What if productivity isn’t about doing more, but doing less with greater intention? Drawing on three productivity books, Sarah Whalley reflects on how research professionals can navigate increasing demands, competing priorities, and limited time without losing sight of what matters most.
Katherine Baker shares her wiggly route into research, what motivates her and what is on the horizon for research in integrated care boards.
This news round-up captures key developments across the UK research landscape in July 2026. From the publication of UKRI’s new strategy to Research Professional News being discontinued, catch up on the headlines shaping research management today.
The research manager is the key to navigating the hidden parallels between Universities and Catapult centres. Though they inhabit different worlds, they face shared challenges when negotiating the complex landscape of research and innovation funding.
Can AI improve proposal review without replacing human judgement? This article explores where it can add value, where it falls short, and why trust, expertise and relationships still matter.
Discover how the research cultures of UK HEIs can better support EAL doctoral researchers by addressing hidden language barriers, recognising multilingual strengths, and creating inclusive practices that unlock talent, improve collaboration, and strengthen global research impact.
After many years of will-they won’t-they, we finally have the news that the UK has officially joined the Horizon Europe programme as an associated country.
Kieran Fenby-Hulse describes his flexible career in academia and research management, detailing his current role and the journey that led him there.
Bringing together researchers to generate new ideas that lead to lasting, productive partnerships can be a non-trivial task involving a lot of behind-the-scenes work. We highlight what research enablers can do to engineer successful outcomes.
