Academic & Research Leader

Resources and support for academic and research leaders

Explore resources and solutions as you develop research strategies, foster collaboration within and beyond your institution, support research and academic management, and showcase impact.

View from the top: Insights on the challenges ahead

Today’s institutional leaders face a shifting landscape of challenges. "View from the Top" explores the complex issues academic leaders and funders face, their preparedness to tackle them, and the strategies they’re developing to ensure long-term success for their institutions.

Developed from interviews of over 100 global senior leaders done in partnership with Ipsos, the report provides insight into both current priorities and those expected to pose even more significant challenges in the coming years, such as AI governance and climate change.

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Featured resources

Strategic research planning: From vision to execution, informed by data
Bring knowledge back to Earth: explore the academic community's perspective on the future of academic evaluation & impact
University rankings and research activities: Explore resources for a deeper look into how rankings work
About collaboration & partnerships: Get insights for fostering dynamic & vibrant research programs within & beyond your institution
Why you need a RIMS or CRIS: Learn more about Research Information Management Systems & discover the benefits for your institution
Research data & efficiency: Learn how to improve operational efficiency in your institution
Insights: Academic leaders attitudes toward AI

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Plan your path to impact – with pace and purpose

Gain a 360 understanding of your institution's strengths, weaknesses, threats, and, most critically, opportunities for impact. Draw from the broadest possible evidence base to set a clear strategic direction, and develop a vision that unites excites, and keeps everyone moving toward the same goal.

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Boost funding and expertise – elevating your institutional performance

Discover and connect with best-fit collaborators, enabling the innovative partnerships and cross-pollination required to build high-achieving teams. Identify and source the talent needed to address competency and capacity gaps, and successfully secure a higher quality and quantity of funding - accelerating your "time to impact."

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Remove friction from your operations - implementing better processes that drive better outcomes

Streamline and automate workflows related to faculty and research management; saving time, effort, and resource. Gain a birds' eye view of expertise and faculty activity to optimize resource allocation, and effectively, and equitably, manage faculty and talent - from hire to retire.

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Put your institution’s best foot forward, every day – raising your academic reputation

Enable impactful narratives to be crafted, showcased, and discovered, and gain the intel and insights required to understand, and boost, your institutional reputation and rankings. Evaluate the bibliometric and real-world impact of research attracting best-fit opportunities and creating virtuous cycles of success.

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