EARMA Conference Prague 2023

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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?

Recognition and the RMA Domain

Conceptual Tools for Professional Development

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: 2. Theoretical

Topic: Professional Development and Recognition

Heikki J. Koskinen

An important part of professional development is gaining a deeper understanding of crucial social and institutional aspects of one’s work environment. This presentation introduces concepts from contemporary recognition theory to increase our understanding of key elements of the RMA profession.

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.

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.

Towards Open Science and More Transparency (An Interactive Presentation)

Role of an Open Science Support Desk

Format: Oral 30 Minutes

Category: Practical Initiatives

Topic: Open Science & Responsible Research & Innovation

Dr Gerben ter Riet

At the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, an open science support desk helps researchers with GDPR, data management, methodology and information retrieval. Activities are structured through use of a 14-item Checklist inspired by work on Avoidable Research Waste and the Replication crisis.

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.

"Towards Horizon Europe" projects

Towards Horizon Europe Collaborative Projects - A crosscutting training programme for researchers

Format: Oral 60 Minutes

Category: Good Practice

Topic: Proposal Development

Ms Lise Vinkel

Best practice from developing a course that supports and coaches individual researchers who wants to be partner or coordinator in EU collaborative projects

All that glitters is not project management

The challenges in the EU-Project Manager role/profession. All project administration is not project management

Format: Oral 60 Minutes

Category: Interactive Session

Topic: Project Management

Dr Suat Sevencan

Project Manager might be one of the most over used titles to describe the role and profession behind the administrative and/or coordinating support provided to and in EU funded research projects. With that said all under the umbrella of “Project Manager” does not belong there.

Becoming a badass unicorn II

Your Super Hero soft-skills adventure in a nut shell

Format: Oral 60 Minutes

Category: Interactive Session

Topic: Professional Development and Recognition

Merel-Marlijn Sondervan

Research administration isn’t all rainbows and unicorns. Not rarely the RMA professional ends up in situations where soft skills are essential to make it through the day alive. Embark on this adventure to learn about your soft-skills toolkit and save the (next) day. RMA Superheroes unite!

Getting Started With Logic Models

Using logic models to plan and communicate research impact

Format: Oral 60 Minutes

Category: Interactive Session

Topic: Impact

Dr Emma Clarke

This interactive, practical session will introduce the concept of logic models as a research project planning tool that can help maximise research impact.

Leadership in the new ERA

How to capitalize on lessons learnt in the pandemic to nourish resilient, productive and happy teams

Format: Oral 60 Minutes

Category: Interactive Session

Topic: Leadership

Sascha Le Large

Leadership skills of team members have never been so important, the role of team leaders never so questionable and the interaction between both never so fragile. Too bold? Perhaps… let’s together capitalize on what we have learnt in the pandemic and learn how to implement it in the ‘new normal’.

RMAs and Open Science

The Role(s) of Research Managers and Administrators in Open Science: Services we provide and support we need

Format: Oral 60 Minutes

Category: Interactive Session

Topic: Open Science & Responsible Research & Innovation

Dr Liise Lehtsalu

The aim of this interactive session is to explore the role(s) RMAs occupy in Open Science and discuss the support RMAs need to perform these roles well. The session includes lightning talks by RMAs in various Open Science roles from across Europe and an extended panel discussion with the audience.

The Importance of diversity in Research Management

The Importance of diversity in Research Management

Format: Oral 60 Minutes

Category: Discussion Starter

Topic: Professional Development and Recognition

Jakob Feldtfos Christensen

We talk a lot about the role of diversity in research environments, but what about diversity in research management? This panel will discuss what’s it’s like to be part of a minority community in research management, why it’s important and the role it plays in the development of the profession.

What is Lobbying?

Lobbying and Horizon Europe

Format: Oral 60 Minutes

Category: Discussion Starter

Topic: Policy, Strategy, Evaluation and Foresight

Sylvia McCarthy

This presentation analyses the role of lobbying in defining the structure of Horizon Europe and the routes by which research feeds into the EU policy making process.

Widening countries - where are the real gaps?

Opportunities and barriers for research and innovation performance in Widening countries and the role of RMA

Format: Oral 60 Minutes

Category: Interactive Session

Topic: Policy, Strategy, Evaluation and Foresight

Zygmunt Krasinski

The session in form of panel discussion will concentrate on the aspects related to: a) promotion of Research Managers position in Widening countries, b) influence of instability of R&I ecosystems on participation rates, c) how to build trust as a base for future projects.