Over past decades, scholars and practitioners around the world observed an emergence of professionals, research managers and administrators (RMAs) who play an essential role in the advancement of academic research. RMAs have extensive knowledge of the research ecosystem, including funding opportunities, proposals, budgeting and pricing, ethics, open research, project management, finance, negotiation, strategy, systems, and assessment. Until now, limited efforts have been made to investigate RMAs in a cross-regional, comparative manner, or to understand the recent surge of the profession in a larger policy context.

Addressing this gap, an international group of experts share diverse perspectives to provide a comprehensive account of RMA as a profession, offer an analytical framework to understand their role in higher education and academic science. Covering countries in Africa, Australasia, East Asia and India, Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North America, and South America, the work provides trans-cultural coverage of the profession. Drawing on theories from related fields, it also provides insights and understanding of RMAs as a social phenomenon.

The Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration Around the World is the most comprehensive book about practitioners working in research management and administration. The book provides basic knowledge for students and professionals considering a career in this field, and serves as reference material for policymakers as well as academic researchers. By presenting evidence-based observations from around the world and discussing global trends, this text promotes social awareness of RMAs, shares state-of-the-art knowledge on the profession, and offers insights into the future of academic research.

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Content

Preface; Celia Whitchurch and Nik Claesen
Introduction and Structure of the Book; Simon Kerridge, Susi Poli, and Mariko Yang-Yoshihara

PART 1: History and Theory
Section 1: History
Chapter 1: Introduction to Part 1; Mariko Yang-Yoshihara, and Susi Poli
Chapter 1.1. The Contribution of International Donors to African Research Management; John Kirkland
Chapter 1.2. History of Research Administration/Management in North America; Kris Monahan, Toni Shaklee, and Deborah Zornes
Chapter 1.3. Research Managers and Administrators in Asia: History and Future Expectations; Makiko Takahashi
Chapter 1.4. History of Research Management in Australia and New Zealand; Mark B M Hochman, Tania Tambiah, and Campbell J Thomson
Chapter 1.5. History of RMA Central and Eastern European Countries; Virág Zsár
Chapter 1.6. The development of research and innovation in Europe: a short history; Anna Groeninx van Zoelen
Chapter 1.7. The Establishment and History of the International Network of Research Management Societies; Elliott Kulakowski
Section 2: Context
Chapter 2.1. A novel definition of professional staff; Stefan de Jong
Chapter 2.2. The Research Administration as a Profession (RAAAP) Survey; Cristina Oliveira, Melinda Fischer, Simon Kerridge, and Madhuri Dutta
Chapter 2.3. Routes into Research Management and Administration; Madhuri Dutta, Cristina Oliveira, Melinda Fischer, and Simon Kerridge
Chapter 2.4. Research management as labyrinthine – How and why people become and remain research managers and administrators around the world; Susi Poli, Simon Kerridge, Patrice Ajai-Ajagbe, and Deborah Zornes
Chapter 2.5. Where do RMAs Work?; José M. R. C. A. Santos, Carolina Varela, Simon Kerridge, and Melinda Fischer
Chapter 2.6. The establishment of a Research Project Management Office at a Medical School in University of São Paulo, FMRP-USP, Brazil; Michele Aparecida Dela Ricci Junqueira and Regina Célia da Rocha Bezerra
Chapter 2.7. RMA Education, Training and Professional Development in North America and Europe; Jeff Ritchie, Emma Lythgoe, and John Donovan
Chapter 2.8. Pathways towards the creation of RMA associations ; Jan Andersen and Valentina Romano
Section 3: Identity
Chapter 3.1. From conceptualisation to action – The quest for understanding attitudes of research managers and administrators in the wider world; Susi Poli, Cristina Oliveira, and Virág Zsár
Chapter 3.2. Exploring forms of knowledge and professionalism in RMA in a global context; Susi Poli, Fernanda Oliveira, and Alice Trentini
Chapter 3.3. Understanding organisational structures in RMA – An overview of structures and cases in a global context; Fernanda Oliveira, Alice Trentini, and Susi Poli
Chapter 3.4. Research-related Information Management: reflections from Southern African practitioners; Maryke Hunter-Hüsselmann, Dalene Pieterse, and Changu Batisani
Chapter 3.5. Empirical and Empathetic Approaches: Science, Technology and Innovation Coordinators and Area Studies in Southeast Asia; Taro Sonobe and Chisato Saito
Chapter 3.6. The influence of RMA associations on identity and policymaking internationally; Virág Zsár
Chapter 3.7. Evolution of Professional Identity in Research Management and Administration; Mariko Yang-Yoshihara, Susi Poli, and Simon Kerridge
Section 4: Professionalism
Chapter 4.1. Professionalisation of Research Management in Southern Africa–a case study; Karin Dyason and Pamisha Pillay
Chapter 4.2. Professionalisation of research support in Hungary through the lens of the non-research specific requirements of Horizon Europe; Virág Zsár and Zsuzsanna Mária Balázs
Chapter 4.3. Professional staff in support services in education and research – How to connect research with practice; Susi Poli and Daniela Taccone
Chapter 4.4. Professional Associations and Professional Development Frameworks; Valentina Romano, Adele Del Bello, and Annalisa Albanesi
Chapter 4.5. RASPerS: Prevalence of occupational stress and associated factors in RMA professionals; Jennifer Shambrook
Chapter 4.6. A profession in the making: insights from Western Balkan countries; Siniša Marčić and Anđela Pepić
Chapter 4.7. Meaningful relationships between long-term career, perspective, and skill for RMAs – Statistical analysis of international data for a new profession; Shin Ito and Makiko Takahashi
Chapter 4.8. Diversity and internationalisation: A new core competence for research managers?; Jakob Feldtfos Christensen and Lachlan Smith
PART 2
Section 5: Country Specific Chapters
Chapter 5.01: Introduction to the RMA by Country Chapters; Simon Kerridge
Africa
Chapter 5.02. Research Management and Administration in Kenya in a challenging research environment; Patrizia Rampioni and Carol Wangui Hunja
Chapter 5.03. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Nigeria; Abiodun Akindele and Makinde Opeyemi
Chapter 5.04. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in South Africa; Les Labuschagne
North America
Chapter 5.05. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Canada; Deborah Zornes
Chapter 5.06. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in the Caribbean Community; Paul W. Ivey
Chapter 5.07. Research Administration in the United States; Toni Shaklee
South America
Chapter 5.08. Research Management and Administration in Brazil; Juliana Juk and Renata Ben Baisch
Chapter 5.09. Maturity in the professionalisation of the research managers and administrators in Colombia; Salim Chalela Naffah and Andrea Navas Calixo
Asia
Chapter 5.10. Development of RMA in China; Xu Fang and Wenjie Lu
Chapter 5.11. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in India; Savita Ayyar
Chapter 5.12. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Japan; Makiko Takahashi and Shin Ito
Chapter 5.13. Development of Research Management in Malaysia; Shaliza Ibrahim and Tan Hsiao Wei
Chapter 5.14. Research Management and Administration in Pakistan’s Context; Mir Asghar Ali Khan
Chapter 5.15. Research Management and Administration (RMA) in Singapore: Development of RMA Capability in Nanyang Technological University (NTU); Alana M. Soehartono and Khiam Aik Khor
Chapter 5.16. Research Management and Administration in VietNam; Dao Thanh Truong and Nguyen Thi Quynh Anh
Australasia
Chapter 5.17. The Emergence of the Research Management Profession in Australia; Campbell J Thomson, Tania Tambiah and Mark B M Hochman
Chapter 5.18. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Aotearoa New Zealand; Heather Thomas
Central and Eastern Europe
Chapter 5.19. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in the Baltic countries: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania; Aurelija Povilaike
Chapter 5.20. RMA in Belarus: Not Yet a Full-fledged Profession but an Important Part of R&D Activities; Olga Meerovskaya
Chapter 5.21. Research Management and Administration in Cyprus; Andri Charalambous and Pierantonios Papazoglou
Chapter 5.22. The profession of RMA in the Czechia; Jaroslav Sip
Chapter 5.23. RMA – Case study from Poland; Zygmunt Krasinsky and Cyprian Tomasik
Chapter 5.24. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Romania; Toró Tibor, Szenkovics Dezső and Varga Szilvia
Chapter 5.25. Evolution of RMA in Slovenia; Primož Petek, Tjaša Baloh and Vanda Baloh
Chapter 5.26. Research Management and Administration in the Western Balkans; Siniša Marčić and Anđela Pepić
Western Europe
Chapter 5.27. Areas of Research Management and Administration in Austria; Bruno Woeran, Elisabeth Denk, and Michael Parik
Chapter 5.28. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Denmark; John Westensee, Annedorte Vad, Olaf Svenningsen, and Jan Andersen
Chapter 5.29. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Finland; Jaana Backman, Soile Haverinen, and Ella Bingham
Chapter 5.30. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in France; Eleonora Zuolo, Géraldine Sauty, and Sandra Mereu
Chapter 5.31. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Germany; Paul Winkler, Jens-Peter Krüger, and Katrin Steinack
Chapter 5.32. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Iceland; Gréta Björk Kristjánsdóttir, Úlfar Kristinn Gíslason, and Ásta Sif Erlingsdóttir
Chapter 5.33. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Ireland; John Donovan, Susie Cullinane, Doris Alexander, Peter Scott, and Jean van Sinderen Law
Chapter 5.34. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Italy; Valentina Romano, Annalisa Albanesi, Danilo Aceto Zumbo, Mirella Collini, Adele Del Bello, Daniela Grisi, and Francesca Mura
Chapter 5.35. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in the Netherlands; Anna Groeninx van Zoelen and Edwin Kanters
Chapter 5.36. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Norway; Nichole Elgueta Silva and Hege Nedberg
Chapter 5.37. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Portugal; Cláudia Barbosa, Filipa Borrego, Teresa Costa, Ana Ferreira, Madalena Martins, Susana Moreira, José M. R. C. A. Santos, and José Avelino Silva
Chapter 5.38. The Development of the RMA Profession in Catalonia (Spain); Cristina Borras and Aïda Díaz
Chapter 5.39. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Sweden; Eva-Lisa Ahnström, Evelina Brännvall, Ylva Hultman and Anders Jonsson
Chapter 5.40. The Profession of Research Management and Administration in the UK; Simon Kerridge
Middle East
Chapter 5.41. Research Management and Administration in Qatar; Fikria El Kaouakibi
Chapter 5.42. Research Management and Administration in Saudi Arabia: Transitioning from an oil to a knowledge-based economy; Silke Blohm
Chapter 5.43. Research Management and Administration: An Emerging Profession in the UAE; Cira Mathis
Summary
Chapter 5.44. Reflections on Research Management and Administration in Various Countries around the World; Simon Kerridge, Jan Andersen, Melinda Fischer, Mark B M Hochman, Fernanda Oliveira, Makiko Takahashi, Therina Theron, and Virág Zsár
Section 6: Reflections
Chapter 6. Emerging Trends and Insights in Research Management and Administration; Mariko Yang-Yoshihara, Simon Kerridge, and Susi Poli