EAB Research
Professional and Academic Services Resource Hub
EAB provides in-depth research and services for university leaders to meet their most pressing challenges, from driving a world-class student experience to expanding global research partnerships. Explore the Professional and Academic Services Resource Hub for all the tools and insights you can access as part of your EAB partnership.
Five ways to get the most out of your EAB partnership:
- Contact your institution’s Strategic Leader to discuss how your EAB partnership can support you and your team.
- Browse our Research Curated for You, which includes in-depth studies and toolkits designed to help you implement changes on your campus.
- Learn about our current research initiatives and how your institution can get involved.
- Sign up for a partner service or audit—our team will assess current policies or practices and give you tailored recommendations.
- Register for an event to hear the latest insights from our research and connect with other leaders from across the sector.
For comprehensive partners, find more resources in our terrain hubs
Research Curated for You
Click on each topic below to explore research studies, toolkits, and more.
Recruitment and Market Expansion
Student Experience and Success
- Infographic: Meeting the Needs and Motivations of Working Professional Students infographic
- Executive Brief: Adapting Student Career Development for the Gen Z Era
- Infographic: 8 ways to court the cost-conscious international student
- Infographic: 5 ways to increase academic staff efficacy in student success
- Research Report: Total student experience: a holistic approach to addressing today’s student expectations
- Infographic: Navigating the Student Journey with an Experiential Course Map
- Tool: Enhance the Student Experience and Career Readiness with Course and Major Maps
- Infographic: Six Aspirations for Designing the Modern Student Experience
- Infographic: Five Components of Student Belonging
- Student Belonging Resource Centre
- Infographic: Barriers to Student Success and Attainment
- Infographic: Gen Z Student Personas
- Infographic: Four Tactics to Support First-in-Family Students
Campus Operations
- Executive Brief: Aligning Institutional Resource Allocation Models to Strategic Goals
- Tool: Cost Containment Playbook
- Infographic: Unlocking AI’s Potential in Higher Education
- Infographic: 10 Trends to Guide University Leaders in Growing Industry Partnerships
- Diagnostic: Cost, Efficiency, and Operations Self-Assessment
- Infographic: Campus 2030
- Resource: 3 ways to keep pace with growing sustainability strategies in higher ed
- Resource: Compendium of Sustainability Initiatives in Higher Education
- Study: Sustainability Action Plans for Colleges and Universities
- Roadmap: Boost Process Improvement Success by Starting with the Right Projects
- Resource: Shared Services Primer
- Cost Containment Resource Centre
Academic Portfolio Management
- Infographic: 14 Metrics for Adaptive Course Planning
- Launching an Online Education Programme? 5 Questions and Recommendations from EAB Experts
- Infographic: Designing an Online Education Strategy–and How EAB Can Help
- Research Report: MOOCs as a recruitment tool: the University of York’s approach to ‘try-before-you-buy’ courses
- Blog: Stem programme proliferation by actively managing your campus’ portfolio
- Tool: 38 Approaches to Maximize Instructional Productivity
- Infographic: Mistakes and Solutions in New Course Launches
- Study: Academic Vital Signs
Institutional Strategy
- Infographic: 10 Issues Facing University Leaders Across the Sector
- Executive Briefing: Dynamic Strategy
- Diagnostic: Dynamic Strategy Diagnostic
- Research Report: For digital transformation success, start with a digital strategy that advances the university mission
- Diagnostic: Digital Transformation Capabilities Assessment
- Infographic: Signals of Digital Transformation Success
- Infographic: Five Hidden Enemies to University Strategy
- Research Report: Explore new international opportunities and expand existing transnational collaborations
- Infographic: The Enrolment-Optimised University Strategy
- Executive Briefing: Five Threats of Silos
- Infographic: 3 Roadblocks to Setting Useful Goals in Strategic Planning
Strategic Talent Management
- Infographic: 6 Elements of an Inclusive Job Advertisment
- Employee Recruitment and Retention Resource Centre
- Tool: Higher Ed Job Description Checklist
- Partner Service: Remote Work Policy Audit
- White Paper: Guide to Behavioural-Based Interviewing
- Infographic: 105 Tactics to Improve Employee Engagement
- Infographic: The Business Case for Investing in Higher Education Talent (and Risks for Those Who Don’t)
- Executive Briefing: 5 Realities Reshaping Higher Education’s Competition for Talent
Current Research Initiatives
EAB partners have the opportunity to take part in our ongoing research by connecting one-on-one with experts for research interviews, serving as best-practice case studies, and more. We invite you to participate (or nominate someone on your campus to participate) in our current research initiatives:
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Transnational Education (TNE)
We are speaking with universities across the globe to understand where transnational education partnerships are most difficult to get right in practice. We’re particularly interested in how institutions approach two crux points in the TNE lifecycle:
- Assessing the potential of new partnerships (markets and partnership types) before committing
- Judging the performance of existing partnerships to decide whether to scale, adjust, or step away
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International Student Retention
Following our research on international student recruitment, EAB is embarking on a study on international student retention and student success. This research aims to identify best practices and share insights across institutions, particularly those in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Your Team
Cricket Francisco
Senior Strategic Leader
Upcoming Events
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Webinar
Making the Most of Your EAB Research Partnership
Join EAB this for a 45-minute (re)orientation to explore what's new for 2026 in your research partnership and ensure you're making full use of the research and resources available to your institution.
Webinar
Making the Most of Your EAB Research Partnership
Join EAB this for a 45-minute (re)orientation to explore what's new for 2026 in your research partnership and ensure you're making full use of the research and resources available to your institution.
Cohort
2026 EAB Insights Series
EAB's 2026 Insights Series is an opportunity for our Australian and New Zealand partners to convene, learn, and discuss issues facing the sector.
Past Events
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Roundtable
2026 Roundtable for Senior Advancement and Fundraising Leaders
EAB invites you to an exclusive executive gathering on 18 May, co-hosted with the University of Cambridge, focused on the most pressing challenges facing advancement leaders today.
Roundtable
2026 European Senior Operations Leader Roundtable
EAB invites you to an exclusive executive gathering on 16 April, co-hosted with Trinity College Dublin, convening senior operations leaders to discuss the most pressing challenges facing leaders today.
Roundtable
2026 European Senior IT Leader Roundtable
EAB invites you to an exclusive executive gathering on 15 April, co-hosted with Trinity College Dublin, focused on the most pressing challenges facing IT leaders today.
Partner Services
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Partner Service
Revenue Growth Opportunity Analysis
Identify best-fit strategies to expand and diversify your revenue portfolio
Partner Service
Cost Savings Locator for Higher Ed Leaders
Align your leadership team on cost containment strategy by uncovering your institution's top savings opportunities and identifying the…
Partner Service
Generative AI Curriculum Prioritization Assessment
This assessment helps academic portfolio owners prioritize curriculum revisions across programs to maintain relevance in a world of…
Research and Insights
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Cost of Acquisition Calculator for International Student Recruitment
Calculate your cost of acquisition (COA) and net tuition revenue (NTR) by course and market to inform international…
Professional and Academic Services Forum
Tool
Change Leadership and Decision Discipline in the Context of Shared Governance
Assess how you can improve your higher ed institution’s approach to change leadership and shared governance.
Strategic Advisory Services
Tool
Building an Effective Vice-Chancellor–Advancement Partnership
This conversation guide helps Vice-Chancellors and advancement leadership build high-performing partnerships.
Professional and Academic Services Forum
Infographic
Campus 2035
View this global infographic to learn how seven campus spaces will change over the next decade due to…
Strategic Advisory Services
Research Report
New Economics of Student Recruitment Executive Briefing
This executive briefing examines how UK universities can recalibrate their international recruitment strategies in response to today’s market…
Professional and Academic Services Forum
Infographic
A blueprint for instruction in the age of AI
This infographic highlights 18 practical tactics for faculty that help connect disciplinary content to new workplace realities—and ultimately…
Strategic Advisory Services
Infographic
The six attributes of agile institutions
This infographic identifies six attributes of agile higher education institutions and the core capabilities that distinguish them.
Strategic Advisory Services
Tool
International Recruitment Diversification Playbook
This playbook helps university leaders reassess their full recruitment channel mix, strengthen channels beyond agents, and build a…
Professional and Academic Services Forum
Infographic
5 barriers undermining university performance
External pressures on universities are intensifying. View this infographic to learn five barriers that amplify external risks, the…
Professional and Adult Education Advisory Services
Blogs
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3 limitations of traditional administrative benchmarking (and what higher ed leaders can do instead)
Discover why traditional administrative benchmarking falls short and how higher ed leaders can meaningfully improve institutional efficiency.
Higher Education Strategy Blog
Blog
What we’re learning about AI governance in higher education
How universities can move from AI experimentation to enterprise adoption through effective governance, strategy alignment, and institution-wide coordination.
Higher Education Strategy Blog
Blog
How UK universities can stabilise international recruitment revenue
Explore sustainable international recruitment strategies for UK universities to control costs, reduce volatility, and protect net tuition revenue.
Higher Education Strategy Blog