EARMA Conference Prague 2023

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Communication strategies for the RMA Community

Communication strategies to boost a proactive RMA Community – The Italian way

Format: Fifteen-Minute Discussion Tables

Category: Practical Initiatives

Topic: Professional Development and Recognition

PhD Marco Berzano

We present the communication strategies and initiatives being implemented by Italian universities, research centers, and other organizations giving voice to the Italian RMA community. Colleagues from around the country has embarked on a journey towards the recognition of the RMA function in Italy.

Getting started as a Project Manager

Surviving the first 50-days as a Project Manager

Format: Fifteen-Minute Discussion Tables

Category: Good Practice

Topic: Project Management

Jake Reardon

What is (and is not) a Project Manager? Common themes, best practices, and resources

RFO in motion

The role of Research Ethics, Research Integrity, and Responsible Research and Innovation in the development of research funding organizations

Format: Fifteen-Minute Discussion Tables

Category: Discussion Starter

Topic: Open Science & Responsible Research & Innovation

Ülle Must

Impact of Research ethics, Research integrity, Responsible Research and Innovation on RFO

CARDEA

Research Managers are Invisible

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Practical Initiatives

Topic: Policy, Strategy, Evaluation and Foresight

Mary Kate O'Regan

Cardea is the Roman Goddess of the hinge. Aptly named as Research Managers open Research Doors. Even though Research Managers have been strengthening Europe's Research and Innovation excellence for decades they are invisible from a policy perspective. CARDEA wants to change that!

Custom-made tools for data-driven Research Support

Data tools for EU funding applications made by research supporters for research support and researchers

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Practical Initiatives

Topic: Proposal Development

Maéva Vignes

We will present the comprehensive suite of web applications we have developed at SDU to help researchers and research managers to cut through EU research funding data and maximize the chances of success of EU applications.

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.

Gender dimension: a challenge or an opportunity?

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Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Discussion Starter

Topic: Open Science & Responsible Research & Innovation

Laura Damiano

With the presentation of the Gender and Diversity tool developed at our institution, I would like to open the discussion on how we as research managers can best support researchers to implement gender and diversity in research proposals and teams.

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.

ISGlobal's Mentoring Program for Junior Scientists

ISGlobal's Mentoring Program for Junior Scientists – Lessons learnt from ten years' experience

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Operational Lessons Learned

Topic: Professional Development and Recognition

Eva Casamitjana

This session will summarize the lessons learnt and discuss some remaining challenges of ISGlobal’s ten-years experience with a Mentoring Program addressed to postdoctoral researchers and junior faculty.

Impact potential through knowledge exchange data

Using Research Information Management System (CRIS/RIMS) data on knowledge exchange to identify future impact

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Practical Initiatives

Topic: Impact

James Toon

Knowledge exchange (KE) is an important facet of research, ensuring that information is disseminated widely and to a range of research users. We aim to investigate how KE data captured in CRIS systems can assist in early identification of future research impact

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.

Innovation in Research Support

Innovation in Research Support: learning from experience with IDI&CA

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Operational Lessons Learned

Topic: Project Management

José Cavaleiro Rodrigues

The focus of this presentation lies on a new internal research program, a distinctive milestone that challenged the science and technology managers team at Lisbon Polytechnic, and the routines mainly implemented in legal practices, and administrative and financial proceedings.

Making a research integrity policy operational

Towards simplicity: making a research integrity policy operational to promote a culture of integrity

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Operational Lessons Learned

Topic: Policy, Strategy, Evaluation and Foresight

Mr Sidney Engelbrecht

The focus of this abstract, therefore, is on the evolution and maturation process in an institution from informal to formalized approaches. However, the sparse regulatory environment requires one to lean heavily on international best practices in relation to research ethics and integrity management.

OpenAIRE CONNECT for research alliances

Supporting community building and tracking Open Science of research alliances with OpenAIRE

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Practical Initiatives

Topic: Open Science & Responsible Research & Innovation

PhD Giulia Malaguarnera

Research alliances like university networks or associations gather members to maximize their impact and increase research collaborations. This presentation will describe how they can be supported by OpenAIRE CONNECT to increase their visibility, implement and track Open Science practices.

RM Practices to Promote International Cooperation

Research Management Practices to Promote International Cooperation: Peking University case study

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Good Practice

Topic: International

Dr. Shaofeng FAN

International cooperation is a strategic priority for the Europe and the world. Peking university has actively promoted the international collaboration by taking diversified and flexible forms. The presenter will share the knowledge and best practice within PKU to better serve it.

Research Data – The cost of not knowing

Why tracking institutional research data can be key to accelerate Open Data at an institution

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Good Practice

Topic: Open Science & Responsible Research & Innovation

Lorenzo Feri

Open Data is a key pillar in Open Science. A key impediment to advancing an Open Data strategy for an institution is the lack of visibility on its research data. We present the findings from research focused on addressing this challenge.

Research Funding Systems – Friend or Foe

The roll-out and implementation of a new research funding system: What are the opportunities and challenges for the research office and the research community.

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Practical Initiatives

Topic: Research information systems (CRIS)

Aine Moore

For any research organisation, the implementation and management of a new system has its pitfalls and challenges. University College Dublin rolled out a new research funding system in 2022, a necessary upgrade from a 15-year-old nearly obsolete research management system.

Risk management assessment in the RM profession

Strategies and clues to detect, understand and handle risks in the Research Management field

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Operational Lessons Learned

Topic: Project Management

Costanza Caffo

From structural to unpredictable, from regulatory to practical ones, up to financial instabilities, risks are physiological, inevitable and exciting aspects of a project. Several strategies can be put in place to assess the actual possibility of a risky-event and foreseen mitigation measures.

Strategic support for HE collaborative proposals

Good practices for supporting the timely preparation of collaborative Horizon Europe project proposals

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Good Practice

Topic: Proposal Development

Mariana Santa-Marta

Coordinating a HE collaborative project requires an efficient and effective organization of different types of information from typically 5-20 project partners to set up a competitive proposal. We will present best practices and actions to support strategically and timely this complex process.

VITO InterAct peer-to-peer platform

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Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Good Practice

Topic: Project Management

Jan Meneve

The InterAct platform allows VITO’s researchers to ask questions or make announcements to colleagues about proposal preparation and project management in a trusted Teams environment.

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.

‘Small is beautiful’ or ‘bigger is better’?

‘Small is beautiful’ or ‘bigger is better’? Understanding the nature and role of small grant funding in knowledge production

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: 2. Theoretical

Topic: Proposal Development

Dr Oliver Moss

In this paper, we draw upon the findings of a British Academy-funded research project to 1) critically examine the decline of small grant funding; and 2) consider the role of small grant funding in, inter alia, innovation and risk taking, and the maintenance and evolution of disciplines.

Creating the OER Escape Room:

An international gamification collaboration

Format: Oral 60 Minutes

Category: Interactive Session

Topic: Open Science & Responsible Research & Innovation

Aisling Coyne

The game aims to put focus on the creation and use of Open Educational Resources in a fun and interactive way. This session will explore the ins and outs of collaborating on a game creation from three separate locations in Europe, and attendees will learn how to set up their own OER Escape Room.

Critical research management for complex problems

Lessons learned in establishing a major programme aimed at addressing complex global challenges

Format: Oral 60 Minutes

Category: Operational Lessons Learned

Topic: Policy, Strategy, Evaluation and Foresight

Daniel Black

Addressing increasingly urgent, complex global challenges requires the effective establishment and successful delivery of new, large-scale research collaborations that operate in new ways. Research management, its recognition, and funding play central roles in enabling this to happen.

How to create and manage research budgets

The importance of creating budgets in consultation with post award teams for better end to end research management

Format: Oral 60 Minutes

Category: Good Practice

Topic: Policy, Strategy, Evaluation and Foresight

Connie Killey

Creating a budget as part of a research proposal is an important financial exercise. This sets the scene for post award, and research finance administrators if the proposal is awarded. Without a collaborative approach, things can go horribly wrong.

Sciencebase: New online funding dashboard

Sciencebase: development of a Dutch funding dashboard with national and international awarded grants

Format: Oral 60 Minutes

Category: Practical Initiatives

Topic: Research information systems (CRIS)

Dr. Christian Jagersma

In the Netherlands there is no central overview of (inter)national awarded grants. There are several databases for grants but these are operated by the funders. We have developed a tailormade independent dashboard where organisations can find information on awarded grants.

The future of data-driven decision making

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Format: Oral 60 Minutes

Category: Practical Initiatives

Topic: Policy, Strategy, Evaluation and Foresight

Saara Santanen

In a world where data is power, we need to ensure data is available to drive decision-making and the future strategy of the universities we work in. But it’s a challenge. We shall showcase innovative and dynamic dashboards that help answer some specific questions.

3C = Creation, Collaboration, Continuation

Cross-collaborative science diplomacy for the future of creative industries, the bottom-up approach

Format: Pecha Kucha

Category: Discussion Starter

Topic: Policy, Strategy, Evaluation and Foresight

Ms. Hana Owsianková

Presentation of the concept of bottom-up science diplomacy in the creative sectors that stands on 3C – educating in the Creation process, cross-sectoral Collaboration, sustainable and responsible Continuation.

The alarm signals

How to recognise the doomed ideas in pre-award work

Format: Pecha Kucha

Category: Operational Lessons Learned

Topic: Proposal Development

Kaisa Adair

The alarm signals of a doomed project preparation are a familiar thing to all pre-award and idea phase experts: sometimes you just know that it’s not going to work. We present the alarm signals collected from various pre-award units and about 100 professionals working in research organisations.

Transposing EU proposal to US format?

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Format: Pecha Kucha

Category: Operational Lessons Learned

Topic: Proposal Development

Dr Timo Hartikainen

Proposal templates used in the EU for research projects have three sections: excellence, impact, and implementation. US federal agencies have a different approach: the application package consists of several shorter documents. What parts correspond to each other easily or with effort?

Book: RMA Around the World

The Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration around the World

Format: Poster

Category: Technical Report

Topic: EARMA and professional associations

Dr Simon Kerridge

The poster outlines the forthcoming book "The Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration around the World" which features a number of EARMA members as authors as well as others from sister associations around the world. It will be open access - sponsored by EARMA, FORTRAMA and DARMA

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.

EARMA, RMAs & the European Universities Initiative

Introducing the EARMA EUI Thematic Group

Format: Poster

Category: Discussion Starter

Topic: Organising Support Services & Team Building

Dr John Donovan

EUIs appear here to stay, quite how they stay is a bit of an open question and the role of the research and international offices in the day to day implementation of the initiatives and actions remains to be clarified. RMAs (& other Professional Services) are rarely around the table. They should be.

Gender equality at university level

Implementing gender equality policy at university level

Format: Poster

Category: Good Practice

Topic: Open Science & Responsible Research & Innovation

Marta Dziedzic

We present the experience of enhancing gender equality policy at the university level through implementing sustainable structural change on the example of three Horizon 2020 responsible research projects carried out at the University of Gdansk.

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

How to manage a rapid survey extension to EU scale

EU-wide extension of social contact data collection (CoMix): from management to public health impact

Format: Poster

Category: Operational Lessons Learned

Topic: Open Science & Responsible Research & Innovation

Sarah Vercruysse

We discuss financial, ethical, contractual and other management aspects of the CoMix study extension across European countries. Efficient management was crucial as H2020 EpiPose research teams needed to provide timely data-driven policy advice about population’s response to COVID-19 control measures

Implemantation of project standards in WC!

Challenge of implementing Horizon project management standards to widening countries?

Format: Poster

Category: Operational Lessons Learned

Topic: Project Management

Zuzana Ludrovská

The role of the project manager in a widening country is absolutely crucial, not only in the pre-award phase but also in the post-award phase, when the project team often encounters an unprepared environment and a lack of understanding by the institution of the need to adhere to project standards.

Institutional Culture on POPD

Institutional Culture on Protection of Personal Data – An encompassing approach

Format: Poster

Category: Good Practice

Topic: Open Science & Responsible Research & Innovation

Joana Porcel

At ISGlobal, we understand personal data protection as a core element for reputation and compliance that matters to the whole institution. Our final aim is to create an institutional culture towards personal data protection.

Institutional change and gender: RESET experience

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Format: Poster

Category: Operational Lessons Learned

Topic: Open Science & Responsible Research & Innovation

Maryna Radchuk

The poster will provide a synthetic presentation of existing difficulties to promote cultural change in favour of equality in academia taking into consideration experience of the RESET project.

Internal project procedures at University of Split

Internal procedures in project management lifecycle: case study of University of Split

Format: Poster

Category: Good Practice

Topic: Project Management

Bruna Pausic

Establishing internal procedures over different project management phases can increase quality of project implementation and ensure its sustainability. With universities having different constituents, having insight in all project processes helps in forming a solid basis for future prospects.

Job satisfaction of Japanese RMAs

Survey-based analysis of job satisfaction of research managers and administrators in Japan

Format: Poster

Category: 2. Theoretical

Topic: Professional Development and Recognition

Makiko Takahashi

RMAN-J, the Japanese association for university research management, surveyed the characteristics and intentions of its members in 2022. Task satisfaction was high, while the satisfaction with working conditions was relatively low. The result seems to reflect the specific environment of research man

Kill the Villain!

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Format: Poster

Category: Methodological Session

Topic: Proposal Development

Philip Hallenborg

Using Storytelling in Scientific Grant Writing

Knowledge management in Italian Research Hospitals

The path from scientific research to impact in an Italian Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Healthcare – IRCCS: a knowledge-based perspective

Format: Poster

Category: Discussion Starter

Topic: Impact

Giulia Mollica

Italian Research Hospital play a key role in the innovation systems and the new challenge for RMAs is to improve how knowledge is generated, communicated and used. We explored the knowledge developed inside the hospital and the potential benefits of having a vertical integrated RMAs.

Looking back to move forward

Looking back to move forward: Lessons learnt from TU Delft participation on Horizon Europe Pillar 2 2021-2022 calls

Format: Poster

Category: Good Practice

Topic: Proposal Development

MSc. Fleur Vermeulen-Duijndam

To enhance our understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of proposals submitted under Horizon Europe Pillar 2, we analysed about 40 Evaluation Summary Reports (ESR's) for pillar 2 and around 100 ESR’s of H2020 and HE in total. We identified important trends and learning points.

Managing bottom-up programmes

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships as a mechanism to increase research base and funding pipeline

Format: Poster

Category: Good Practice

Topic: Proposal Development

Paulo Soncini

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship Actions (MSCA PF) is a scheme that runs annually to support researchers and fund excellent research in this poster I will discuss the implementation of a managed process that involves sourcing candidates, training, and writing sprints.

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 End User Requirements Analysis

End User Requirements Analysis: A Valuable Proposal Development Step

Format: Poster

Category: Discussion Starter

Topic: Proposal Development

Claire Whelan

This submission explores the process of engaging end users in requirements analysis during proposal development phase of the project.

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).

RAISE

A Regional Approach in Supporting European Research Management

Format: Poster

Category: Good Practice

Topic: EARMA and professional associations

Cristina Borras

Catalonia has succeeded in boosting its competitive science-base, with a leading position regarding external competitive funds attraction, both from Spanish and EU funding sources in the last decade. The support to dedicated research management structures through different initiatives is key.

Realising Inclusive Design Through Co-creation

Co-authors: Emma Clarke, Jane Dunne, Anne Kearns, Lorraine Leeson, Elizabeth Mathews, Rachel Moiselle, Shaun O’Boyle, Rehana Omardeen, Frankie Picron, Dimitar Shterionov, Davy Van Landuyt

Format: Poster

Category: Operational Lessons Learned

Topic: Project Management

Aoife Brady

Co-creation offers an opportunity to integrate user communities into research but this is often difficult to manage in the context of a research project. This poster illustrates managing impactful co-creation events through working with the deaf and hard of hearing community in the SignON Project.

SDG Competences for wider Impact

RMA Professional Development of SDGs boosting Valorisation of Research and Innovation

Format: Poster

Category: Discussion Starter

Topic: Impact

Hanna-Greta Puurtinen

SDGs should be the backbone for R&I policies at all levels, defining the framework for resilient, equal and prosperous world. The level at which SDGs are integrated into research agendas varies among organisations, as does competence levels regarding the SDGs within RMA community.

Scientific career path policy in RadboudUMC

Implementation of the Research leader policy – challenges and successes

Format: Poster

Category: Good Practice

Topic: Policy, Strategy, Evaluation and Foresight

Martijn Gerretsen

In the presentation the best practice and the pitfalls in policy development of the Scientific career path and its implementation in University Medical Centre will be discussed.

The Bad and the Ugly: The World of EU Shortnames

Tales from the World of EU Project Short Names and Acronyms

Format: Poster

Category: Operational Lessons Learned

Topic: Proposal Development

Edward Casey

A collection of examples with learnings from project naming - unpronounceables, inappropriate meanings and comical translations.

Varieties of RCR in Europe

Categorization of European research integrity systems

Format: Poster

Category: 2. Theoretical

Topic: Open Science & Responsible Research & Innovation

Kalle Videnoja

Research is international, but research misconduct is investigated on organisational or national level. What do European national systems of research misconduct prevention and research integrity promotion have in common, and where can divergencies be located?

foRMAtion educational module and mentorship

foRMAtion: a unique initiative to train and mentor university students as potential future RMAs

Format: Poster

Category: Practical Initiatives

Topic: Professional Development and Recognition

Virág Zsár

The project foRMAtion was running between 2019 and 2022 with the aim of giving a glimpse on the RMA profession for university students, making it attractive and recognized. The poster aims to provide an overview on the main activities, outcomes and outputs of the project.