EARMA Conference Prague 2023

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An analysis of Horizon Europe ESRs

Decoding the Rosetta Stone: how to understand evaluation summary reports in Horizon Europe

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Proposal Development

Emma Siddall

We will present an analysis of the reviewers’ comments as they related to the Horizon Europe proposal template and evaluation criteria novelties, and also discuss indications as to whether reviewers are being well briefed on the changes that have been introduced between Horizon 2020 and HEU

An interorganizational approach to a MSCA PF call

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Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Organising Support Services & Team Building

Lauri Keskinen

Our presentation concerns a joint effort of two Finnish universities to support MSCA PF applicants in the 2022 call.

BE-ARMA

BE-ARMA: the Belgian network of EU projectmanagers

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: EARMA and professional associations

Saskia Vanden Broeck

BE-ARMA is the Belgian network to support project managers active in European funded research and innovation projects. The focus lies on the Horizon Europe funding program. During our presentation we would like to share our experience of founding a network from scratch and bottom-up.

CZARMA – 1st birthday

Czech Association of Research Managers and Administrators – 1st birthday

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: EARMA and professional associations

Ida Souckova Olsova

Beginning of May 2022, EARMA conference in Oslo – we were presenting the very first steps towards establishing CZARMA – Czech Association of Research Managers and Administrators. What happened since then?

Career changes for mature RMAs

What are you looking for? Unlocking the potential and developing futuristic visions of the profession in RMA and exploring what may lie ahead

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Professional Development and Recognition

Susi Poli

Career changes for mature or experienced RMAs so those who find themselves stuck or simply undecided at the crossroad of their professional life can discuss what they want to attain from now onwards in career, in or out of the profession in RMA?

DRIVERS for R&D at University of Antwerp

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Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Organising Support Services & Team Building

Tim Engels

This presentation is about the process to define the why, the how and the what of the research, innovation and valorisation support services at the University of Antwerp. A major outcome of this process is the DRIVERS acronym, which structures the services of the department for all involved.

Effective Research Management systems:

getting ahead of research data mandates

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Research information systems (CRIS)

Adrian Clark

With data sharing pilots from the Horizon project being expanded, and the USA moving forward with requirements from the NIH and the OSTP, data policies are becoming more prolific globally.

Horizon Europe Proposal Writing Training

Developing a Horizon Europe Proposal Writing Masterclass training series

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Proposal Development

Tara Murphy

An outline of the evolution of our Masterclass training over the past two years. Our insights - what has worked, what hasn’t worked, our adaptations in content and delivery, the barriers and challenges. Considerations for Research Support training course developers.

Improving Efficiency in Public Project Management

A Preliminary Analysis of the Efficiency of Public Project Management Utilizing Fuzzy Cognitive Maps

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Project Management

Sara Carbonari

This research is the first in-depth look at how Public Project Management fits into the larger framework of New Public Management, and how "public efficiency" may be measured and improved using Fuzzy Cognitive Maps.

Lessons learned from a project manager’s evolution

From individual PM to a PM team and from a local network towards co-building a national association

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Professional Development and Recognition

Annemarie Vastenhouw-van der Linden

What can you and your organisation learn from this RMA story? How to go full cycle support; What do projects, PMs, researchers and organisations need; PM service as team effort; Besides super(wo)man powers, what other skills are needed in PM evolution, RMA professional development and recognition.

NL RM Roadmap

Exploring and co-designing the way towards an RM Roadmap in The Netherlands

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Professional Development and Recognition

Andreja Zulim de Swarte

The need to explore the way towards a RM Roadmap in The Netherlands is driven by two important and urgent factors: 1) a systemic pressure on the research community caused by competition for funding and 2) a increasing shortage in workforce over all sectors caused by demographic change: a case study.

Research Administrator Job Satisfaction

Case Study on Perceived Job Satisfaction in a Central Research Administration Unit at a U.S. Private University

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Professional Development and Recognition

Noelle Strom

Job satisfaction is key to employee engagement and retention. Utilizing a qualitative case study methodology, this program evaluation explores the elements that impact research administrators’ satisfaction in their job and makes recommendations for strategies to increase employee retention.

Research Results Valorization and Exploitation

Maximizing economic and societal impact of science and technology

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Impact

Jose Carlos Caldeira

The session will address key challenges of scientific and technological knowledge valorization and exploitation for RMA, towards economic sustainability of research organizations and a higher impact in economy and society.

Structuring the TARMA

Structuring the National Research Administrators Association of Türkiye: TARMA

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: EARMA and professional associations

Dr. Sezgi Erdogan

Through elite interviews with the project experts in Türkiye, this presentation aims to explore the ideal characteristics, functions, processes and funding of a National RMA in Türkiye.

Synergies to Support the Innovation Cycle

Ensuring the adequate funding and financing for Science Based Innovation

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Policy, Strategy, Evaluation and Foresight

Marta Sofia Guilherme Silva Candeias

This session will present examples on how synergies between different funding mechanism, at regional, national and European level, were used to fund research and innovation activites.

The Role of RMAs as Mediators

The Role of RMAs as Mediators: Negotiating Tensions between Administrative and Academic Perspectives

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Professional Development and Recognition

Hanna-Maija Ketola

This is a case study on implementing the university-level roadmap for research activities on the level of faculties and facing the challenge of tensions between administrative and academic perspectives. The role of the RMAs supporting the faculties and active teamwork will be reflected.

University strategy implementation as sensemaking

The state of “not knowing it all” and the role of RMA as a coach

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Policy, Strategy, Evaluation and Foresight

Dr Jenni Virtanen

We discuss strategy implementation at the University of Helsinki with a case of building a roadmap for implementing multidisciplinary research themes. We study the narrative of the case with sensemaking perspective (e.g. Weick 1995) and focus on participatory methods and the role of RMAs.

Women scientists and funding for frontier research

Challenges and strategies of empowering female applicants for ERC funding

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Open Science & Responsible Research & Innovation

Clara Barata

Despite ERC’s measures to give equal opportunities to men and women in frontier research, women still submit fewer proposals. In this presentation, we will share the challenges still faced by female applicants and strategies of empowering female researchers for ERC funding.

You & Me Together

Making citizens' involvement happen and your role in it: an example from medical research

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Open Science & Responsible Research & Innovation

Anouk van der Meij

Active citizens’ involvement t is key for creating impact. Yet, the why, how and when can be puzzling. By showcasing patient involvement in medical research, we invite you to explore your role in making citizens’ involvement happen and to translate this case to your own projects.

ARMA's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Journey

ARMA's EDI Journey: Delivering a more equitable, diverse and inclusive association for our members

Format: Oral 60 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: EARMA and professional associations

Sapna Marwaha

Following the establishment of our EDI Advisory Group in 2019 and publication of our EDI policy in 2020, ARMA has been on a journey to identify and remove barriers and drive more equitable outcomes in all of our activities, building a more equitable, diverse and inclusive association for our members

Dynamic Dashboards Made Easy

Dynamic dashboards that interpret and analyse overwhelming amounts of data about research

Format: Oral 60 Minutes

Category: Case Study

Topic: Policy, Strategy, Evaluation and Foresight

Kathryn Weber-Boer

Examples of beautiful, dynamic dashboards, using multiple datasets to answer specific strategic research evaluation questions and generate insights about the trends, landscape, and impact of a selected university’s research: from funding to clinical trials and societal impact to scientific citation.

Collaborative MSCA support across institutions

Working together to deliver joint MSCA support activities within a European University Alliance

Format: Pecha Kucha

Category: Case Study

Topic: Organising Support Services & Team Building

Ross Hanley

In this presentation we will explore research manager collaboration between institutions, sharing reflections on our experience of working collaboratively across three institutions within a European University Alliance to deliver joint MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship support activities.

Impact Managment in Canada

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Format: Pecha Kucha

Category: Case Study

Topic: Impact

Karina Kössler

Lessons learned from a 2-month experience as Visiting RMA at Western University in London, Ontario (Canada)

Impact by design: fostering a new research culture

Between the hammer and the anvil? Impact managers and the contraddictions of research impact

Format: Pecha Kucha

Category: Case Study

Topic: Impact

Mattia Grandi

Among the innovative topics the presentation intends exploring are both behavioural and procedural lock-ins in the building of appropriate impact strategies for collaborative research projects, through practical cases collected across the University of Bologna.

Looking Over the Fence for WIDENING success

RMA as the secret sauce in TWINNING Projects

Format: Pecha Kucha

Category: Case Study

Topic: Proposal Development

Dr John Judge

Focusing on research aspects alone is insufficient for a sustainable long term impact in WIDENING country’s research ecosystem. RMA activities need to be combined with technical research activities to provide the necessary improved support structures.

Research Manager as a Matryoshka?

Matryoshka profile: what is behind the research manager profile?

Format: Pecha Kucha

Category: Case Study

Topic: Organising Support Services & Team Building

Francesca Regoli

The RM profile constantly evolves: Department d Management at the University of Bologna as a case study, as a base for discussion.

Case Study: Ever-Expanding Role of Pre-Award

“The reward for great work is often...more work” A Case Study of the Ever-Expanding Role of a Pre-Award Team

Format: Poster

Category: Case Study

Topic: Organising Support Services & Team Building

Dr Liina Rae

While working on ambitious funding targets, BiOrbic pre-award team must also contribute to reporting, EPE activities, event organisation, project management. This case study illustrates how we meet our funding goals but also ensure we contribute to the overall success of the research centre.

Grants Office: 10 years of Evolution (2012 – 2022)

Grants Office: 10 years of Evolution (2012 – 2022)

Format: Poster

Category: Case Study

Topic: Organising Support Services & Team Building

Elena Esteban

The Grants Office in ISGlobal has been in continuous evolution since its creation.
This evolution has a rationale behind, and the aim of these poster is to explain to the audience how we were 10 years ago and how we are now, indicating the main changes the reason why, decisions and implementation

Organising research support “from scratch”

Setting processes & forming a team in a newly established research unit in a university - an exiting experiment

Format: Poster

Category: Case Study

Topic: Organising Support Services & Team Building

Izabela Raszczyk

The presentation aims to explain three different paths that have been taken to establish a research support / administrative office in a newly established scientific unit within a university.

Pre-award services supporting R&I funding goals

HOW PRE-AWARD SERVICES SUPPORT ACHIEVING R&I FUNDING GOALS, CASE 3UAS

Format: Poster

Category: Case Study

Topic: Proposal Development

Henna Kemppainen

The topic of the poster is how pre-award services can support achieving the goals set for R&I funding and how these services are best allocated to different faculty members in universities of applied sciences (UAS).

Supporting citizen science in the EUTOPIA alliance

Expanding the story of Science Outreach at VUB

Format: Poster

Category: Case Study

Topic: Open Science & Responsible Research & Innovation

Dr. Floor Keersmaekers

This Pecha Kucha presents VUB's actions to support citizen science in academic research projects, and shows how these actions are further rolled out within the EUTOPIA European University alliance.

We need to talk about AI

The Case for Citizens’ Think-ins for citizen-researcher dialogue and deliberation on emerging STEM innovations

Format: Poster

Category: Case Study

Topic: Open Science & Responsible Research & Innovation

Anne Kearns

The development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses complex socio-scientific issues, particularly with regard to ethics and privacy. We present the case for the use of “citizens’ think-ins” for citizen-researcher dialogue on the role of emerging STEM innovations, such as AI, in our lives.