Internal Review, 2 years later

HREIR, Human Resources Excellence in Research

Key documents

More information

  • Academic organization of the UPPA In 2017, the University of Pau and Adour Lands (Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, UPPA) reorganized ten pre-existing components into three Colleges
  • Administrative organizationTo improve efficiency and meet to our strategic objectives, the administrative services of the UPPA were restructured in January 2019 into “Pôles” or Clusters under the umbrella of the General and Common Services (SGC).
  • UPPA in figuresThe UPPA publishes various documents giving indicators on its functioning. On this page you will find the most requested figures.
  • "I-Site" label, initiatives of excellenceThe I-SITE label, with the E2S Solutions project for Energy and the Environment
  • E2S UPPAE2S UPPA assists companies and public organizations in their energy and environmental transition.
  • COFUNDLaureate of the H2020- Marie Skłodowska-Curie – COFUND in 2019, the "European Doctoral Programme in Energy and Environment" EDENE program trains 30 international doctoral students who carry out their research activities in the fields of energy and the environment.
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Internal Review, 2 years laterThe European Commission confirms the UPPA’s HREIR Award for 3 more years

Published on 1/22/24

The revised action plan was included in the Interim Assessment report submitted to the European Commission on October 28, 2022.

Initial action plan implementation rate, as of October 2022

Of the 35 actions in the initial plan:

  • 17 have been carried out (finished)
  • 13 are underway
  • 4 have been extended
  • 1 action is new (has been reformulated)

 

Focus on the first two years

Respect for ethical principles

Ensuring that these principles are integrated at all levels:

  • Doctoral student training
  • Laboratory internal regulations
  • Welcome and onboarding documents
  • Intellectual property best practice information sheet
  • Gender equality plan

 

Transparency of recruitment procedures and equality of treatment

  • Drawing up a recruitment charter,
  • Definition of candidate selection grids,
  • Publication of job offers in French and English (where necessary) via a dedicated web page centralized by the Human Resources department,
  • Since the end of 2022, "recruitment" responsibilities have been assigned to the new Adjunct HR Director.

Recruitments in the framework of the COFUND EDENE and the GREEN Graduate Program

The European Commission confirms the award

The award was confirmed by the European Commission on February 3, 2023, excerpt: "We are pleased to inform you that the assessors have concluded that the implementation of the action plan is sound and systematic. Your organization is making progress in implementing appropriate and improved quality actions as described in its action plan. Please refer to your HRS4R dashboard in the e-Tool, where you will find the consensus report form including evaluators' comments and suggestions, to be taken into account in the next period. Your organization is therefore encouraged to pursue and implement the principles of the "European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers". Please bear in mind that to retain the label of excellence in research HR, it is necessary to carry out an internal review of your revised and updated HR strategy in three years' time (renewal phase), assessed by our external international experts and (possibly) followed by an on-site visit."

The award boosts the UPPA’s attractiveness
  • The university’s HR policy: harmonizing and professionalizing practices to comply with OTM-R principles
  • Ambitions for research and its projects: SAPS, EDENE COFUND, GREEN Graduate Program, etc.
  • Building UNITA, a European university: working together within the European framework
  • UPPA's commitment to an RSU approach: link with "strategy and governance" and "social policy" priorities
  • The university’s positioning in world rankings: Times Higher Education (2022), Shanghai Ranking (2019)
Projection for the next 3-year cycle

February 2023

The European Commission approves the self-evaluation report submitted in October 2022: the UPPA’s HREIR Award is maintained until 2026.

Next steps

  • Pursue and reinforce actions already underway, and carry out the remaining actions.
  • Communicate (meetings, newsletters, etc.) on the award and its expectations, to get the university community "on board."
  • Enhance our processes and procedures as part of an overall strategy of continuous improvement, in view of the award and beyond
  • Prepare for the arrival of experts in 3 years' time

February 2026

Site visit of international experts from the European Commission.