Research Management: Challenges and Solutions for Successful Research Projects and Programmes
Co-organized by GM13
Convener:
Paola Materia
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Co-conveners:
Daniela Henkel,
Geertje ter MaatECSECS,
Sylvia Walter,
Sofia Mariano
Posters on site
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Attendance Wed, 26 Apr, 14:00–15:45 (CEST) Hall X2
Wed, 14:00
Daniela Henkel – GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
Sofia Mariano - National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Rome, Italy
Paola Materia - National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Rome, Italy
Sylvia Walter – Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
Geertje ter Maat - Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
Research Management is recognized as a top priority in the European Research Area Policy Agenda. The EU intends to develop a Science Management Initiative to pilot a European network for research and innovation managers through Horizon Europe, explore European training and certification programmes, and provide policy support for Member States through mutual learning platforms on science management.
Nevertheless, scientific coordinators have to deal with more and more research management tasks, consequently, the lack of strategic support by project managers is becoming an obstacle in the scientific European community. The more experienced scientists, who have a crucial role in the evaluation process, strongly consider management skills a prerequisite of a scientific proposal.
Researchers are demanding to collaborate with specialized research management professionals but also to acquire new knowledge and skills to carry out successful research projects, ranging from project management practices to leadership and strategy skills.
This session is directed at project managers, coordinators, researchers, and project management practitioners in general who are keen to exchange experiences about the challenges faced and the solutions adopted in performing research management. The session is also addressed to the scientific community that has experienced managing their own research projects, programmes and groups as well as research infrastructures. We invite colleagues to submit contributions that may help to address the discussion on the following topics:
- Portfolio, Programme and Project Management experiences and best practices
- Practical experience through the project lifecycle
- Challenges and solutions for stakeholder engagement
- Integration of risk management approaches
- Performance management and KPIs
- Different project management approaches in academia and in the industry sector
- Workflow management in research
- Institutional support services to scientists
- The future of Research Management
- Career development for Research Managers