Students - please see individual course pages for dates and then book through Skills Forge

Cancellation Policy for Students

Staff - please see individual course pages for dates and email rdt@york.ac.uk to book

Our courses have been assigned a 'Level'. Please visit Guidance on Levels for information about what the levels mean.

Researcher Development Framework

The RDF is an initiative to set out the knowledge, behaviours and attributes of effective and highly skilled researchers appropriate for a wide range of careers.

It is endorsed by all major research universities in the UK as well as the research councils, Universities UK and the Quality Assurance Agency. As such it is now recognised as the tool for supporting researcher development.

There are four main domains:

  1. Knowledge and intellectual capabilities
  2. Personal effectiveness
  3. Research governance and organisation
  4. Engagement, influence and impact