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.
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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Enrolment Strategy Research Project
You are invited to participate in our research if you are involved in:
- Enrolment and recruitment strategy or operations (domestic and international)
- Student numbers planning/enrolment forecasting
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Navigating the Complexities of AI Adoption
Three focus areas:
- Governance – ethics and responsible AI, Privacy and Security, etc.
- Enablement – training and organisational capabilities, vendor management, communications, etc.
- Application – model selection, cost optimisation, tools and technical assets
Your Team
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Upcoming Events
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Webinar
The New Economics of International Student Recruitment
This session will preview the global headwinds impacting international student recruitment today.
Roundtable
Driving Economic & Social Impact
Please join Jon Rice to discuss EAB's latest research on how university leaders can effectively realign their core institutional and academic strategies to focus on social and economic impact.
Webinar
Organisational Transformation for Resilience
In the current educational landscape, institutions are scrutinizing every aspect of operations to enhance efficiency and build financial resilience.
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Preparing Students for the Future of Work
Every day brings new headlines about how workplaces are using AI, from eliminating roles entirely as they attempt to replace human workers with automation, to expecting employees to use a range of AI tools to become more productive in their daily tasks.
Roundtable
2025 EAB Roundtable for Senior University Leaders
Join EAB on 26-27 August at University of Queensland for a roundtable gathering of senior university leaders.
Roundtable
2025 Roundtable for Senior Advancement and Fundraising Leaders
We invite heads of advancement, fundraising, and alumni relations from higher education institutions across the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe to join EAB for an executive-level roundtable on 16 May in London.
Partner Services
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Partner Service
Enterprise Data Management Collaborative
EAB's Enterprise Data Management Collaborative develops and implements an enterprise-wide data strategy for higher ed institutions.
Partner Service
AI Strategy Workshop for Higher Ed Cabinet Leaders
EAB's AI strategy workshop helps higher ed leaders craft a unique institutional AI strategy and navigate their most…
Partner Service
Virtual Student Services Website Audit
This audit will help higher education leaders bring the virtual experience for student services out of the pandemic…
Research and Insights
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Infographic
Breaking down the true costs of new campus space
Uncover the total cost of ownership paid by colleges and universities for adding different types of campus space.
Strategic Advisory Services
Research Report
The Higher Education Leader’s Guide to Real Estate Optimization
Explore the five most common real estate optimization strategies recommended by consultants, encompassing 18 tactics for minimizing costs…
Strategic Advisory Services
Research Report
How The University of Helsinki Turned a Funding Crisis into Lasting Administrative Efficiency
Discover how the University of Helsinki moved to a shared services organization and what your institution can learn…
Strategic Advisory Services
Infographic
Alternative Revenue Strategies for Higher Ed Leaders
Review 150+ proven alternative revenue strategies and assess feasibility based on lifetime revenue potential and time to ROI.
Strategic Advisory Services
Research Report
Putting the Built Environment to Best Use
Uncover space management tactics to reduce costs, disrupt growth, improve utilization, and creatively source funding.
Strategic Advisory Services
Resource Center
Organizational Transformation Resource Center for Higher Ed
Explore higher ed case studies on organizational transformation and other resources on administrative efficiency initiatives.
Strategic Advisory Services
Research Report
Capturing Alternative Revenues
This report examines lessons and tactics for increasing nontraditional revenue.
Strategic Advisory Services
Tool
Interdisciplinary Program Starter Kit
The Interdisciplinary Program Starter Kit offers insights to help you achieve institutional and student-focused outcomes.
Strategic Advisory Services
Research Report
AI Applications in the New Frontier of Process Improvement
Learn how to surmount common process improvement roadblocks and maximize university efficiency with AI.
Strategic Advisory Services
Blogs
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Blog
How to set your university’s executive transition up for success
Here's how executive onboarding should differ based on four common leadership profiles in higher education.
Higher Education Strategy Blog
Blog
7 myths about transnational education
Before pursuing your next TNE venture, make sure your institution hasn’t fallen prey to these misconceptions.
Higher Education Strategy Blog
Blog
4 higher ed alternative revenue ideas that won’t deliver—and what actually will
Discover four commonly suggested pursuits for revenue generation and their more promising alternatives.
Higher Education Strategy Blog