Publications

December 2024 Edition

Features

• Summary of Significant Updates to Research Misconduct and Export Controls Regulations
• Empowering Teams to Stay Ahead in Research Administration
• Evolving Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulatory Framework: US and EU Perspectives--NCURA 2nd AI Summit, Plenary Session
• Competitive Intelligence as a Mechanism to Inform Institutional Research Decision-Making
• Inclusion Initiatives: Beyond the Horizon, A Bright Future--Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in NCURA and Research Administration
• A View from Washington, DC: What Does the Future Hold?
• Research Administration Job Family--Looking Toward the Horizon
• Looking Toward the Horizon: Libraries in Direct and Indirect Costs
• Self Care for the Research Administrator: Before Burnout Settles In--Meditation Practice with Research Administration
• New Era in Research Development with the Launch of the EMERGE Resource Library for MSIs and ERIs
• You Can't Stop the Beat: Training and Retention for a Changing World in Research Administration
• Pre-Award Data Analytics: Roadmap to Process Improvement
• Starting Strong: A Young Professional's Path in Research Administration
• Design Thinking and Contract Optimization: A New Horizon in Contract Drafting
• Cracking the Code: Intellectual Property Rights for International RMAs
• Research Administration in Africa: Embracing the Future--Evaluating the Next Big Thing in E-Learning Technologies for Uganda's Public Universities
• And Now for Something Completely Different: A 2025 Pre-Award Survival Guide
• A Research Administrator's User Guide to Internal Controls - Part II
• Research Administration in Europe: Harnessing Weak Signals and Global Trends to Shape Research
• Staying Ahead Without Falling Behind: Navigating the Research Administration Landscape at a Predominantly Undergraduate Institution
• Federal Demonstration Partnership's IT Security Term Sheet
• PRIM&R Reaches a Milestone
• Enhancing Community Engagement in Research: Empowering and Training the Community Advisory Board to Review Broad Research and Enhance Equit
• 2024 Exploratory Workshop: The Evolving Landscape of Human Research with AI--Putting Ethics into Practice
• A Survey on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Research Administration

October/November 2024 Edition

• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
• How Audits Can Help
• Strengthening Compliance Through Collaboration
• How to be Mindful When Your Mind is Full

August 2024 Edition 

• Grey Areas
• Balancing Innovation and Compliance
• Extreme Makeover: The Uniform Guidance - April 2024
• NCURA Awards & Election Results

May/June 2024 Edition 

• Rediscover Y-OUR Journey
• Leveraging Research Experience at PUIs
• Maximizing Mentorship
• The Changing Working Environment in Research Administration

March/April 2024 Edition 

• Building Capacity
• A Path for Transforming the National Research Enterprise
• Building a Workforce for the Future
• Using Automation to Increase Pre-Award Capacity

January/February 2024 Edition 

• The Many Faces of Leadership
• Growing Your Team Through Leadership
• Improving Post-Award Compliance Through Pre-Award Activities
• Promoting a Culture of Self Care

December 2023 Edition 

• Throught the Looking Glass
• Call Me Coach
• How AI is Shaping the Future of Research
• The Importance of Strategic Planning in Research Administration

October/November 2023 Edition 

• Up At Night
• Everything, Everywhere All at Once
• What Keeps You Up at Night?
• Workload Measurements

August 2023 Edition 

• DATA
• Achieving Equitable Workloads through Data Exploration
• NCURA Awards & Election Results
• Research on Research Administration

May/June 2023 Edition

• inclUSion
• Daring to Practice Collective Leadership
• Justice in Research
• RECR - Not Just Another Acronym

March/April 2023 Edition

• Subawards: A Challenge and An Opportunity
• Building a Culture of Research Security
• Pending Federal Cybersecurity Standards
• Strategies for Promoting a Culture of Professional Integrity

January/February 2023 Edition 

• Boundless Collaboration
• MOUs for International Collaborations
• NSF OIG Frequent Audit Findings
• Small Can Be Mighty

Fall 2024 Edition: Volume 55, Number 2

• Extending Professionalization Boundaries in Research Management and Administration
• Improving Scientific and Grant Writing Among Early-Career Scientists Involved in Health Science Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Case of Strengthening Institutional Capacity for Research Administration in Uganda (SICRA)
• A Descriptive Study of Research Development in Canadian Research Institutions
• Faculty Perceptions: A Mixed Method Look into Grant Proposal Writing
• Measuring Institutional Capacity for Grantsmanship: Constructing a Survey Tool for Institutions to Assess Institutional Support for Faculty and Administrators to Pursue Grant Funding
• The Research Collective as an Emergent Model to Grow Research Careers in a Teaching-Led Academic Environment
• Positioning Faculty for Funding at an Emerging Research Institution: A Case Study to Inform Faculty Academy Programs

Spring 2024 Edition: Volume 55, Number 1

• myRESEARCHpath: An Interactive Tool for Investigators and Research Administrators; 
• Researching Multi-Disciplinary Diversities and Optimizing their Inherent Strengths and Opportunities: The Role Played by UNILAG Research Management Office
• A Method for Creating NIH Data Training Tables with REDCap and NIH xTRACT
• Accessibility in Research Administration

Fall 2023 Edition: Volume 54, Number 3

• A Survey of Research Administrators: Identifying Administrative Burden in Post-Award Federal Research Grant Management
• Who are the Professionals at the Interface of Science Working at Research Funding, Science Policy Making, and Similar Organisations?
• Making Interdisciplinary Concrete: Views from Leaders of Interdisciplinary Research Buildings in Higher Education
• Implementation of a Pilot Project Program to Expand Research on Alcohol Use Disorders in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
• Untapped Potential: A Critical Analysis of the Utility of Data Management Plans in Facilitating Data Sharing
• The Role of Research Units at Higher Education Institutions: Intention or Reality?

Summer 2023 Special Edition: Volume 54, Number 2

• The Role of Research Administrators in Supporting Diverse Faculty
• Equal Opportunities in Academic Research Development? Faculty Gender Bias and Stereotypes in Research Administration
• From Compliance to Inclusion: Implementing an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan for a Federal Funding Program in Canada
• Beyond the Kumbaya: A Reflective Case Study of One University's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Journey 
• (de)Colonizing Research Services
• Research Development & Early-Career Faculty: Catalysts of Change for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM
• The Role of Research Leaders in Enhancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Directions from Current Research and Opportunities for Systemic Organizational Transformation

Spring 2023 Edition: Volume 54, Number 1

• Knowing, Doing and Being: Transferable Competencies for the Research Management Profession
• Writing Retreats: Creating a Community of Practice for Academics Across Disciplines
• Building a Culture of Compliance at Liberal Arts Colleges and Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions
• Is it Time to Rethink How We Support Research: Teams, Squads and Mission? -- An Opinion
• Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Research Administration in Canada

Fall 2022 Edition: Volume 53, Number 2

• Faculty Views on the Barriers and Facilitators to Grant Activities in the USA: A Systematic Literature Review
• Institutional Policies, Practices and Initiatives Impacting Research Productivity: The Strengthening of Collaboration, Leadership and Professionalism in Research Management in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and European Union (EU) Higher Education Institutions (StoRM)
• A Framework for the Management of Research and Innovation Projects in Academic Settings
• Adapting the Joint Task Force Core Competency Framework for Clinical Research Professionals: A Canadian Paediatric Research Perspective
• The University of Minnesota’s Clinical Research Support Center Feasibility Review: An Objective Protocol Assessment Carving a Pathway to Study Success
• Reconfiguring the Research Administration Workforce: A Qualitative Study Explaining the Increasingly Diverse Professional Roles in Research Administration
• What Can Research Institution Administrators Learn from Researcher Experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic? Insights from a Survey of NIH and NSF Researchers

Spring 2022 Edition: Volume 53, Number 1

• Value in the International Space: Examining the Challenges and Barriers on Research Administration International Research Teams
• Hear Here! The Case for Podcasting in Research
• The R&D Canvas: A Design Thinking Tool for the Management of R&D Projects
• Deconstructing the Art of Grantsmanship: The Roles of the Storyteller, Grant Writer, Typesetter, Proofreader, Accountant and Reviewer
• Enhancing Institutional Competitiveness: The CERTi Approach to Assessing Faculty Research Development Efforts In Higher Education
• Encouraging Innovation: Should Internal Funding Programs Favor Faculty Who Are Already Productive?

Fall 2021 Edition: Volume 52, Number 2

• Overview of University Finances: Accounting and Budgeting Principles for Higher Education
• Managerial Framework for a large Multi-centre Clinical Trial within an EU-funded Collaborative Project – the “PREVIEW” Case Study
• Strategies to Obtain Research Funding for Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, a Rural Medical College in Japan
• Examining Employee Retention and Motivation Trends in Research Administration
• A Proportionate Peer Review Service
• A Social Innovation Model as Bridge-Builder Between Academia and Research Management
• Overhead Rates: Impact on Research Applications Success
• Development and Implementation of Work Engagement Strategies in a Clinical Research Consortium During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Reflective Inquiry

Spring 2021 Edition: Volume 52, Number 1

• Research Administration Around the World
• Developing Research Culture: An Outcomes Perspective
• Motivating Factors and Obstacles behind Grant Research: The Case of a Teaching Focused State College
• Development of a Clinical Research Consortium Position Interview Panel within the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System
• Research Integrity Officers’ Responsibilities and Perspectives on Data Management Plan Compliance and Evaluation
• Research Managers and Administrators in Conflicting Organizational Cultures: How Does Their Human Capital Help Professional Survival in Knowledge-Intensive Organizations?