Going beyond compliance to build on the Researcher Development Concordat

Robert AR Drake; Laura A Gray; Cathal Rogers; Brianna Vandrey; Joan Chang

doi:10.7554/elife.110126

Going beyond compliance to build on the Researcher Development Concordat

Robert AR Drake^*, Laura A Gray, Cathal Rogers, Brianna Vandrey, Joan Chang

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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.

Original language	English
Number of pages	6
Journal	eLife
Volume	15
Early online date	15 Jan 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.110126
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 15 Jan 2026

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Researcher Development Concordat
early-career researchers
research culture
careers in science
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Going beyond compliance to build on the Researcher Development Concordat

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