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Breaking silos: Shaping the future of interdisciplinary research (Part One) – Maria McPhillips

11 December, 2025

Interdisciplinary research (IDR) is no longer a buzzword – it’s a necessity. As global challenges grow more complex, universities are rethinking how they foster collaboration across disciplines. In the first part of a mini-series of Insights articles on interdisciplinary research, we spoke to Dr Maria McPhillips to find out about how interdisciplinarity is enabled across the University of Glasgow (UofG).

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Building research collaborations: Keeping it fresh

25 November, 2025

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.

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RMA Spotlight: Mary Muers

30 October, 2025

We turn the RMA Spotlight on Mary Muers, Research Culture Facilitator at the University of Oxford, following her career journey to an exciting role with plenty of scope for thinking creatively and collaborating with colleagues.

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News round-up: Early Autumn

23 October, 2025

This round-up captures key headlines and discussions from across the UK and European research landscape from end of August to the start of October. This period signalled future changes are on the horizon across the Research and Innovation landscape.

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Redefining expertise: Research managers in peer review

16 October, 2025

As peer review evolves to reflect broader definitions of expertise, research managers are increasingly recognised as valuable contributors. This article explores sector trends, personal reflections and practical steps for contributing to fair, inclusive funding decisions.

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News round-up: July 2025

11 September, 2025

This news round-up captures key headlines and discussions from across the research landscape in recent months. From UKRI, Horizon Europe, DSIT and Research Culture and Environment, catch up on the news you may have missed.

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RMA Spotlight: Alice Caryer

7 August, 2025

From dodging a Philosophy PhD to juggling ethics, compliance, and funding bids – research support professional Alice Caryer shares her journey to leadership and how she learned to stay calm (and occasionally thrive) in dynamic environments.

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The role of research managers in research output development

24 July, 2025

Research outputs are the cornerstone of research progress, yet professional services teams are rarely involved in their development. The University of Liverpool’s unique Outputs Development team explores what could be possible when research managers and administrators support outputs from the start.

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RMA Spotlight: Kirsty Grainger

12 June, 2025

Welcome to RMA Spotlight, a new article series celebrating inspiring career journeys of professionals in research management. In our first feature, we catch up with Kirsty Grainger, Director of Research and Impact Services at the University of Bath.

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