What is Charter and Code?
What is the status of Charter and Code in Norway?
What does it mean to be a Charter and Code signatory?
Which Norwegian research institutions are Charter and Code signatories?
What does it mean to implement Charter and Code?
Which Norwegian research institutions have implemented Charter and Code?
Which sources are available to implement Charter and Code?
 

C harter and Code – key documents

The European Commission's Recommendation on the "European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers”, referred to as the Charter and Code, are two documents containing recommendations concerning the responsibilities and obligations of researchers, employers and funders as regards working conditions, knowledge development and the sharing of knowledge, career planning for researchers and researcher mobility.

Documents: 

European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (PDF-270.2 KB)  

 

Charter and Code in Norway

 In 2008, the Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions (UHR) carried out a national gap analysis that showed that Norwegian research institutions largely satisfy the principles, among other things as a result of the Norwegian regulations. On certain points, there is nevertheless a potential for improvement. and the self-assessment endeavours to shed light on how the Research Council can best support efforts in that connection. Career advice and development of evaluation and appraisal systems are among the least developed fields in Norway. In addition, a general focus on improvements will make Norwegian research institutions even more attractive to the best researchers. 

Documents:

UHR - Gap analysis (PDF-119.8 KB)  

 

Charter and Code signatories   Diakonhjemmet University College Norwegian School of Theology Norwegian University of Science and Technology(NTNU) Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences University of Agder University of Bergen Univeristy of Oslo University of Nordland University of Stavanger University of Tromsø University College Bergen University College Finnmark University College Vestfold Volda University College SINTEF The Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) The Research Council of Norway

Institutions acknowledged with the HR-Excellence in Research logo Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) University of Oslo University of Tromsø Vestfold University College Research Council of Norway

 

What does it mean to be a Charter and Code signatory?

Research institutions and funding organisation endorse the Charter and Code with intentions to follow the principles. The institution is not required to fulfil all the principles before signing, neither are the Charter and Code principles are not absolute demands. The Charter and Code work is primarily an awareness process, which sets researchers` working conditions on the agenda and through which will contribute to an improvement of researchers` careers.

Endorse the Charter and Code principles by sending a letter to the European Commission and send a scanned copy to the Research Council of Norway.

Address European Commission:
SDME 2/2
B-1049 Brussels - Belgium

Suggested Signatory template (-25.9 KB)   

 

Implementation of Charter and Code

There is a simple 5-step process to guide institutions in the adoption of the Charter and Code principles. Once step 1-3 is conducted, the right to use the “HR Excellence in Research” logo is awarded.

1. An internal analysis by the research institution to compare institutional practices against the Charter and Code principles, involving all key institutional stakeholder, including researchers. 2. The development and publication of an “Institutional HR-strategy”, and action plan based on the results of the analysis. 3. Once strategy and action plan have been acknowledged by the European Commission, the the right to use the “HR Excellence in Research” logo is awarded. 4. Progress in the implementation of the strategy and the action plan are subject to a self-assessment after two years. 5. An external evaluation takes place every four years

 

Sources to implement Charter and Code
The EU HR-Strategy and template for internal analysis are useful sources in the implementation process:
EU HR-Strategy (PDF-94 KB)
Internal analysis template (PDF-111.4 KB)  

 

Documents: Charter and Code (PDF-270.2 KB) The UHR Gap Analysis (PDF-119.8 KB) Signatory template (-25.9 KB) EU HR-Strategy (PDF-94 KB) Internal analysis template (PDF-111.4 KB)