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 12 January 2026.
The School Personal Titles Committees will meet in February and March 2026 to consider proposals to be put forward to the University Personal Titles Committee (to be held on 11 June 2026) for a final decision on promotions.
Promotions are effective from 1 August 2026. 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 2025-26
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 2025-26
Personal Circumstances Declaration Form 2025-26
Personal Circumstances Agreed Statement 2025-26
Contextual Statement forms
Contextual Statement Part A – Associate Professor 2025-26
Contextual Statement Part A – Professor 2025-26
Contextual Statement Part B 2025-26
Contextual Statement Part C 2025-26
Awareness sessions available on UoRLearn
To equip potential applicants with an understanding of the Academic Promotion process at the University and offer guidance on making an application.
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.