How Will Institutions Sustain Their Research Ambitions?
Shaping EAB's State of the Sector
Partner Event
Get a sneak peek at EAB’s annual analysis of the forces shaping higher education and share your perspective on how these factors are influencing your institution’s research strategy and enterprise. During this discussion, we’ll preview key themes shaping our State of the Sector research and seek your input on topics such as:
- Recalibrating research ambitions amid funding volatility
- As federal priorities shift and the cost of competing for grants rises, how should institutions decide which research strengths to protect or scale, where to partner, and where to reconsider their ambitions?
- Sustaining research talent and infrastructure
- How can institutions preserve critical faculty, graduate student, postdoctoral, and research staff pipelines while managing uncertain funding and costly infrastructure? Which capabilities must remain in-house and which could be shared across institutions?
- Redesigning research operations for greater capacity and efficiency
- How should institutions rethink proposal development, compliance, grant administration, core facilities, and other research services rather than simply asking fewer staff to do more? Where could AI meaningfully reduce administrative burden without compromising research integrity, security, or quality?
- Demonstrating the value and impact of the research enterprise
- How should institutions define and communicate research impact when traditional measures such as expenditures, grant volume, and publications may no longer be sufficient?Â
Join us to explore these and other consequential questions about the future of the university research enterprise. Your input and feedback are essential to sharpening our analysis and ensuring the State of the Sector addresses the most critical decisions confronting research leaders today.
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Attendance is limited to vice presidents of strategy. Registration is limited to one attendee per institution.
- Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
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