Gray, L.A. orcid.org/0000-0001-6365-7710, Rogers, C. orcid.org/0000-0002-0773-8652 et al. (2 more authors) (2026) Going beyond compliance to build on the Researcher Development Concordat. eLife, 15. e110126. ISSN: 2050-084X
Abstract
An agreement between universities, research institutes and funders to support the career development of researchers in the UK has led to improvements in research culture since 2019, but there is still more to do.
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| Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2026, Drake et al. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited. |
| Keywords: | Researcher Development Concordat; careers in science; early-career researchers; none; research culture; Research Personnel; United Kingdom; Universities; Humans; Biomedical Research |
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| Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
| Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Medicine and Population Health |
| Funding Information: | Funder Grant number MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL MR/R01664X/1/MR/S009868/1 NOVO NORDISK A/S / NOVO NORDISK NNF24SA0090440 |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jan 2026 15:58 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jan 2026 12:11 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Identification Number: | 10.7554/elife.110126 |
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| Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:236763 |
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