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Hi Nothing official, but having a development-related role means my job does inherently include quite a strong research element, alongside other duties like writing materials or advising colleagues. Like other Library staff I get to go to one conference a year, and may occasionally present our work at other internal and external events. I'm encouraged to write for publication on a regular basis, and as long as it doesn't take away too much time from the day job (or what I'm researching / writing about contributes something useful to the day job). There is no contractual or monetary recognition for having gained HEA Fellowship status. Still on the lookout for that learning development conference in Hawaii ;-) Katharine Katharine Reedy Digital & Information Literacy Specialist Library Services, The Open University 01908 659981 | [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | www.open.ac.uk/library<http://www.open.ac.uk/library> | twitter.com/KathR From: Louise Livesey [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 22 October 2014 14:42 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Research remission for LDers (and other non-academics) Hi I believe the situation here is half a day a month is given over to professional development, which in my case is used to help me complete my Masters. We can attend conferences, etc depending on staffing levels and relevance to our specific positions, Academic Skills specifically, or other developmental aspects (e.g. leadership). There are some budgetary restraints but as I haven't asked to attend anything in Hawaii, this hasn't been a problem as yet. Colleagues may be able to give you more detail re contracts, etc but my contract and pay was not affected by my having attained HE Academy Ass Fellow status (achieved prior to employment here). Hope this is of use. Louise Livesey HE Academy Associate Fellow Academic Skills Adviser Academic Skills Advice University of Bradford BD7 1DP Tel: 01274 236863 Tel: 01274 236849 (Reception) Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Web: www.bradford.ac.uk/academic-skills<http://www.bradford.ac.uk/academic-skills> From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andrew Doig Sent: 22 October 2014 14:28 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Research remission for LDers (and other non-academics) Hi everyone I am interested to know whether any of you working in Learning Development or other non-academic roles are given any remission from your regular working schedule in order to carry out and disseminate research. Also, is there any form of contract of employment at your institution that recognises the research activity carried out by staff members in support roles, who are not on teaching or specifically research contracts? Further, have any of your received an Associate Professor or Professor title, and if so, does that have any impact in terms of contract, pay scale or research remission? The situation at Solent... To start the comparison, I can tell you that research for non-academic staff is an 'over and above' activity, something that we are given allowance to carry out provided our line management views it favourably, and it very often requires out of hours work to complete. There is a small amount of budget available for Professional Development, which can be allocated to conference attendance and other research and dissemination activities, but it is quite restricted (no international travel). Further, although non-academic staff can receive Professorial titles, there is no change of contract, pay or remission of hours associated with this (it is worth noting that this lack of change also applies to academics on teaching contracts). Cheers to you all Andrew Andrew Doig, Associate Professor Instructional Developer Learning Technologies Southampton Solent University East Park Terrace Southampton SO14 0YN Tel: 023 8031 9187 http://portal.solent.ac.uk/andrewdoig/ -- The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302). The Open University is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.