Welcome to the latest edition of the EARMA newsletter. In this month's publication:
- The deadline for early bird registration for the EARMA Conference 2024 Odense has been extended to February 29, 2024
- Would you like to volunteer as a session Chair at the EARMA Conference in Odense?
- Join us online and in Brussels for the next EARMA AI Day
- The deadlines for some EARMA awards applications are approaching
- The EARMA Post-Award Project Management and EARMAimpact thematic groups are hosting an online event
- Join the launch of the exploratory group on equality, culture, diversity and inclusion (ECDI)
- Sign up to be contacted about future EARMA courses and mentoring opportunities
- ERION and EARMA recommended by Slovenian ethics, integrity and gender equality handbook
- SARIMA Conference 2024
- SRAI Virtual International Convention for Research Administrators (VICRA)
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EARMA Conference early bird registration extended to February 29, 2024
Early bird registration for the next EARMA Conference, taking place in Odense, Denmark, has been extended to February 29, 2024, to ensure that our community has enough time to renew their EARMA memberships and avail of the reduced rate offered to EARMA members.
This year's conference takes place April 23-25, 2024, and the theme is ‘Where is RMA Going? The Future of RMA in a Rapidly Changing World' to reflect the new challenges for research managers that are appearing every day across the research ecosystem.
The EARMA Conference is Europe's premier research management event and we hope that you will join us to learn from colleagues, share best practice and make new friends in the idyllic Odense.
You can already view our programme of speakers, sessions, workshops, social activities, details on travel and accommodation on our website. Register today.
Call for session chairs at the EARMA Conference
Would you like the opportunity to develop your skills by chairing a session at the EARMA Conference in Odense? Your participation is what makes this event a special gathering. Read the guide to find out what is involved and we hope to see you in Denmark. Complete the application form by February 29, 2024.
EARMA AI Day Spring 2024
We are hosting another EARMA AI Day February 29, 2024, in-person in Brussels and online so we hope that you will join us as we move this fascinating conversation forward. We'll ask how will research funding organisations and evaluators deal with AI and how does this relate to the work of proposal writers and advisers? Read the preliminary agenda and complete your registration.
EARMA AI exploratory group
Would you be interested in exploring the impact of AI on research management with other interested colleagues? We will be setting up an EARMA exploratory group on this topic during the first part of 2024. You can add your name to our expression of interest form and we will contact you with the details once this has been established. Sign-up today.
EARMA grants and awards currently available
Apply for the latest round of grants and awards for the EARMA community. We currently have a number of grants and awards available such as recognition awards, travel bursaries, training awards and event access awards for you to apply for or nominate a colleague. You can now submit an application for the following EARMA grants and awards:
Post-Award Project Management and EARMAimpact thematic groups joint event
Advancing Research Impact in Project Management Joint is an online event organised by the EARMA Post-Award Project Management thematic group and the EARMAimpact thematic group within Post-Award Project Management. The focus is often to ensure that scientific targets are met and that the allocated budget is correctly used. The conversation around impact is often forgotten or pushed towards the principal investigator and the other scientific leads. This online event will provide a broad understanding of what impact in a research grant setting means and to develop further interest in this topic. The session will take place online March 4, 2024, 11:00 - 12:30 CET. Register.
Join the launch of the exploratory group on equality, culture, diversity and inclusion (ECDI)
The upcoming event, March 5, 2024, will showcase a range of topics falling under the umbrella term of EDI, for example mental health, diversity in leadership, intercultural communication, understanding and handling large and varied research partnerships, but also issues connected with the debate on the Global North versus Global South, neuro and physical diversity, internationalisation of our values on diversity, among the main ones. However, many more topics can be suggested by you and included into this range so to become the common ground for all of us to engage ourselves with in this exploratory group. Register.
ERION and EARMA recommended by Slovenian ethics, integrity and gender equality handbook
The research integrity promotion plans (RIPP) developed within the SOPs4RI project, in which EARMA co-led the pilot testing with many members of the ERION group participating as pilot testers, are recommended throughout a new Slovenian handbook focusing on integrity, ethics and gender equality in research performing organisations (RPOs). Additionally, ERION and EARMA are mentioned as a “best practice” example, recommended to RPOs as a source for information, hands-on expertise, and as a vehicle to share experiences on topics related to research ethics and integrity. Read more.
Contact us for future courses and mentoring opportunities
A core objective for EARMA is to promote research administration as an acknowledged profession in European Research Performing Organisations (RPOs) and Research Funding Organisations (RFOs). As such, a key activity for EARMA is its professional development programme for research managers and administrators (RMAs), which we are currently redeveloping. Please share your information with us if you would like to be contacted about future EARMA courses and mentoring opportunities. Once you share your information here, you do not have to do it again. Complete the survey.
SARIMA
The 2024 SARIMA Conference is set to take place from September 3-5 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Maputo, Mozambique. The conference will introduce a new element by offering workshops and tracks in Portuguese, supporting Lusophone members in Mozambique and Angola, and aiming to attract delegates from Portugal and Brazil. With the theme "It Takes a Village," the event emphasises community and collaboration for individual and institutional growth in research and innovation management. Read more.
SRAI Virtual International Convention for Research Administrators (VICRA)
SRAI is delighted to announce the second edition of the Virtual International Convention for Research Administrators (VICRA), hosted by SRAI's International Section. VICRA II promises to be a unique and enriching experience for research administrators and professionals worldwide, and they would be honoured to have your presence. Read more.
