Special Interest Groups

The Australasian Research Management Society has a range of Special Interest Groups. These groups are based on particular topics and consist of members with common areas of training or interest within the general field of research management and research administration.

Directors of Higher Degree Research SIG

The Directors of Higher Degree Research group is a professional network for Directors and Managers of Graduate Research Centres and Schools or those responsible for the management of research degrees in their university.

Please note: Acceptance to this SIG is by invitation only.

Ethics and Research Integrity SIG

ARMS members are invited to join the Ethics & Research Integrity SIG, members can then take part in peer discussions, share resources, and news items, and participate in benchmarking amongst institutions. Two streams are available:

· Australasian Ethics Network

· Conduct of Research and Research Integrity Network

First Nations Research SIG

ARMS is pleased to be offering a new Special Interest Group (SIG) to our members.

The First Nations Research SIG will facilitate networking between members of this emerging specialism within research management, while identifying learning and professional development needs.

Health and Medical Research SIG

The Health and Medical Research (HMR) SIG provides an international platform for healthcare/ biomedical research-related managers to influence and curate programs that better align with the specific interest and needs of this niche community in particular up to date policies, legislation changes and best research management practice.

International Research Collaborations SIG

The International Research Collaborations group facilitates information sharing through various means including a forum and other professional development activities.

Post-Award Research Management SIG

Post-Award Research Management, commencing with a successful grant outcome or agreement to enter into a contract, and including contract formation, sub-awards, financial management and reporting is crucial to the effective and efficient conduct of research. The need to connect and streamline post-award research management services has never been greater that it is in these times of growing complexity and expanding compliance obligations.

In light of this, a Post-Award Research Management Special Interest Group will be a platform for information sharing on best practice.

Research Development SIG

ARMS is pleased to announce the official re-launch of the Research Development SIG (RDS)

Feedback from the March 2021 survey crystallised into three key streams of activities. These streams will enable us to focus in depth on key aspects within the broad umbrella that is “research development”. The streams are:

· Research strategy, planning and implementation

· Researcher development

· Grant development

Research Directors SIG

The Research Directors SIG is dedicated to supporting research directors and provides a forum for directors to discuss important strategic issues that affect the sector. At a minimum, the group meets twice a year, supplemented by occasional online group conversation on particular topics. Membership is restricted to Research Directors from across the ARMS community.

Please note: Membership of this SIG is by invitation only and one representative is permitted per institution.

Research Impact SIG

The Research Impact Special Interest Group (RI-SIG) has been set up to provide support for research managers involved in developing an impact culture, embedding impact strategies, engaging with end-users or playing any other role with an aim to assist researchers to maximise the impact of their research.

The RI-SIG welcomes new members.

Research Information and Reporting SIG

The Research Information and Reporting SIG was formed to promote the dissemination and institutional collaboration for members working in this area and is defined by the common interest area of research information management, research performance indicators and reporting, and the systems that underpin these processes.