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Compassionate Leadership: Building Skills and Behaviors to Lead in a Disillusioned Era

February 17, 2023

Cabinet leaders are ready to lead their teams forward with bold ideas to adapt to a post-COVID world. How can you reinvigorate your leadership and re-engage your teams to move forward in this era? This session is limited to Provosts, Chief Research Officers, and Vice Presidents, Academic Affairs.

Making the Most of Your EAB University Research Partnership

February 2, 2023

Orientation isn’t just for students. Join EAB this winter for a (re)orientation to what’s in store within your EAB University Research membership to make sure you’re taking advantage of all of the university research tools and resources to which your institution has access. Sessions are best suited to Chief Research Officers and teams.

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2022 Roundtable for Chief Research Officers

November 22, 2022

In a past roundtable session, we explored the furthering of winner-take-most dynamics in research, how universities are thinking differently about their research investments and costs, and how the pandemic has heightened the next-level employability of research leaders.

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What’s in a research designation?

November 2, 2022

Explore takeaways from our September 2022 virtual session on the underpinnings of the cost of competition in research, where we discussed how different designations and rankings impact a university’s research reputation.

Making the Most of Your EAB University Research Partnership: On-Demand Materials

September 29, 2022

In the spirit of back to school, EAB hosted a (re)orientation to what’s in store within our EAB University Research partnership to make sure partners take advantage of all of our university research tools and resources.

Supporting postdocs through the cost of competition in research

September 12, 2022

In a recent virtual session, we discussed the underpinnings of the cost of competition in research. Attendees shared what they are tackling at their institutions, and discussed what others are experiencing across higher education.

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Quick Reads

4 initial steps for climbing the Carnegie Classification® ranks

October 9, 2017

Institutions say that there are numerous benefits associated with obtaining a higher Carnegie® research designation. Learn about four ways to climb the Carnegie Classification® ranks.

Research funding deficits lead to fewer research grants, but not fewer PhD grads

January 27, 2017

As research funding deficits lead to fewer research grants, the PhD graduate rate continues to increase. Continue reading for more on the new reality for doctoral degree holders.

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Roadmaps

Use Research Development to Pursue Large and Complex Federal Funding Opportunities

July 15, 2021

Create High Impact International Partnerships

June 3, 2021

Modernize Research Lab Design and Management

September 30, 2020

Create the Infrastructure to Support Employer Partnerships

December 17, 2019

Launch Grand Challenge Initiatives to Attract Large-Scale Research Investments

December 17, 2019

Adopt a Proactive Approach to Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Funding

December 17, 2019

Establish a Centralized Core Facilities Program

December 13, 2019

Build a Research-Focused Faculty Development Program

December 13, 2019

Communicate the Value of University Research to External Stakeholders

November 26, 2019

Hire Faculty in Clusters to Cultivate Interdisciplinary Research

October 1, 2019

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Jon Barnhart

Director, Research

Brooke Thayer

Associate Director, Research Development

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