
REF from the Frontline: Top tips for coping (from two mums of small children)
In this article, Becky Gordon and Sanna Melin Schyllert ask themselves why parenting reminds them of REF, and how to survive both.

In this article, Becky Gordon and Sanna Melin Schyllert ask themselves why parenting reminds them of REF, and how to survive both.

Adopting a coaching mindset – focussed on empathy, open questioning and purposeful challenge – can transform your approach to research development. Doug Brown, a leadership coach, recently worked with Stephen Roberts and Cathy Boucher at King’s College London to implement a 4-step toolkit to help RMAs develop the skills necessary to support others in navigating complexity and reach their goals more effectively.

Juggling deadlines, funder rules and endless emails? Discover how generative AI is becoming the ultimate copilot for research managers – helping you write smarter guidance, review proposals faster, and find the right funding with ease.

For research managers and administrators, understanding AI’s evolution and its implications is now not just a matter of curiosity, but a professional necessity in navigating the future of research and innovation across all academic disciplines.

It has long been recognised that the mid-career is a challenging time for academics. However, evidence of the range and scale of these challenges has been somewhat anecdotal up until now.

Two recent graduates of ARMA’s Certificate in Research Management share their experiences of the programme and why the rewards have been worth their efforts.

Rachael Gooberman-Hill and Andrew J T George, co-chairs of UKCORI, discuss their role and the ongoing efforts to increase UK research integrity.

Research culture matters to UKRN as it does to several sector-wide bodies; UKRN’s interest is that culture affects research practice and rigour.

At Durham, we are embarking on a journey of vision, values, and actions to enable the best environment for all that are involved in research to thrive.

Alice Cann provides insight to how research culture is important within academic libraries as much as it is across research institutions generally.