Deadlines for academic promotion applications
Find out when to submit your application for promotion to HR and when it will be considered by Academic Staff Committee.
Before you submit your application
The deadlines below are for completed applications, supporting documentation and the Head of Department/Division assessment form to be submitted to HR.
All deadlines are 11:59pm that day unless stated otherwise by the Academic Career Progression Team in our communications.
You must check with your Head of Department/Division or Department Coordinator for any internal deadlines.
Promotion to Senior Lecturer
Applications for promotion to Senior Lecturer are considered by Academic Staff Committee (ASC) twice a year and the meeting dates and deadlines for submitting completed applications to HR in 2020/21 are as follows:
Deadline for applications to be submitted to HR | Academic Staff Committee meeting |
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11 January 2021 | 28 January 2021 (exceptional round) |
24 February 2021 | 5 May 2021 |
Promotion to Senior Research Fellow
Applications for promotion to Senior Research Fellow are considered by Academic Staff Committee (ASC) twice a year and the meeting dates and deadlines for submitting completed applications to HR in 2020/21 are as follows:
Deadline for applications to be submitted to HR | Academic Staff Committee meeting |
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11 January 2021 | 28 January 2021 (exceptional round) |
24 February 2021 | 5 May 2021 |
Promotion to Senior Lecturer (teaching)
Applications for promotion to Senior Lecturer with a teaching specialism are considered by Academic Staff Committee (ASC) twice a year and the meeting dates and deadlines for submitting completed applications to HR in 2020/21 are as follows:
Deadline for applications to be submitted to HR | Academic Staff Committee meeting |
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11 January 2021 | 28 January 2021 (exceptional round) |
24 February 2021 | 5 May 2021 |
Promotion or Translation to Reader
Promotion to Reader
Applications for promotion to Reader are considered by Academic Staff Committee (ASC) twice a year and the meeting dates and deadlines for submitting completed applications to HR in 2020/21 are as follows:
Deadline for applications to be submitted to HR | Academic Staff Committee meeting |
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11 January 2021 | 28 January 2021 (exceptional round) |
24 February 2021 | 5 May 2021 |
Translation to Reader
Applications for translation to Reader (from Senior Lecturer or Senior Research Fellow) can be considered by Academic Staff Committee (ASC) at any ASC meeting and the dates and deadlines for submitting completed applications to HR in 2020/21 are as follows:
Deadline for applications to be submitted to HR | Academic Staff Committee meeting |
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11 January 2021 | 28 January 2021 (exceptional round) |
24 February 2021 | 5 May 2021 |
6 April 2021 | 16 June 2021 |
Promotion from Research Associate to Research Fellow
Recommendations from the Faculty or Institute can be considered at any Academic Staff Committee (ASC) and the meeting dates and deadlines for submitting completed applications to HR in 2020/21 are as follows:
Deadline for applications to be submitted to HR | Academic Staff Committee meeting |
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11 January 2021 | 28 January 2021 (exceptional round) |
24 February 2021 | 5 May 2021 |
6 April 2021 | 16 June 2021 |
Promotion from Lecturer (teaching) grade 7 to grade 8
Applications for promotion to Lecturer with a teaching specialism grade 7 to grade 8 are considered by Academic Staff Committee at any time of the year and the meeting dates and deadlines for submitting completed applications to HR in 2020/21 are as follows:
Deadline for applications to be submitted to HR | Academic Staff Committee meeting |
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11 January 2021 | 28 January 2021 (exceptional round) |
24 February 2021 | 5 May 2021 |
6 April 2021 | 16 June 2021 |
Promotion to Professor
Applications can be considered at any Academic Staff Committee (ASC) and the meeting dates and deadlines for submitting completed applications to HR in 2020/21 are as follows:
Deadline for applications to be submitted to HR | Academic Staff Committee meeting |
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11 January 2021 | 28 January 2021 (exceptional round) |
24 February 2021 | 5 May 2021 |
6 April 2021 | 16 June 2021 |