# About the Staffing models & roles category

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**Category:** Staffing models & roles\
**Created:** [September 15, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://uknsr.discourse.group/t/about-the-staffing-models-roles-category/17 "2025-09-15T18:57:15Z")\
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This sub-category is for sharing approaches to resourcing sustainability in research, both centrally and locally. Topics may include:

- Federated vs centralised staffing models

- Technical and professional sustainability roles in schools and faculties

- Job descriptions, skills frameworks, and career pathways

- Case studies of successful team structures

- How staffing models link to Concordat and funder expectations

This complements _Business Cases & Financial Paybacks_ (making the case for investment) and _Leadership & Advocacy_ (senior support). Here the emphasis is on **people and structures that deliver sustainability in research**.