Academic Promotions

Personal Titles

Applications can be submitted for the following promotions:

Personal title of Associate Professor or Professor (and promotion to Research grades 8 and 9)

Applications must be forwarded to your Head of School no later than 5pm on Monday 6 January 2025.

The School Personal Titles Committees will meet in February and March 2025 to consider proposals to be put forward to the University Personal Titles Committee (to be held on 12 June 2025) for a final decision on promotions.

Promotions are effective from 1 August 2025. For detailed guidance on how starting salaries for successful promotion cases are decided upon, details can be found in Personal Titles – application of starting salaries.

A detailed timeline for the process is set out within the Guidance document.

Personal Titles Guidance 2024-25

Personal Titles forms

Please note that all Personal Titles forms were updated in 2024 to improve digital accessibility and the latest versions must be used.

Personal Titles Application Form 2024-25

Personal Circumstances Declaration Form 2024-25

Personal Circumstances Agreed Statement 2024-25

Contextual Statement forms

Contextual Statement Part A – Associate Professor 2024-25

Contextual Statement Part A – Professor 2024-25

Contextual Statement Part B 2024-25

Contextual Statement Part C 2024-25

Awareness sessions available on UoRLearn

Applying for Academic Promotion to Associate Professor or Professor

To equip potential applicants with an understanding of the Academic Promotion process at the University and offer guidance on making an application.

Personal Titles mentor training video

This video will provide Personal Title Mentors with an understanding of the Academic Promotion process at the University and offer guidance on how to be an effective mentor to the applicant during the process.