Resources
PRISM statistics
~ 93 % of PRISMs identify as women;
~ 75 % of PRISMs have a postgraduate degree, incl 50 % at PhD level
~ 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).
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
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- 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 networks
PRISM professional development framework resources
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- 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
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- 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
Last edited: 29 May 2025
Contact: i.von-holstein@imperial.ac.uk
Contact: i.von-holstein@imperial.ac.uk