Glossary
The Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration Around the World
ISBN: 978-1-80382-702-5, eISBN: 978-1-80382-701-8
Publication date: 29 November 2023
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(2023), "Glossary", Kerridge, S., Poli, S. and Yang-Yoshihara, M. (Ed.) The Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration Around the World, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 819-826. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80382-701-820231085
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Copyright © 2024 Simon Kerridge, Susi Poli, and Mariko Yang-Yoshihara
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- ACU –
The Association of Commonwealth Universities, https://www.acu.ac.uk/
- ADEME –
The French Agency for Ecological Transition, https://www.ademe.fr/en/frontpage/
- AESA –
European Union Aviation Safety Agency, https://www.seguridadaerea.gob.es/
- AFORM –
Education division at the University of Bologna, https://www.unibo.it/it/ateneo/organizzazione/amministrazione-generale/728/index.html
- AGAUR –
Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (Catalonia-Spain), https://fundit.fr/en/institutions/agency-management-university-and-research-grants-catalonia-agaur
- AIPM –
Australian Institute of Project Management, https://aipm.com.au/
- AIREN –
All-Island Research Excellence Network https://airen.network/
- ANR –
The French National Research Agency, https://anr.fr/en/
- APM –
Association for Project Management, https://www.apm.org.uk/
- ARC –
Academic Registrars’ Council, https://arc.ac.uk/
- ARIC –
Research division at the University of Bologna, https://www.unibo.it/it/ateneo/organizzazione/amministrazione-generale/4082
- ARMA –
Association of Research Managers and Administrators UK, https://arma.ac.uk/ (formerly RAGnet)
- ARMA-NL –
Association of Research Managers and Administrators in The Netherlands (from 2008 to 2018 EUPMAN), https://armanl.eu/
- ARMA-T –
Association of Research Managers and Administrators in Austria
- ARMS –
Australasian Research Management Society, https://www.researchmanagement.org.au/
- ARRA –
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, https://www.fcc.gov/general/american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-2009
- ARWU –
The Academic Ranking of World Universities, also known as the Shanghai Ranking, https://www.shanghairanking.com/
- ATTP –
Associations of Technology Transfer Professional, Promoting and maintaining global standards in knowledge and technology transfer, https://attp.global/
- AUFOS –
Austrian non-university research organisations grant office services
- AURAM –
Austrian Universities Research Managers and Administrators Network, https://aurora-universities.eu/infrastructure/auram-austrian-universities-research-administrators-and-managers/
- AUTM –
Association of University Technology Managers, non-profit association to educate, promote and inspire professionals to support the development of academic research, https://autm.net/
A
- BESTPRAC –
COST Targeted Network to be the Voice of research administrators building a network of administrative excellence, https://bestprac.eu/home/
- BI –
Business Intelligence
- BPI –
Best Practice Institute, a leadership development, executive coaching, and HR Benchmark Research company, https://www.bestpracticeinstitute.org/?view=guest
- BRAMA –
Brazilian Research Administration and Management Association, http://www.bramabrazil.org/
B
- CabRIMA –
Caribbean Research and Innovation Management Association, the professional body of research administrators in the English-speaking Caribbean, https://www.utech.edu.jm/academics/sgsre/the-caribbean-research-and-innovation-management-association-cabrima
- CAP ® –
Certified Administrative Professional, https://ihrmglobal.org/certified-administrative-professional-cap/
- CARA –
Canadian Association of Research Administrators, https://cara-acaar.ca/ (formerly CAURA)
- CARDEA –
an EU funded project to enable the Professionalisation of Research Management as a valued career choice, https://www.ucc.ie/en/cardea/
- CARICOM –
Caribbean Community, a grouping of twenty countries consisting of fifteen Member States and five Associate Members, https://dppa.un.org/en/caribbean-community-caricom
- CARMA –
The Catalan Research Managers network, https://agaur.gencat.cat/en/internacional/support_for_European_projects/xarxa-de-gestors-00001/
- CASSSP –
Chinese Association of Science of Science and S&T Policy Research, http://english.cast.org.cn/index.html
- CAURA –
Canadian Association of University Research Administrators (now CARA)
- CDP –
Continuing Professional Development, https://cpduk.co.uk/
- CEA –
The Chinese Economic Association is a not-for-profit research association to advance the knowledge of the general public about economic development in China, and to promote and publish research on the Chinese economy. https://ceauk.org.uk/
- CERC –
The Canada Excellence Research Chairs offers universities awards to support researchers and their teams to establish ambitious research programs, https://www.cerc.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.aspx
- CFI –
Canada Foundation for Innovation is a non-profit corporation that invests in research infrastructure at Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research institutions, https://www.innovation.ca/
- CFR –
The Code of Federal Regulations, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/cfr
- CFREF –
Canada First Research Excellence Fund helps postsecondary institutions excel globally in research areas that create long-term economic advantages for Canada, https://www.cfref-apogee.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.aspx
- CIHR –
Canadian Institute of Health Research is Canada’s federal funding agency for health research, https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/193.html
- CNR –
National Research Council is the largest public research institution in Italy, the only one under the Research Ministry performing multidisciplinary activities, https://www.cnr.it/en
- CNRS –
The French National Centre for Scientific Research explores the living world, matter, the Universe, and the functioning of human societies to meet the major challenges of today and tomorrow, https://www.cnrs.fr/en/cnrs
- COFAR –
Council of Financial Assistance Reform
- COGR –
Council of Governmental Relations, https://www.cogr.edu/
- COST –
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, https://www.cost.eu/
- COST BESTPRAC –
COST targeted network officially ended in October 2019, it has remained active now part of EARMA https://bestprac.eu/home/
- CRA –
Certificate in Research Administration (by EARMA), https://earma.org/courses-and-training/
- CRA® –
Certified Research Administrator, a registered professional certification offered by Research Administrators Certification Council (RACC), https://www.cra-cert.org/cra-body-of-knowledge
- CRC –
Canada Research Chairs, https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.aspx
- CRIS –
Current Research Information System, https://www.wlv.ac.uk/its/digital-campus/current-research-information-system-cris/
- CRM –
Certificate in Research Management (EARMA, ARMA, CARA), https://arma.ac.uk/qualifications/
- CRL –
Certificate in Research Leadership (EARMA, ARMA, CARA), https://arma.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CLRM-Fact-Sheet.pdf
- CZARMA –
Czech Association of Research Managers and Administrators, https://www.czarma.cz/en
C
- DARMA –
Danish Association for Research Managers and Administrators, https://darma.dk/
- DFF –
Independent Research Fund Denmark, https://dff.dk/en
- DHET –
Republic of South Africa Department of Higher Education and Training, https://www.dhet.gov.za/
- DNRF –
Danish National Research Foundation, https://dg.dk/en/
- DOD –
Department of Defence (USA), https://www.defense.gov/
- Dog –
a person’s best friend
- DFHERIS –
Department of Further and Higher Education Research Innovation & Science, Ireland, https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-higher-education-innovation-and-science/#
- DOL –
Department of Labour (USA), https://www.dol.gov/
D
- EARMA –
The European Association of Research Managers and Administrators, https://earma.org/
- EEA –
European Economic Area, https://www.efta.int/eea
- EMBRAPA –
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation as one of the major public research institutions in Brazil, https://www.embrapa.br/en/international
- Emiratisation –
A collection of initiatives, incentives, and provisions of the UAE Government to increase the number of Emirati nationals employed in public and private sectors
- ERA –
Electronic Research Administration, https://www.era.nih.gov/
- ESRAM –
Early-Stage Research Administrators Masterclass (EARMA), https://earma.org/conferences/earma-early-stage-research-administrator-masterclass/
- EUA –
The European University Alliance aims to support the internationalisation of European Higher Education, https://europeanunialliance.eu/
- EUA –
The European University Association plays a crucial role in the Bologna Process and in influencing EU policies on higher education, research and innovation, https://eua.eu/
- EU-ERFA –
The purpose of EU-ERFA is to enhance knowledge about Horizon Europe among administrative staff members at public research institutions, https://ufm.dk/en/research-and-innovation/funding-programmes-for-research-and-innovation/eu-and-international-funding-programmes/horizon-europe/counselling/network-groups/the-eu-erfa-networking-group
- EUPMAN –
EU Project Managers network in the Netherlands until 2018 then ARMA-NL, https://armanl.eu/
E
- FAPESP –
São Paulo Research Foundation (Brazil) to support only research institutions located in São Paulo state, https://fapesp.br/en
- FDP –
Federal Demonstration Partnership, https://thefdp.org/default/
- FFA –
The Norwegian Research Institute’s cooperative body, https://www.earto.eu/member/ffa-association-of-norwegian-research-institutes/
- FFATA –
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
- Finn-ARMA –
Finnish Association of Research Managers and Administrators, https://finn-arma.fi/
- FNP –
Foundation for Polish Science, https://www.fnp.org.pl/en/
- FoRMAtion –
FoRMAtion aims to support students in higher education as potential Research Managers and Administrators (RMAs) by reinforcing the high-level and transversal skills needed for developing and managing excellent European research, innovation and educational projects, https://www.formation-rma.eu/
- FORTRAMA –
German Association of Research Managers, https://fortrama.net/
- FP –
Framework Programme
- FPs –
EU Framework Programmes, https://cros-legacy.ec.europa.eu/content/research-projects-under-framework-programmes-0_en
- FRM –
Financial Risk Manager
- FTE –
Full Time Equivalent (in relation to employment or effort on a project)
F
- GAO –
Government Accounting Office, https://www.gao.gov/
- GDP –
Gross Domestic Product
G
- HE –
Higher education is the tertiary level of education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education
- HEIs –
Higher Education Institutions, education providers at the post-secondary levels
- HERD –
Higher Education Research and Development
- HEU –
Horizon Europe is a research and innovation funding programme until 2027, https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe_en
- HR –
Human Resources
- HRPP –
Human Research Protection Program, https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/index.html
H
- IACUC –
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees, https://olaw.nih.gov/resources/tutorial/iacuc.htm
- ICEARMA –
Icelandic Association for Research Managers and Administrators, https://icearma.is/
- ICT –
Information and Communications Technology
- IDEX –
A cryptocurrency
- IFD –
Innovation Fund Denmark, https://innovationsfonden.dk/en
- IHE –
Institution of Higher Education
- INORMS –
International Network of Research Management Societies, https://inorms.net/
- INRAE –
National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, https://www.inrae.fr/en
- INRIA –
National Institute for Research in Digital Science, and Technology, https://www.inria.fr/en
- INSERM –
National Institute of Health and Medical Research, https://www.inserm.fr/en/home/
- IP –
Intellectual Property
- IPMA –
The International Project Management Association develops project management competences in their geographic areas of influence as well as training organizations and consulting companies, https://ipma.world/
- IPR –
Intellectual Property Rights
- IR –
Institutional Research
- IRB –
Institutional Review Boards
- IRIS project –
Institutional Research Information Systems project
- IUA –
International Underwriting Association, https://www.iua.co.uk/
I
- KAU –
King Abdulaziz University, https://www.kau.edu.sa/home_english.aspx
- KAUST –
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en
- KE –
Knowledge Exchange
- KM –
Knowledge Mobilisation
- KOsRIS II –
coordination of independent research institutes of Slovenia, https://www.kosris.si/kdo-smo/
- KRAB –
Polish National Council of Research Project Coordinators, http://www.krab.edu.pl/
- KSA –
Knowledge Sharing Alliance, https://www.oecd.org/knowledge-sharing-alliance/
- KSU –
The Kunsill Studenti Universitarji (University Students’ Council) is the oldest national student union in Europe, https://www.ksu.org.mt/about/ksu-today OR King Saud University https://ksu.edu.sa/en/
- KT –
Knowledge Transfer
K
- L-ARMA –
un-official association of research managers and administrators in Lithuania
L
- MEN –
Polish Ministry of Education and Science, https://www.gov.pl/web/science/ministry1
- MESR –
The Luxembourg Ministry of Higher Education and Research, https://mesr.gouvernement.lu/en.html
- MRC –
Medical Research Council to fund research at the forefront of science to prevent illness, develop therapies and improve human health, https://www.ukri.org/councils/mrc/
- MUR –
Ministry University and Research (Italy), https://www.mur.gov.it/it
- MyRMA –
Malaysia Association of Research Managers and Administrators, http://myrma.org/
M
- NARMA –
Norwegian Association of Research Managers and Administrators, https://narma.no/
- NARMA/UHR –
The Norwegian Network for Research Administration, https://narma.no/om-narma/english-about-narma-and-contact/and The Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions, https://www.uhr.no/en/about-uhr/
- NAWA –
Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, https://nawa.gov.pl/en/nawa
- NCAR –
National Conference on the Administration of Research
- NCBR –
Polish National Centre for Research & Development, https://www.gov.pl/web/ncbr-en
- NCN –
Polish National Science Centre, https://www.ncn.gov.pl/en
- NCP –
National Contact Point
- NCP-PL –
Polish National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU, https://www.gov.pl/web/ncbr-en/national-contact-point and https://www.fnp.org.pl/en/partner/krajowy-punkt-kontaktowy/
- NCURA –
National Council of University Research Administrators, https://www.ncura.edu/Home.aspx
- NCURA UIH –
The National Council of University Research Administrators, https://www.ncura.edu/Home.aspx Association of Higher Education Institutions
- NEOM –
NEOM City, Saudi Arabia, https://www.neom.com/en-us
- NFR –
The Norwegian Research Council, https://www.forskningsradet.no/en/
- NGMA –
National Grants Management Association, https://www.ngma.org/
- NIH –
National Institutes of Health, https://www.nih.gov/
- Non-RPO –
Non Research Performing Organisations
- NORDP –
National Organization of Research Development Professionals, to advance the global capacity for and impact of research by strengthening the practice and profession of research development., https://www.nordp.org/
- NRC –
National Research Council, (Italy) https://www.cnr.it/en, (Canada) https://nrc.canada.ca/en, (USA) https://tethys.pnnl.gov/organization/national-research-council-national-academies-nrc
- NRDIO –
National Research, Development, and Innovation Office, https://nkfih.gov.hu/about-the-office
- NRRP –
National Recovery and Resilience Plan, https://www.mef.gov.it/en/focus/The-National-Recovery-and-Resilience-Plan-NRRP/
- NSERC –
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/index_eng.asp
- NSF –
National Science Foundation, https://www.nsf.org/gb/en
- NSTC –
National Science and Technology Council, https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/office-for-science-and-technology-strategy
- NTG –
Next Tourism Generation Alliance, https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/
- NUAS –
The Nordic Association of University Administrators, https://www.nuas.org/
- NUC –
National Universities Commission is a government commission for promoting quality higher education in Nigeria, https://www.nuc.edu.ng/
N
- OEPUK –
The Austrian Private Universities Conference, https://oepuk.ac.at/?lang=en
- OHRP –
Office of Human Research Protections, https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/index.html
- OMB –
Office of Management and Budget, https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/
- OPRR –
Office for Protection from Research Risks, https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/politics-and-the-life-sciences/article/abs/office-for-protection-from-research-risks-oprr/ACF481E5D264AA8EEAEBA406F45779C6
- ORD –
Office of Research and Development, https://www.research.va.gov/
- OSRD –
Office of Science Research and Development, https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/trs/trsosrd.html
- OSTP –
Office of Science and Technology Policy, https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/
O
- PAN –
Polish Academy of Sciences, https://pasific.pan.pl/polish-academy-of-sciences/
- PAPFE –
The Student Permanence and Training Support Program, https://prip.usp.br/apoio-estudantil/
- PCAST –
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, https://www.whitehouse.gov/pcast/
- PCF –
Professional Competency Framework
- PDF –
Professional Development Framework
- PI –
Principal Investigator (leader of a research project)
- PIA –
Le Programme d’investissements d’avenir, https://www.gouvernement.fr/le-programme-d-investissements-d-avenir
- PIC –
Participant Identification Code (for EU Framework Programmes)
- PIoS –
Professionals at the Interface of Science
- PMBoK –
Project Management Body of Knowledge
- PMI –
Project Management Institute, https://www.pmi.org.uk/
- PMP® –
Project Management Professional, a registered professional certification offered by Project Management Institute, https://www.pmi.org.uk/prof-development/professional-qualifications
- PNCDI –
Romanian National Plan for Research, Development, and Innovation, https://uefiscdi.gov.ro/programe-pncdi-iii-coordonate-de-uefiscdi
- POC –
Proof Of Concept
- POPIA –
Protection of Personal Information Act
- PraxisAuril –
PraxisUnico supports the knowledge exchange and research commercialisation profession, https://www.praxisauril.org.uk/
- PRIM&R –
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research, https://primr.org/
P
- QEF –
QEF’s mission is to safeguard the standards and enhance the quality of Icelandic higher education and the management of research activities, https://qef.is/
Q
- RAAAP –
Research Administration As A Profession survey and data sets, https://inorms.net/activities/raaap-taskforce/ and https://bit.ly/raaap
- RACC –
Research Administrators Certification Council, https://www.cra-cert.org/
- RAPIDS –
Research Administration Professional IDentity Values Scale (a project), https://bit.ly/ncurarapids
- RASperS –
Research Administration Stress Perception Survey (a series of surveys)
- R&D –
Research and Development
- R&I –
Research and Innovation
- REAC –
The Research Evaluation and Allocation Committee
- REF – Research Excellence Framework –
a multi-annual research assessment process in the UK, https://www.ref.ac.uk/
- RFP –
Request for Proposals
- RI –
Research Institution (broadly equivalent to an RPO)
- RM ROADMAP –
an EU funded project to create and inform a bottom-up consensus on the future of Research Management https://www.rmroadmap.eu/
- RMA –
Research Management and Administration (the occupation/profession/area)
- RMA –
Research Manager and Administrator (an individual working in RMA)
- RMAN-J –
Research Manager and administrator network Japan, https://www.rman.jp/english/
- ROI –
Return on Investment
- RPO –
Research Performing Organisations
- RSOs –
Research Support Offices
R
- SADC –
Southern African Development Community, https://www.sadc.int/
- SAM –
Medical Shared Support Services at UNIBO, https://www.unibo.it/it/ateneo/organizzazione/amministrazione-generale/3080
- SARIMA –
Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association, https://www.sarima.co.za/
- Sheikh –
An Arab leader, the chief or head of an Arab tribe, family, or village
- Sheikha –
A female member of a ruling Arab family
- SNCDI –
Strategy for Research, Development, and Innovation, https://gov.ro/en/government/cabinet-meeting/national-research-development-and-innovation-strategy-sncdi-2014-2020-engine-of-economic-and-social-development
- SNITTS –
A non-profit member-driven organisation and a knowledge arena for actors in the academic innovation support system, https://www.snitts.se/
- SNS –
Science, Technology, and Innovation National Systems
- SRA –
Society for Research Administrators (now SRAI)
- SRAI –
Society for Research Administrators International, https://www.srainternational.org/home (formerly SRA)
- SSHRC –
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.aspx
- STI –
Science, Technology, and Innovation
- STPC –
Icelandic Research Council, https://www.government.is/topics/science-research-and-innovation/science-and-technology-policy-council/
- SUPA –
Society of University Patent Administrators now AUTM, https://autm.net/about-autm/mission-history
- SWARMA –
Swedish Association of Research Managers and Administrators, https://swarma.se/en/english/
S
- TETFUND –
Tertiary Education Trust Fund, https://tetfund.gov.ng/
- THEA –
Technological Higher Education Association, https://www.thea.ie/
- TRANSFERA –
a partnership platform for technology transfer within Czech universities providing assistance to academic research groups and facilitating communication with industry, https://portfolio.transfera.cz/en/technology-overview/
T
- UNIBO –
Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, https://www.unibo.it/it
- USAID –
International development agency and a catalytic actor driving development results, https://www.usaid.gov/
U
- V4 + WB Network –
The network to strengthen the network of Researchers Managers and Administrators (RMAs) from Visegrad Four (V4) and Western Balkan (WB) countries, https://hetfa.eu/international-projects/v4wb-rmas/
V
- WACMR –
West African Council for Medical Research
- WARIMA –
West African Research and Innovation Management Association, https://warima.org/
- WFH (USA) –
World Federation of Haemophilia, https://wfh.org/usa/
- WHO –
World Health Organization, https://www.who.int/
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- Prelims
- Introduction and Structure
- Introduction to Part 1
- Section 1: History
- Chapter 1.1: The Contribution of International Donors to African Research Management
- Chapter 1.2: History of Research Administration/Management in North America
- Chapter 1.3: Research Managers and Administrators in Asia: History and Future Expectations
- Chapter 1.4: History of Research Management in Australia and New Zealand
- Chapter 1.5: History of RMA in Central and Eastern European Countries
- Chapter 1.6: The Development of Research Management and Administration in Europe: A Short History
- Chapter 1.7: The Establishment and History of the International Network of Research Management Societies
- Section 2: Context
- Chapter 2.1: A Novel Definition of Professional Staff
- Chapter 2.2: The Research Administration as a Profession (RAAAP) Survey
- Chapter 2.3: Routes into Research Management and Administration
- Chapter 2.4: Research Management as Labyrinthine – How and Why People Become and Remain Research Managers and Administrators Around the World
- Chapter 2.5: Where Do RMAs Work?
- Chapter 2.6: The Establishment of a Research Project Management Office at a Medical School in University of São Paulo, FMRP-USP, Brazil
- Chapter 2.7: RMA Education, Training and Professional Development in North America and Europe
- Chapter 2.8: Pathways Towards the Creation of RMA Associations
- Section 3: Identity
- Chapter 3.1: From Conceptualisation to Action – The Quest for Understanding Attitudes of Research Managers and Administrators in the Wider World
- Chapter 3.2: Exploring Forms of Knowledge and Professionalism in RMA in a Global Context
- Chapter 3.3: Understanding Organisational Structures in RMA – An Overview of Structures and Cases in a Global Context
- Chapter 3.4: Research-related Information Management: Reflections from Southern African Practitioners
- Chapter 3.5: Empirical and Empathetic Approaches Taken by Science, Technology and Innovation Coordinators in Southeast Asia
- Chapter 3.6: The Influence of RMA Associations on Identity and Policymaking Internationally
- Chapter 3.7: Evolution of Professional Identity in Research Management and Administration
- Section 4: Professionalism
- Chapter 4.1: Professionalisation of Research Management and Administration in Southern Africa – A Case Study
- Chapter 4.2: Professionalisation of Research Support in Hungary Through the Lens of the Non-research Specific Requirements of Horizon Europe
- Chapter 4.3: Professional Staff in Support Services in Education and Research – How to Connect Research with Practice
- Chapter 4.4: Professional Associations and Professional Development Frameworks
- Chapter 4.5: RASPerS: Prevalence of Occupational Stress and Associated Factors in RMA Professionals
- Chapter 4.6: A Profession in the Making: Insights from Western Balkan Countries
- Chapter 4.7: Key Perspectives for a Long-term Career – Statistical Analysis of International Data for a New Profession
- Chapter 4.8: Diversity and Internationalisation: A New Core Competence for Research Managers?
- Part 2 - Section 5: Country Specific Chapters
- Chapter 5.1: Introduction to the RMA by Country Chapters
- Africa
- Chapter 5.2: Research Management and Administration in Kenya in a Challenging Research Environment
- Chapter 5.3: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Nigeria
- Chapter 5.4: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in South Africa
- North America
- Chapter 5.5: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Canada
- Chapter 5.6: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in the Caribbean Community
- Chapter 5.7: Research Administration in the United States
- South America
- Chapter 5.8: Research Management and Administration in Brazil
- Chapter 5.9: Maturity in the Professionalisation of the Research Managers and Administrators in Colombia
- Asia
- Chapter 5.10: Development of RMA in China
- Chapter 5.11: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in India
- Chapter 5.12: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Japan
- Chapter 5.13: Development of Research Management in Malaysia
- Chapter 5.14: Research Management and Administration in Pakistan's Context
- Chapter 5.15: Research Management and Administration (RMA) in Singapore: Development of RMA Capability in Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
- Chapter 5.16: Research Management and Administration in Vietnam
- Australasia
- Chapter 5.17: The Emergence of the Research Management Profession in Australia
- Chapter 5.18: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Aotearoa New Zealand
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Chapter 5.19: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in the Baltic Countries: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
- Chapter 5.20: RMA in Belarus: Not Yet a Full-Fledged Profession But an Important Part of R&D Activities
- Chapter 5.21: Research Management and Administration in Cyprus
- Chapter 5.22: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Czechia
- Chapter 5.23: Research Management and Administration in Poland
- Chapter 5.24: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Romania
- Chapter 5.25: Evolution of RMA in Slovenia
- Chapter 5.26: Research Management and Administration in the Western Balkans
- Western Europe
- Chapter 5.27: Areas of Research Management and Administration in Austria
- Chapter 5.28: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Denmark
- Chapter 5.29: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Finland
- Chapter 5.30: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in France
- Chapter 5.31: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Germany
- Chapter 5.32: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Iceland
- Chapter 5.33: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Ireland
- Chapter 5.34: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Italy
- Chapter 5.35: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in the Netherlands
- Chapter 5.36: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Norway
- Chapter 5.37: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Portugal
- Chapter 5.38: The Development of the RMA Profession in Catalonia (Spain)
- Chapter 5.39: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Sweden
- Chapter 5.40: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in the UK
- Middle East
- Chapter 5.41: Research Management and Administration in Qatar
- Chapter 5.42: Research Management and Administration in Saudi Arabia: Transitioning From an Oil to a Knowledge-based Economy
- Chapter 5.43: Research Management and Administration: An Emerging Profession in the UAE
- Chapter 5.44: Reflections on Research Management and Administration in Various Countries Around the World
- Section 6: Reflections
- Chapter 6: Emerging Trends and Insights in Research Management and Administration
- Glossary
- References
- Index