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Crop & Food research is committed to motivating and encouraging staff to perform to the best of their ability. Staff training and career development are an integral part of Crop & Food Research. In addition, attendance at national and international conferences is encouraged and expected. Some of the benefits and awards available to Crop & Food Research are listed below.

• Crop & Food Research Fellowships are available for staff to gain new skills, ideas and contacts. The Fellowship scheme provides for a two to six-month period of leave whilst covering staff members' work commitments during their absence
  
• Study leave may be granted to complete a certificate, diploma, degree, postgraduate qualification or other basic course appropriate to their career development.
  
• The Eureka Fund, designed to foster a culture of discovery and innovation, is awarded monthly to fund the further development of "bright ideas".

Crop & Food Research has a comprehensive wellness and benefits policy. Crop & Food Research operates various support networks, such as the employee assistance programme, which recognises that work performance can be affected by a personal problem. It is also understood that equal employment opportunity gives greater access to skills and talents. This means that employment decisions are made equitably, despite race, sexual orientation, sex, age, religion, ethical beliefs, marital status, ethnic origin or disabilities.

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