In 2005, the European Commission adopted the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for Researchers. These two documents describe the rights and responsibilities of both researchers and their employers and contribute to the creation of a transparent, attractive and an open-labor market for researchers at international level and to make research an attractive professional career.

On July 27, 2016, the University of Cordoba (UCO), signed the adherence to these principles.

In order to define its human resources strategy for research (HRS4R) and follow up on the process, a WORKING GROUP was created consisting of representatives of the main actors involved.

In the Implementation Phase the composition of the WORKING GROUP is updated to include the researchers indicated in the interim assessment of the internal review.