RAAAP-3: How I Became an RMA (HIBARMA)
RAAAP-3: How I Became a Research Manager and Administrator (HIBARMA)
Conference
Format: Oral 30 Minutes
Topic: Professional Development and Recognition
Session: 🟣 1️⃣ RAAAP-3: How I Became a Research Manager and Administrator by Simon Kerridge
Wednesday 26 April 11:30 a.m. - noon (UTC)
Abstract
Research administration as a profession (RAAAP) is evolving globally. A better understanding of the trends, diversity, breadth and differences within our profession can inform our practice. In this interactive session, we will explore the diverse skills, training and expertise of research managers and administrators (RMAs) on an international scale, and then focus on what led us to become RMAs.
We will be drawing on the RAAAP survey results, first conducted in 2016, again in 2019, and most recently in 2022. In 2016, 2,691 RMAs from 64 countries participated in RAAAP, the following iteration elicited 4,324 responses from 74 countries, and this year (2022) we received over 5,000.
Evidence from data informs our daily work and provides strategic insights that help run our research offices, and develop institutional and national policies relating to our job, and the RMA profession more widely.
In this session, you will learn about RMA global highlights from RAAAP data, with a particular focus on global trends and geographic differences. Together, we will explore RMA demographics, education, work situation, progression, and more. The focus will be on why and how people become RMAs and explore how we can make our profession more visible.