INORMS Congress Madrid 2025

How to engage a national RMA community?

Best practices of RMA community engagement in Portugal – ideas from the RM-ROADMAP project

Format: Fifteen-Minute Discussion Tables

Category: Good Practice

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

This presentation will explore strategies to mobilize RMA communities to participate in relevant events. Attendees will engage in a discussion on best practices, sharing experiences from different communities. Insights will be compared and summarized in a report co-created by presenters & attendees.

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Mentoring Experiences to Enhance your career Trajectory

Format: Fifteen-Minute Discussion Tables

Category: Good Practice

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

Mentoring is a powerful tool for career advancement. It provides direction, focus, and the opportunity to set and achieve career milestones. We would like to share thoughts and experiences on how to maximize the benefits of mentorship.

Plus ça change: Sustainable RMA services

Never-ending organisational restructures and staffing changes can have an impact on providing sustainable RMA services. How do we really best plan for and support these inevitable changes?

Format: Fifteen-Minute Discussion Tables

Category: Good Practice

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

The one thing in life, and probably in the higher ed sector too, that is certain is change. How do we ensure critical RMA advice, relationships and information are appropriately handed over when someone leaves a role? Come discuss some creative best practices that support sustainable RMA services.

A Sustainable Mentorship Programme for RMAs

Building a Sustainable Mentorship Programme for Future Research Management and Administration Professionals in Africa

Format: Oral 30/20 Minutes Presentation

Category: New Initiative

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

Professional development is a crucial pillar of COP activities; thus, an essential part is empowering the current RMA generation to leave a lasting impact on future generations. We identified a critical need to build the next generation of RMA professionals by implementing a mentorship programme.

Designing for Sustainability Impact with Data

Designing for Sustainability Impact with Data: Case Studies from RMIT and La Trobe universities

Format: Oral 30/20 Minutes Presentation

Category: Case Study

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

Explores the intersection of data utilisation and impact-driven research management approaches, focusing on how data can be harnessed not only for operational efficiency but to uphold integrity, inclusivity, and societal impact in research via case studies from RMIT and La Trobe Universities.

Driving global sustainability

Driving global sustainability through research management

Format: Oral 30/20 Minutes Presentation

Category: New Initiative

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

As RMAs, our role goes beyond administration—we're key partners in driving sustainability through large-scale research projects. This presentation explores how RMAs contribute to a greener, healthier world by facilitating impactful international collaborations and shaping sustainable solutions.

FRAM-COP: Pioneering Sustainability in RMA Finance

FRAM-COP: Pioneering Sustainable Financial Research Administration and Management through a Collaborative Community of Practice

Format: Oral 30/20 Minutes Presentation

Category: New Initiative

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

The growing emphasis on sustainability within RMA necessitates the development of innovative and collaborative solutions. FRAM-CoP plays a crucial role in this ecosystem by presenting a unique opportunity to foster sustainability in RMA focusing on research financial administration and management,

Flexible Work in the Era of the Green Transition

Future of Work: Flexible Work Arrangements and the Green Transition

Format: Oral 30/20 Minutes Presentation

Category: Good Practice

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

Developing a policy for alternative work schedules may be a cost-effective approach to providing staff with increased flexibility and autonomy, while also reducing the carbon footprint.

Keeping RMA happy in their jobs

Increasing job fulfillment by connecting one's personal and professional identities

Format: Oral 30/20 Minutes Presentation

Category: New Initiative

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

The RMA profession is here to stay. But how do we keep RMA professionals happy in their ever evolving jobs? What does it take to be a RMA professional, how do RMAs value their contributions, and how do RMAs manage to keep deployable and resilient in a highly demanding and volatile environment?

Recognition as a Means Towards Better RMA Services

Recognition as a Means Towards Better RMA Services

Format: Oral 30/20 Minutes Presentation

Category: New Initiative

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

Taking a closer research-based look at some aspects of the notion of recognition (mentioned in Action 17 of the ERA Policy Agenda) can give us new tools for creating both better RMA services and social sustainability.

Scaling research impact

Scaling impact for international, interdisciplinary research initiatives

Format: Oral 30/20 Minutes Presentation

Category: Good Practice

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

The Monash University Incubator funds 17 interdisciplinary research teams to tackle global challenges. Teams partnered with 70 external community, industry and philanthropic organisations across 19 countries. Sharing lessons learned on collaboration activities, funding pipelines, and scaling impact.

Sustainability by design

A new method for research and innovation project development and selection

Format: Oral 30/20 Minutes Presentation

Category: Case Study

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

Prioritizing sustainability in R&I funding and performance still poses significant challenges. A new method is proposed to enhance project selection. Its effectiveness is demonstrated through a case study.

Sustainability in the use of university rankings

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Format: Oral 30/20 Minutes Presentation

Category: Good Practice

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

We present a sustainable approach towards using university rankings for developmental purposes, drawing from experience from a new initiative based on multiprofessional collaboration at the largest university in Finland, the University of Helsinki.

Sustainability on Campus and Rankings

Advancing a Socially and Environmentally Responsible Agenda by the University Administration

Format: Oral 30/20 Minutes Presentation

Category: Case Study

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

Universities, usually focused on teaching and research, are now also recognized for community engagement and sustainability. Impact rankings assess their environmental and social policies. This presentation shows how universities promote sustainability and how rankings shape policies and practices.

Transforming research culture for sustainability.

Transforming research culture for a sustainable university.

Format: Oral 30/20 Minutes Presentation

Category: Case Study

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

Lancaster University project to investigate and move toward more sustainable research practices.

We did it our way! Co-designed organisation change

Visualising and embedding co-designed Team organisational change for functional sustainability and excellence.

Format: Oral 30/20 Minutes Presentation

Category: Case Study

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

Organisational change is often approached with trepidation by those who are leading it and those who are affected by it. By adopting a proactive mindset and fostering an empowering environment, such change can provide an opportunity for growth, sustainability, improvement, stability and innovation.

A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION SUPPORTING SDG 11

CONTRIBUTING WITH RESEARCH ACTIVITIES POSITIVELY TO SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES

Format: Poster

Category: Good Practice

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

This poster explores how higher education institutions can advance Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through research, development, and innovation (RDI) activities. It also highlights the role of research management activities (RMAs) in supporting these objectives.

Are we sustainable?

Are we sustainable?: Analysis of employment trend in Asia based on RAAAP survey data

Format: Poster

Category: Case Study

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

This paper explores “job sustainability” by focusing on the employment type of RMA from regional perspective. Analysis using the RAAAP surveys suggest that regional differences in the employment type have existed. It also indicates that RMA may not yet be a sustainable profession in Asian region.

Crafting Sustainable Futures for EU Projects

Funding Ends, Impact Doesn’t: Crafting Sustainable Futures for EU Projects

Format: Poster

Category: Good Practice

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

In the realm of EU-funded projects, ensuring the sustainability of research outcomes is paramount. Without foresight and strategic planning, the end of funding could spell the end of potentially life-altering or life-saving research.

Foresight boosts Sustainable Research Valorisation

Format: Poster

Category: Good Practice

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

With better competences of foresight as well as human understanding of the future trends and shared vision, RMAs can support researchers towards more impactful and sustainable research valorisation among various stakeholders in the society.

Optimizing Research Centre Viability with VSM

Applying VSM to Improve the Viability of a Research Centre: A Case Study

Format: Poster

Category: Case Study

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

In the competitive research environment, academic centres face challenges in maintaining long-term viability due to fluctuating funding, evolving priorities, and internal inefficiencies. The Centre for Infectious Disease and Epidemiology Research (CIDER) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) operates

R&D Patronage through Economic Interest Grouping

New Models of Public-Private Research Funding to Foster Research and Innovation in R&D Centers and Universities

Format: Poster

Category: New Initiative

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

One route to promote public-private collaborations in Spain is through the Economic Interest Grouping (EIG) which enables companies with significant profits and tax burdens to collaborate with research centers that lack access to tax benefits for R&D.

Sustainable Staffing in Clinical Trial Activation

Leveraging Study Complexity & Operational Realities to Enhance Workforce Efficiency

Format: Poster

Category: New Initiative

Topic: 8. Sustainability in RMA

A novel approach using existing technology and lean principles to develop complexity scoring for clinical trial start-up activities in central research administration to balance workload and monitor staffing productivity.