‘European Charter for Researchers (HRS4R)
The
‘European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment
of Researchers’ (2005) set out general principles affecting the role,
responsibilities and rights of researchers as well as their employers/funders.
The Charter and Code (C&C) were developed by the European Commission as
manifestos geared to achieving a transparent and open labour market for
researchers in the European Research Area (ERA), with the aim increasing the
attractiveness of a research career in Europe and thereby attracting &/or
retaining the best research talent in Europe. This is particularly important in
Greece nowadays i.e. to train, attract
and keep a critical mass of research talent.

The need for
specific actions to promote the actual implementation of the Charter and Code
(C&C) principles in research institutions led to the development by the EC
of the ‘Human Resources Strategy for Researchers Incorporating the Charter
& Code’ (HRS4R). The HRS4R addresses a range of practical issues including
health and safety; social security and supplementary pension needs; employment
and working conditions; and measures to enhance the training, skills and
experience of researchers.
For further
information see https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter
The University of Crete and the European Charter for
Researchers
The
University of Crete (UoC) was the first Greek University to sign the Charter
& Code (271st Senate Assembly 17/12/2009) and acted as a multiplier in
successfully proposing adoption of the C&C by the Greek University Rectors
Council (June 2010). Today the UoC belongs to the group of European
institutions entitled to use the ‘HR Excellence in Research’ logo in
acknowledgement of significant progress made in implementing the Charter and
Code.
The HRS4R process at the UoC:
- Background
summary
- The University’s first action plan
- Internal Assessment
- The University’s second Action Plan