Academic Promotion

Technical Specialists Promotions

In 2023/24 the University of Warwick piloted the Technical Specialist promotional pathway to run alongside the Academic Promotion process. Following two successful years the process will continue into the 2025/26 promotion year. To find out more on this topic or to apply, please follow this link.

Engineering Pathway 2025/26 – Pilot Year

We are pleased to announce the launch of the pilot year of the Engineering Pathway, designed to recognise and support career progression for individuals whose roles centre around creating, securing, and delivering industrially focused research, development, and innovation (RD&I) projects.

This pathway provides a formal framework for recognising the unique contributions of engineering professionals engaged in collaborative industrial research and innovation, ensuring parity with existing Academic and Technical promotion routes.

To find out more or to apply, please click on this link. Engineer Pathway

Key dates for 2025/26

1 December 2025 - Departments to notify Academic Progression of anticipated applications.
23 January 2026 - Deadline for which applications should be sent to Academic Progression academicprogression@warwick.ac.uk. (The original date of 5 January 2026 was extended due to the Committee date being re-scheduled)
End of Summer term - Where possible outcomes will be communicated to applicants on or before the 31 July 2026.
1 August 2026 - Date from which promotions are effective.

Memberships for both ASC and UPPC can be found here.Link opens in a new window

Promotions Advisers

Following the positive responses to the introduction of promotions advisers in recent years it has been decided to continue to offer this service for the coming promotions cycle. The adviser is someone with experience and with a willingness to help who will provide a second pair of eyes and will offer advice and encouragement to help you make the best case you can. They will look at your application and try to offer suggestions about how you might be able to present and strengthen your case.

We have a network of promotion advisers to help those who are building their case for academic year 2025/26 year. Please contact the Academic Progression Team for further guidance via email academicprogression@warwick.ac.uk giving us a very brief indication of why this would be of particular benefit. There is no deadline for requests but we’d encourage you to contact us as soon as possible so that we can match you to an adviser.

Call for Volunteers

We would also welcome further volunteers to act as promotion advisers to guide candidates though the process, if you would be willing to act as an adviser, please email Academic Progression academicprogression@warwick.ac.uk

Example Application Forms

To assist applicants, Heads of Departments have suggested sample application forms which can be viewed here.

Please email your academic promotion submission to our new Academic Progression resource account:

academicprogression@warwick.ac.uk

Academic Promotions Explained Events 2025/26

If you're considering applying for Academic Promotion, we encourage you to attend one of our Promotions Explained events.

The session discusses the promotions framework and its operation in more detail. The information is relevant to all staff and specifically aimed at those academic staff who are either considering applying for promotion or supporting a colleague in applying for promotion. These sessions offer valuable guidance on the Academic Promotions process and are led by experienced members of the Academic Promotions Committee.

You'll gain practical insights into preparing a strong application and have the opportunity to ask questions about the process. Dates for the upcoming events are:

Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine - Friday 10 October 2025, 10am - 12pm

Faculty of Social Sciences - Tuesday 14 October 2025, 2pm – 4pm

Faculty of Arts is Wednesday 15 October 2025, 1pm -3pm

To register, please click the link below:

Register for a Promotions Explained Event - 2025/26

We look forward to seeing you there!

Technical Specialists Promotions Explained 2025/26

We are running a Promotions Explained event specifically for the Technical Specialist promotional pathway on Wednesday 29 October 2025, 12:30pm - 2:30pm

The session discusses the technical specialist promotional pathway in more detail. To find out more on this topic follow this link. The information is open to all staff and specifically aimed at those technical staff who are either considering applying for promotion or supporting a colleague in applying for promotion.

To register, please click the link below:

Register for a Promotions Explained Event - 2025/26

Academic Promotion Process

Senate have recently approved the new framework for academic promotions which was implemented for the 2018/19 promotions round.

Please find below supporting information and documents:

For applications to change career pathway at the same level please use the following application form:

Academic Change of Career Pathway Application Form

For applications to change career pathway and to apply for promotion please use the following application forms:

For any other queries, please contact: academicprogression@warwick.ac.uk

Teaching Focussed Pathway

The TR&R Learning Circle are pleased to share the output of some work conducted to support teaching focussed staff in developing their promotion applications. See the first link below for a set of example activities and evidence that teaching focussed colleagues have previously used in successful applications across the spectrum of levels of promotion. These authentic, anonymised examples are intended to supplement the examples given within the University Academic Promotions Criteria documentation to support teaching focussed colleagues in articulating their evidence against the criteria. The second link contains career advice.

Academic Promotions - Teaching Focussed

Teaching Focussed Professorial Career AdviceLink opens in a new window

Guidance on how to use your Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Please click on the link below for useful guidance on how to use your Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in your promotion application.

SoTL Promotions Guidance - Bands 2, 3 and 4

Support for Impact, Outreach and Engagement on your Promotion Application

The Warwick Institute of Engagement (WIE) is dedicated to supporting all staff (across all pathways) with the impact, outreach and engagement elements of their promotion application. Please click on the link below to be taken to the dedicated promotion support webpages of the WIE site - where you will find further examples of activities that you could include, case-studies of successful applicants and notifications of upcoming workshops to support the drafting of the Impact, Outreach and Engagement elements of your application here.

Success Stories

The Warwick Institute of Engagement are happy to share the stories from colleagues who've been successful in their promotions applications, particularly using their Impact, Outreach and Engagement work to support their work. To have a read please click here.

You can also get in touch at wie@warwick.ac.uk

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