Resources

PRISM statistics

~ 93 % of PRISMs identify as women;
~ 75 % of PRISMs have a postgraduate degree, incl 50 % at PhD level

54 % STEMM background
37 % HASS background

~ 64 % of PRISMs have more than 11 years of work experience.

More than 78 % of the highly educated and experienced PRISM community members are employed on fixed term contracts (or 'open-ended', but with fixed-term funding associated with their roles).

(Data as of 03 July 2022)

PRISM documents

PRISM network response to REF consultation on People, Culture and Environment 2023
PRISM network response to Nurse Review 2023
PRISM Year 2 Network report 2022 ABOUT PRISMs outlines the role and the network aims alongside quotes from academics and PRISMs.
PRISM workshop October 2020
- Discussion summary - current challenges and next steps
- UKRI talk on the value of Research Teams (pdf file)

PRISMs in CDTs materials

PRISM professional development framework resources

A guide to Research Programme Management Roles developed by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine - to aid professional development and identify skills needed for your current and next roles
PRISM job description framework at UCL's Centre for Advanced Research Computing
A Professional Development Framework for Research Managers and Administrators from ARMA (2011, updated 2018)
Health Innovation Manager (HInM) Research Programme Manager Development Framework - a document to assist HInM programme and project managers in identifying areas for development within their career path.

UK initiatives of relevance to PRISMs

UKRI people and teams action plan (March 2023)
BEIS R&D People and Culture Strategy (July 2021)
Russell Group report: Realising our Potential - Backing Talent and Strengthening UK Research Culture and Environment (May 2021)
UK Research and Development Roadmap (July 2020)
ARMA Research Office Survey 2020 - a study that has examined and benchmarked the structure of research offices at 54 UK higher education institutions.
The Academy of Medical Sciences "Team Science" report (2014-2018)
"The Rise of Third Space Professionals: Paradoxes and Dilemmas" (2015) - Dr Celia Whitchurch

Other networks and initiatives with relevance to aspects of the PRISM role and/or the PRISM network aims

Association of Research Managers and Administrators (ARMA) - research proposal and finance management
Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement (CSCCE) - scientific community engagement
Equality, diversity and inclusion support - guidance for career support costs within EPSRC grants
HiddenREF - a competition that recognises all research outputs and every role that makes research possible
Research Project Managers' Network (HInM RPMN) - peer support for effective research management in the North West
Society of Research Software Engineering - role models for recognition of hybrid roles and the development of their progression pathway