UP in ARMS - Issue 120

NEWSLETTER OF ARMS

October - December 2021

PRESIDENT'S UPDATE

What a busy time it has been for us all! I really can’t believe that we are only a few weeks away from the end of the year. There still seems so much to do. This is my first update as the new President of ARMS, following the wonderful service of Dr Ross McLennan, who has been inspirational in the role. We also welcome a new Board for ARMS, whom, with existing Board members, were inducted on 24 November.

Many of you attended the Virtual Conference – in fact we had a fabulous turnout with over 1100 delegates across 11 countries.

Check out my post-conference wrap-up on LinkedIn or download the post here.

I am pleased to report that ARMS is currently preparing a proposal to bid for the 2025 INORMS Congress. This is in conjunction with the Malaysian Research Management Association (MyRMA). There will be some other great bids coming through from other countries – wherever it’s held will be a win for research management.

This year, and every year, wouldn’t be possible without the tireless work of our ARMS volunteers who have supported all manner of activities relevant to research management and our ARMS Strategy. Thank you!

And thanks to all our sponsors and in particular our Corporate Partners, F1 Solutions, Cayuse, ExLibris/Research Professional and ResearchMaster. Their investment in ARMS enables the Society to provide a broad range of member benefits.

2022 will hopefully be a year of renewal for us all as globally we get on top of the COVID-pandemic. It’s an absolute understatement to see that research has made this happen as we all know. But you as Research Management Professionals, in any way or shape have been equally as critical in supporting all forms of research, COVID response and recovery and of course dealing with life.

Please take the time to recover and rejuvenate over the New Year period. I’d really encourage you to participate in ARMS activities and be involved directly in Special interest Groups, Working Groups and various other Committees in 2022.

With very best wishes for the season,

Dr Tania Bezzobs

ARMS President

WHAT'S UP in ARMS?

Update from the ARMS Board

NEW BOARD OF ARMS

The New Board of ARMS was ratified at the Annual General Meeting held on the 3rd of November 2021. We formally welcome:

Dr Tania Bezzobs, ARMS President, Swinburne University of Technology
Ms Susan Rose, Treasurer, Deakin University
Dr Lesley Ashton, Secretary, QuoVadis Consulting
Dr Hannah Clarke, Committee Member, Canberra Hospital
Dr Amanda Cleaver, Committee Member, Raine Medical Research Foundation/UWA
Ms Emma Collyer, Committee Member, UNSW Sydney
Dr Yordanka Krastev, Committee Member, Macquarie University.
Ms Jaylene Wehipeihana, The University of Auckland

We also farewell departing ARMS Board members:

Dr Maxine Bryant, Agresearch NZ
Mr Steve Hannan, The University of Newcastle
Ms Connie Killey, Deakin University
Dr Ross McLennan, Macquarie University

New Board members were formally inducted and have undergone legal and financial training at a session held on the 24th of November 2021. The first official meeting of the new Board is scheduled for the 28th of January 2022.

JANET DIBB-LEIGH AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO RESEARCH MANAGEMENT PRACTICE

The Society congratulates Professor Gayle Morris from the Australian Institute of Business as the 2021 recipient of the JDL Award announced at an award ceremony on the 4th of November. Congratulations Gayle!

RMIT PAUL TAYLOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH MANAGEMENT PRACTICE

The Society congratulates the following recipients of the RMIT Paul Taylor Award which were announced formally at a virtual award ceremony on the 4th of November. Congratulations Lisa and Daniel!

Category 1: Research Management Excellence

Lisa van den Berg, Queensland University of Technology

Category 2: Paul Taylor Medal

Dr Daniel Barr, RMIT University

2020/2021 REPORT TO MEMBERS - COMING SOON!

Members to be advised that our annual Report to Members will be formally released at the end of January 2022. We thank all volunteer members for their contributions to this report. Details will be made available via the Member's Portal.

RESEARCH INTEGRITY ADVISOR PRACTICAL GUIDE - COMING SOON!

The Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI) and the Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS) will be shortly announcing the release of the long anticipated Practical Guide to Support Research Integrity Advisors (RIAs). While the online guide will provide an overview of the requirements of the Australian Code for Responsible Conduct of Research, its main focus is to assist RIAs or those dealing with responsible conduct of research in the practical outworking of their responsibilities.

Further details will be provided shortly.

THE OPEN RESEARCH TOOLKIT NOW AVAILABLE

The Open Research Toolkit was created by the Open Research Working Group, comprising representatives of the Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS) and the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL). The Toolkit supports Australasian institutions to implement or further develop open research policy, strategy and practice.

The Toolkit contains information, resources and good practice examples related to all aspects of open research, including policy, governance, pathways and processes. It also includes resources for individual researchers interested in engaging in open research practices and training materials for support services fostering open research within their organisations.

Visit the website for full details.

ACCREDITATION, EDUCATION & TRAINING

FOUNDATION AND ESTABLISHED LEVEL ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS FOR 2022

Did you know that the Society offers three of its compulsory Foundation Level Accreditation modules online via Moodle? Registrations are open any time for the following modules:

1.1-Aus: The National Research and Innovation System in Australia

1.2-Aus: Legislation as it Affects Research in Australia

1.3: Understanding Research and Researchers

The Society is also pleased to announce that the New Zealand and Singapore region specific modules for 1.1: The National Research and Innovation System and 1.2: Legislation as it Affects Research will be available online via the Moodle platform shortly.

Are you considering a professional development pathway for 2022?

If so, please note that all program details including delivery schedules for the ARMS Foundation Level and our new Established Level Accreditation programs will be made available in the first quarter of 2022. Watch this newsletter and the ARMS website for further details.

FOUNDATION MODULE CURRENTLY ON OFFER

Registrations are still available for Module 3.1: Higher Degree by Research Scholarships

This module provides an insight into the current and evolving practices around the management of scholarships for Higher Degree by Research (HDR) candidates.

DATE: Monday 13 December 2021

TIME: 11AM - 2:30PM AEDT

LOCATION: Virtual meeting

COST: $380 for members and $480 for non-members. Prices are GST inclusive.

ARMS PD SESSIONS @ ZOOM DRAFT PROGRAM SCHEDULE FOR 2022 - NOW AVAILABLE

The Society is pleased to release a draft program schedule for its ever-popular PD Sessions @ Zoom.

These are one hour webinars which cover a broad range of research management related topics.

Registration is free to ARMS members, fee applies for non-members.

All ARMS members are encouraged to attend any sessions. Accredited members will automatically be credited 1 CPD hour per session attended.

A final program schedule will be made available in early 2022.

CHAPTER & SIG UPDATES/EVENTS

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CHAPTER EVENT:

FROM A CLINICIAN RESEARCHER TO AN INSTITUTE DIRECTOR

The SA ARMS Chapter Committee invites you to our in-person, end of year event!

We will celebrate surviving another challenging year for everyone, and discuss the plans for an exciting year in 2022 for ARMS SA. We have a guest speaker, Professor Raymond Chan, who will speak about his new role at Flinders University, the challenges for research management, and his plans for the Caring Futures Institute.

Complimentary drinks and nibbles.

Registrations close Monday 13 December 2021. Registrations limited to 40.

DATE: Wednesday 15 December 2021

TIME: 4:30pm - 6:30pm ACDT

LOCATION: Torrens University - Exact location provided in event registration confirmation.

Click here to register

VICTORIAN CHAPTER EVENT:

DEVLOPING YOUR CAREER IN RESEARCH MANAGEMENT

The Victorian ARMS Chapter Committee invites you to our end of year event that, for the first time in two years, will be held in person.

The event will begin with a one-hour panel session, where our panellists will provide advice on careers in research management and answer your questions, followed by food and drinks.

DATE: Wednesday 15 December 2021

TIME: 3:30pm - 6pm AEST

LOCATION: Kaleide Theatre, RMIT University360 Swanston Street, Melbourne

Please join us in this opportunity to listen to a distinguished panel of research managers and catch up with colleagues you haven’t seen, or have only seen on a computer screen, in the past 18 months.

Note that all attendees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and be able to provide proof of their vaccination status.

Click here to register

RESEARCH INFORMATION AND REPORTING SIG UPDATE

International Framework for Responsible Research Evaluation Released

The International Network of Research Management Societies (INORMS) Research Evaluation Group (REG) has recently released an 18-page guide to their framework for responsible research evaluation called SCOPE.

Established in 2018, the INORMS REG has been working to better understand and develop best practices in responsible research evaluation with the aim of providing practitioners and senior leaders the tools they need to effectively and responsibly evaluate research. The SCOPE Framework for responsible research evaluation resulted from their work.

Over the past year the Group have partnered with a range of funders, institutions and publishers to apply SCOPE to a series of real-life evaluation problems with the aim of testing the model. The guide draws on the learnings of these explorations, many of which have been included as case studies. The aim of the guide is to assist any organisation seeking to design a responsible research evaluation. It was designed by their publishing partner, Emerald Publishing and is now available as an open resource under a CC-BY licence.

This content is available online, including one-page summaries in various languages, and is available for no charge. More information and materials can be found online here: https://inorms.net/research-evaluation-group/.

Any queries can be directed to the ARMS representative on the INORMS REG – Justin Shearer, University of Melbourne (shearer.j@unimelb.edu.au).

UPDATES FROM OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS

PROMOTING EXCELLENT ARC-FUNDED RESEARCH

The Australian Research Council (ARC) produces an annual publication, Making a Difference: Outcomes of ARC supported research, which celebrates some of the great stories from our research community. We are always looking for high-impact ARC-funded research stories to be included in our upcoming editions of this publication.

We also publish research highlights on the ARC website, issue a regular quarterly newsletter, ARChway, and can help promote any ARC-funded activities.

Please feel free to get in touch via Communications@arc.gov.au to inform us of your research news, events, or videos.

Don’t forget to also follow the ARC on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

FROM THE ARMS EXECUTIVE OFFICE

UP IN ARMS NEWSLETTER - 2022 SCHEDULE

The 2022 Up In ARMS Newsletter schedule is now available!

If you would like to contribute content, please note the deadlines below.

All enquiries about newsletter content can be directed to ARMS COO, Maria.Zollo@flinders.edu.au

ARMS WEEKLY WRAP - WE VALUE YOUR FEEDBACK!

Members will be aware that the Weekly Wrap was introduced early this year. It's intention was not to replace the Up In ARMS newsletter, but instead to streamline multiple communications disseminated to ARMS members. The ARMS Executive Office would now like to gauge it's effectiveness before scheduling communications for 2022.

We therefore now invite you to complete a 1 minute survey to help determine its distribution frequency and content for future editions.

Please click here to complete the survey and have your say.

We thank you in advance for your feedback.

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ARMS EXECUTIVE OFFICE END OF YEAR CLOSURE

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE ARMS EXECUTIVE OFFICE WILL CLOSE FROM 5 PM AEDT ON THURSDAY THE 23RD OF NOVEMBER AND WILL RE-OPEN AT 9 AM AEDT ON MONDAY THE 4TH OF JANUARY 2022.

ON BEHALF OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE WE WISH YOU A RESTFUL AND SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON AND LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING YOUR RESEARCH MANAGEMENT JOURNEY IN 2022!