Research management

By Anonymous (not verified), 6 October, 2021

Professional advice for academic research leaders, managers and administrators in universities around the world to enhance the quality and impact of their institutions' research output. Find guidance on open research, knowledge exchange and policy work alongside insight on leading diverse research teams and international collaborations and creating a culture of innovation.

By Eliza.Compton, 26 February, 2026

Campus Talks: The essential skill of self-editing for academics

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Are the argument, evidence, structure and style working in your scholarly book? Or are you stuck in a cycle of ‘directionless tinkering’? Find out why developmental editing is crucial to addressing big-picture issues and ensuring a manuscript connects with its target readership
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40minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 24 February, 2026

The path from ‘eureka’ to patent

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Early action matters when it comes to protecting and commercialising university innovations. This step-by-step technology transfer process bridges the gap between lab discoveries and real-world impact
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 21 February, 2026

AI won’t replace qualitative researchers – it might help them

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Large language models may not simply replicate human analyses of qualitative data; they can offer additional insights and both challenge researchers' assumptions and prompt further reflection on their interpretations
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 13 February, 2026

Has AI cost academia the joy of text?

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Rather than asking what writing can be outsourced to AI, we might first ask which parts of the process need to remain slow, imperfect and human, argue four academics
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 22 January, 2026

Ethical AI: safeguards for the research revolution

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Artificial intelligence can accelerate discovery in ways humans alone cannot. For Hongliang Xin, the key is pairing AI’s power with ethical safeguards, institutional governance and responsible oversight
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 22 January, 2026

The prediction problem in management research

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Does a research-based explanation hold when applied to new situations? Here’s how to predict the future as well as clarifying the present
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 19 January, 2026

Harnessing AI to expand scientific discovery

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From drug design to climate modelling, artificial intelligence can process data at scales far beyond human capacity. Hongliang Xin argues that the future of research lies in harnessing agentic AI through human-guided discovery
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 13 December, 2025

Putting arts and humanities at the heart of research

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Disciplines too often are siloed, but today’s most pressing challenges rarely fit neatly into a single field. How do we encourage science and technology fields to work with arts and humanities?
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4minutes
By Sreethu.Sajeev, 9 December, 2025

Using data to safeguard research

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Universities in Australia need data and transparent processes to confront evolving research-security threats
By Eliza.Compton, 18 November, 2025

Beyond the creative supplement: reframing the value of arts-based research

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When traditional methodologies struggle to capture sensory, emotional and lived dimensions of culture, researchers can turn to arts-based enquiry. This practical advice explains how to integrate audio, visual and reflective data collection into research design
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 31 October, 2025

Lessons from first-time festival planners

Chester, UK
Co-creating a large-scale, impactful public event can seem more like a ‘would love to’ than a ‘must’, particularly in the face of resource pressures or lack of an established culture or calendar. Here’s advice learned from developing a four-day festival from scratch
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 21 October, 2025

From library-focused project to campus-wide collaboration

Librarians work together in a team
A heritage trail to mark an anniversary event began life in the library, but how to extend its reach to the rest of the university? Here’s what one library team learned when they collaborated across their institution
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 15 October, 2025

Critical thinking v fake news: a case study

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In this age of disinformation, how can universities embed critical thinking skills in their local communities? A face-to-face workshop could be the answer
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 8 October, 2025

How to train PhD Jedi

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Training PhD students is less about supervision and more about empowerment. By fostering independence, creativity and diversity, supervisors can nurture the next generation of scientific leaders
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 7 October, 2025

A guide to crafting better research funding proposals

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Drawing on the experience of establishing Mexico’s first wine research centre, Eduardo A. Durazo-Watanabe and Mayer Cabrera-Flores share practical strategies for strengthening proposals, diversifying funding sources and leveraging teamwork to make ambitious projects a reality
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 7 October, 2025

Who cares about this problem as much as you do?

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Securing funding requires researchers to think like strategists, storytellers and coalition-builders. Nicole Akers offers advice for navigating the demanding process to win grants and turn ideas into impact
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 1 October, 2025

Write a grant proposal to win government funding

Academics sit round a table, analysing documents
Hone your grant proposal for government funding to perfection with these tips. Yanwei Wang, Baktiyar Soltabayev and Zhumabay Bakenov draw on their experience from Kazakhstan’s funding landscape
By Eliza.Compton, 24 September, 2025

Reflections on impact and co-creation in academic podcasting

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What are researchers to do when conversations around vital topics such as the future of democracy are not reaching beyond academia? An academic podcast has proved effective in taking the conversation to the public and policymakers
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4minutes
By miranda.prynne, 22 August, 2025

How academia can work well with industry

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Advice on how universities and their staff can maximise the benefits of academic-industry partnerships for researchers, students and society
By Eliza.Compton, 21 July, 2025

Redesigning the university library for creating and collaborating

Students working together in library
University libraries are no longer just places of study, they are places of discovery, innovation and community. Patrick Tomlin discusses redesigning academic libraries to meet the ways that students and faculty learn and research
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4minutes
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