UP in ARMS - Issue 123

NEWSLETTER OF ARMS

May - June 2022

PRESIDENT'S UPDATE

Dear Members,

Since our last newsletter, it has been a demanding time as we deal with competing granting scheme deadlines as well as the end of financial year compliance requirements for various external funding partners.

For our Australian members, we have had a change of government which may result in future changes to the research landscape. Many of our university members are processing the requirements for the

recently released Excellence for Research Australia (ERA). In that regard, it is really great to see the collegiality across the sector.

Within ARMS, we have many exciting initiatives happening that I would like to bring to your attention:

On 23rd and 24th of June, the ARMS/CASE event - "A Partner's Perspective of Best Practice in Harnessing the Power of Public-Private Partnerships". Registrations are still open. I am really thrilled that we have secured the Ian Potter Foundation CEO, Craig Connelly as our opening keynote. A range of registration options are available. See advertisement in this newsletter for full details.

INORMS Awards for Research Management Leadership - nominations closing shortly 17 June.

Announcement of the annual Janet Dibb-Leigh Awards for Distinguished Service to Research Management - nominations closing on the 1st of August.

Announcement of the annual Fellows of ARMS - Call for nominations will be released on the 24th of June 2022.

Through the generosity of RMIT University, the annual call for RMIT Paul Taylor Awards for Excellence in Research Management Practice will be released on the 1st of July 2022.

A reference group has been formed to look at the development of a new module on Research Contract Management. Further updates to be provided over the coming months. (Also check out the next PD@Zoom session at the end of this month).

Engagement with our key stakeholders is important part of promoting and advocating for the profession. Next month, I will be meeting with a number of stakeholders in Canberra, Australia, culminating with a planned ACT Chapter networking event to be held by yours truly on the 26th of July. Event details will be disseminated shortly. If you are based in Canberra or visiting, please come and join us for this event.

Members of the Board of ARMS are looking forward to the first in-person meeting in over two-years to be held on 25th of July in Sydney.

Finally, I wish to highlight that the ARMS Election Cycle for 2022 will be commencing shortly Positions include President-Elect; Secretary and General Committee members (x 2). Membership on the ARMS Board is an excellent way to contribute to the strategic direction of the Society and to expand on your international networks. Interested? Look out for separate communications coming out on the 17th of June!

Yours in ARMS,

Dr Tania Bezzobs

ARMS President

WHAT'S UP in ARMS?

Update from the ARMS Board

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

Nominations Close 5PM, Monday 1st of August 2022

The Janet Dibb-Leigh Award for Distinguished Service to Research Management recognises individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the enhancement of the research management sector throughout Australasia and Singapore.

Nominations are called for annually, however this award is only offered to an individual whose contributions to the profession of research management are deemed exceptional.

If the Assessment Panel identifies a deserving candidate in this current round, a trophy will be presented to the recipient at a Virtual Event of ARMS to be held Thursday the 8th of September 2022.

Nominations must be submitted to the ARMS Executive Office by 5 PM AEST, Monday, the 1st of August 2022.

Please email your nomination to ARMSAdmin@researchmanagement.org.au

Late nominations will not be accepted.

Nomination Guidelines

Nomination Form

For more information click here.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2023 INORMS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP

Nominations open.

The INORMS Awards for Excellence in Research Management Leadership were first launched in 2018 to recognise outstanding examples of research management leaders who have made substantial contributions to the research management profession internationally.

Each participating INORMS sister association is now invited to select one (1) exceptional research management leader who shall be honoured at the 2023 INORMS Congress Award Ceremony in Durban, South Africa between 31 May – 3 June 2023.

We now invite nominations from eligible ARMS members who can demonstrate:

How their contributions to research management are congruent with the objectives of INORMS;
The outstanding contributions they have made to the research management profession internationally; and
How they will continue to provide visionary leadership in research management internationally.

For a full list of previous award recipients, visit the INORMS website.

Click here to download the Guidelines.

Click here to download the Nomination Form.

Nominations close 5 PM AEST, Friday, 17 June 2022. Enquiries may be directed to ARMSCOO@researchmanagement.org.au

ACCREDITATION, EDUCATION & TRAINING

ARMS WINTER SCHOOL ELECTIVES 2022

PLACES ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING WINTER SCHOOL ELECTIVES SCHEDULED TO COMMENCE 20 JUNE 2022

DON'T MISS OUT!

ADVANCED CLINICAL RESEARCH MANAGEMENT

The Advanced Clinical Research Management elective will cover the challenges of managing multi- sites, multi-institutional projects including navigating research ethics, research governance, improving community and consumer engagement and building relationships with external funding bodies. The workshop will cover key processes and strategies in business development, project, and team management in the clinical research setting. Participants learn practical and essential skills for effective and active business development and clinical research management.

Presenter: Associate Professor Tam C. Nguyen, Deputy Director of Research, St Vincent’s Hospital, Associate Professor, Melbourne Medical School and Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash Medical School & RMIT University

Monday 20, 27 June and 04 July, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm AEST

BUSINESS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT IN RESEARCH MANAGEMENT

Supporting research activity is a complex task involving a myriad of activities. As such, business processes to support the management of research needs to be constantly evolving to ensure researchers and other stakeholder expectations are being met.

Business process improvement enables you to identify areas where you can improve accuracy, effectiveness and/or efficiency and then redesign those processes to realise improvements. This course will introduce you to process improvement methodologies, with a focus on how to develop your own value stream map to improve a research management process. You will also learn about the value of cross-functional teams, approaches to listening and learning from end users and how agile ways of working can enable you to better refine priorities and continually improve processes.

Presenter: Dr Bryony Wakefield, PhD

Wednesday 22 & 29 June, 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm AEST (Unique session time due to presenter availability)

DATA DRIVEN RESEARCH IMPROVEMENT

Evaluating research responsibly, efficiently and effectively is increasingly challenging. While the availability of data and tools has expanded, the transparency, flexibility, and contextual relevance of these can be limiting. At the same time, the need for efficiency and speed in research evaluation is increasing. In turn these requirements have led to increasing antagonism from researchers themselves towards evaluation.

This workshop will confront these issues head-on. We will use the SCOPE model developed by INORMS Research Evaluation Working Group to support responsible evaluation to address these issues and provide a framework for successfully engaging stakeholders. Working with new data sources and techniques we will show both the potential power of data-driven approaches and the dangers and pitfalls associated with them.

Presenter: Professor Cameron Neylon, Media, Creative Arts and Social Enquiry, Curtin University

Thursday 30 June, 07 & 14 July, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm AEST

Watch a short video grab by Dr Cameron Neylon

Elective Cost:

ARMS Members: $550 per elective (GST inclusive) - Price will be discounted in the Shopping Cart.
Non-Members: $650 per elective (GST inclusive)

Our next Accreditation specific email will be issued in the first week of August.

Further enquiries can be directed to the ARMS Accreditation Program Administrator, Dana Watts on email ARMSAccreditation@researchmangement.org.au.

FUNDAMENTALS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

04 AUGUST 2022

IN PERSON DELIVERY

ARMS is pleased to announce that the highly informative Fundaments of Project Management Master Class will be delivered in person in Crawley, Perth this coming August.

This Master Class provides participants with an introduction to the fundamentals of project management, and how these are implemented in a research organisation. The program takes an approach of describing project management activities for research management professionals and also provides information specific for the management of research projects and programs.

Date: 04 August 2022

Time: 9:00AM to 5:00PM AWST

BE QUICK only 12 seats remaining!

Cost:

ARMS Members: $440 per Master Class (GST inclusive) - Price will be discounted in the Shopping Cart.
INORMS Sister Associations via the INORMS Sister Association Reciprocal Benefit Scheme (ISARBS): $440 per Master Class (GST inclusive) - Required to contact the ARMS Accreditation Program Administrator to arrange registration.
Non-Members: $540 per Master Class (GST inclusive)

CPD: Accredited members (ARMAs and ARMFs) will automatically accrue 7 CPD hours for this Master Class.

Click here to register.

If you have any questions, please contact the ARMS Accreditation Program Administrator ARMSAccreditation@researchmanagement.org.au or +61 8 8201 5592.

PD SESSIONS @ ZOOM: CONTRACTS FOR RESEARCH MANAGERS: WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND WHAT TO AVOID

This session will focus on identifying key elements of research contracts where research managers can apply their skills to build partnerships and facilitate research contract negotiation. The presenters will highlight key questions for working with researchers, collaborators, and legal advisors.

Date: Wednesday, 29 June 2022

Time: 12pm-1pm AEST

Presenter: Lisa Kennedy, The University of Queensland & Cristy Sun, The University of Queensland

PD SESSIONS @ ZOOM: THE PITFALLS OF COUNTING CITATIONS

Thank you to Adam Finch for his presentation on The Pitfalls of Counting Citations!

Did you miss out on this PD Sessions @ Zoom? Catch up here!

CONFERENCE & EVENTS UPDATES

ARMS 2022 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE - SHAPING THE NEXT NORMAL!

ARMS is pleased to announce that the registration portal is now officially open with a range of registration types to suit your requirements and varying budgets.

This year's conference will adopt a slightly hybrid model, commencing with a long overdue in-person Welcome Reception on Tuesday, the 6th of September to enable you to share a casual drink and a canape or two with peers in your region. Welcome Reception events will be offered across most Chapter locations and will then be followed by a three-day online event with all the typical conference features.

To find out more about the Welcome Reception, please visit the website.

To register for the conference, please click here.

This is ARMS' premier research management event for the year that should not be missed.

THE ARMS/CASE 2022 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE - PROGRAM ANNOUNCED

The Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS) and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) are presenting a two day virtual conference detailing how Research Offices and Advancement Offices can build on one another’s strengths to navigate multi-partner initiatives and scale an initial investment into a significant institution-wide funding initiative. In its second year, this event will benefit mid-career to senior level leaders managing research and philanthropy (or both), Research Office and Advancement Office staff, College and Departmental staff responsible for attracting research funding, and Development Officers across research-driven organisations.

The ARMS-CASE Program Planning Committee have created a stimulating program schedule with a wide variety of speakers.

The ARMS-CASE Conference website is open and ready for registrations!

Mark your calendar for the 23rd and 24th of June. You don't want to miss out...

Click below to find out more about the program, registration types, and our 2022 speakers!

PROGRAM

REGISTER

SPEAKERS

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST TO JOIN THE 2023 “IN-PERSON” ARMS CONFERENCE ORGANISING AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES

EXTENDED TO 5PM AEST, JUNE 17

This will be our first major “in-person” research management event since the pandemic and we cannot wait to get our vibrant community gathered again to share best practice and to network!

Expressions of Interest are currently being sought from across the broad remit of ARMS including Australian, NZ/Pacific and Singapore to serve on either the Organising or Program Committees for the 2023 event.

There are many ways to get involved, including volunteering to become:

A Co-Convenor. For this event two Co-Convenors are typically appointed and will work with the ARMS Executive Office to ensure delivery of all aspects of the conference including program development, planning, logistics, liaison, sponsorships, etc.
A member of the Organising Committee. You will work with the Co-Convenors to support the delivery of all aspect of the conference including planning, logistics, liaison, sponsorship etc. Members from the NSW region are encouraged to apply as local knowledge is an advantage.
A member of the Program Organising Committee. In this role, you will be working with a committee responsible for developing the conference program and ensuring a unique, inspiring and diverse range of local and international speakers are identified with new and insightful topics that tie in with the overall conference theme. This opportunity will be open to all ARMS members.

NOTE: Membership to each committee shall be capped. All Committee meetings will be via Zoom and held monthly initially and will increase closer to the conference.

Interested?

If you are a current financial member of ARMS and have the commitment and drive to contribute to committee meetings and related activities, please register your interest by completing the EOI and return to: ARMSEvents@researchmanagement.org.au by no later than Friday, 17 June 2022

CHAPTER & SIG UPDATES/EVENTS

RESEARCH IMPACT SIG NETWORKING SESSION

The ARMS Research Impact Special Interest Group holds monthly networking sessions.

The next session is Monday 20 June at 11AM AEST (Sydney/Melbourne/Canberra).

Each month we’ll have a discussion topic to frame the conversation. The aim of the sessions is for our community to meet and share ideas.

This months topic is: Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings – what it is, why participate, and experiences from top performers in our network.

As those of you that attend regularly will be aware, this is an informal session.

QLD/NT/PNG CHAPTER UPDATE

The QLD/NT/PNG Chapter Committee have recently welcomed three new General Members: Amir Gaffoor and Alison Vawser from the Queensland University of Technology, and Serena Gent from Griffith University. With a number of existing members stepping away from the Committee (including the Convenor and Secretary), there are still places available for those interested in participating. For more information, please visit the ARMS website.

Belinda Watanabe - Convenor

Senior Research Grants Officer at Griffith University

Amir Gaffoor

Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Senior Project Officer, Office of Research Services

Results Oriented Research Support Professional with over 10 years’ related experience.

Alison Vawser

Alison has been working in research management for 14 years primarily in the Office of Research Services at Queensland University of Technology. Her experience spans across both Commercial Research and Competitive Grants post-award management.

Serena Gent

Serena has been working in research management for 17 years, she has worked at School level as well at University central level in positions such as Research Development Manager and PBRF (Performance Based Research Fund in NZ) Project Manager.

With her family, Serena moved back to Australia 4 years ago and is currently the Institute Manger at the Griffith Institute for Tourism on the sunny Gold Coast.

Serena has been on ARMS committees to organise the 2021 and 2022 Annual Conference and Conferences and Major Events Standing Committee (CMEC).

We thank and farewell the previous Chapter Convenor, Kelly Stewart

TASMANIAN CHAPTER: MEET THE CONVENOR

A warm welcome to Ed Benyon from the University of Tasmania who will taking on the role of Tasmania Chapter Committee Convenor.

A special thanks is extended to Adele Kay who formally stepped down from this role.

Ed Benyon

Ed Benyon joined the University of Tasmania’s Research and Research Training Portfolio soon after immigrating to Hobart from the USA. In his role as a Research Development Manager, Ed provides pre-award support to researchers and their projects of strategic significance to the University, drawing upon an expertise in funding and partnerships acquired over his extensive career in institutional advancement. Ed is motivated to think creatively, ask probing questions, make positive connections, and discover and transform our world.

VICTORIA CHAPTER UPDATE

The Victoria Chapter warmly welcomes two new Convenors - Ms Sally Dickinson from and Dr Rachel Kennedy.

Farewell and thank you to the previous convenor, Fraser Rogerson.

Sally Dickinson

Team Leader, International Research Grants, University of Melbourne

Rachel Kennedy

Research Grants and Development Advisor, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

NSW CHAPTER UPDATE

The NSW Chapter warmly welcomes two new Convenors - Ms Tanya Karliychuck from and Dr Joseph Toltz.

Farewell and thank you to the previous convenor, James Walsh.

Please note that Tanya and Joseph will commence their new roles on the 1st of July 2022.

Ms Tanya Karliychuck

As the Grants & Research Manager for a non-government consumer representation body, Tanya is especially passionate about the important work achieved from community-sector research collaborations. Tanya’s career is a mix of the university and NFP sectors, having worked in research-related roles at Macquarie University (HREC support), University of Sydney (research assistance), and ANU (projects & research writing).

Dr Joseph Toltz

Dr Joseph Toltz is Manager, Research Support in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at The University of Sydney. He has worked in the professional administrative sector for nine years, and specialty areas include research data analytics, governance, academic development, and research policy in creative research.

UPDATES FROM OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS

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INORMS 2023 CONGRESS: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND REGISTRATION PORTAL OPEN!

For more information visit the website here: www.inorms2023.org

KCA NEGOTIATION FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROFESSIONALS:

REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN

This one-day course is designed to introduce technology transfer professionals to the theory behind different negotiation styles and then identify practical skills on how to apply them in their roles.

The content will include an introduction to the stages of a negotiation, different negotiation styles and being able to articulate a value proposition on the technology or product that you are pitching. This will be demonstrated through exploring real case studies, including examples of past intellectual property negotiations. Negotiations tricks will be identified, including practical ways to manage these and what to do when you reach an impasse.

The day will conclude with a lively panel discussion, featuring other experts in the field to consolidate the learnings.

DATE/TIME: Thursday 16 June 2022, 9:00am – 5:00pm

LOCATION: Deloitte Brisbane – Level 23, Riverside Centre, 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane, QLD.

ARMS members will receive 10% off the non-member rate. ARMS members are encouraged to check if their organisation is already a member of KCA, if so they will automatically receive the member’s rate. Please direct all enquiries to Amanda McAlpine <amcalpine@mla.com.au

For more information about the one day course, follow this link: https://techtransfer.org.au/events/negotiation-for-technology-transfer-professionals/