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Our university research provides chief research offices with best practices so their teams can craft and implement a winning growth strategy, compete for funding, accelerate performance improvements, and reduce the administrative burden on faculty. Our studies, toolkits and services give you tactics and strategies to implement the research, helping you compete for funding, engage industry partners, and improve communications.
Explore the University Research Resource Hub for all the events, tools, and insights you have access to as part of your EAB partnership.
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New chief research officers should follow these six to-dos to excel in their first year in the role.
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Strategies to Attract External Superstars
Recruiting top research and faculty talent can expedite expenditure growth and boost an institution's reputation. However, it's often prohibitively expensive and when done poorly, can create a toxic culture among existing faculty.
Webinar
Cultivating Top Talent
Recruiting top research and faculty talent can expedite expenditure growth and boost an institution's reputation. However, it's often prohibitively expensive and when done poorly, can create a toxic culture among existing faculty.
Roundtable
2025 Special Joint Session for Provosts and Chief Research Officers
Join us for a unique two-day roundtable that will bring together provosts and chief research officers in a cross-silo conversation on the research enterprise.
Past Events
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Roundtable
Special Joint Session for Provosts and Chief Research Officers
Please join us in Washington, DC this April for unique two-day meeting that will bring together Provosts and Chief Research Officers in a cross-silo conversation on the research enterprise. This session is limited to Provosts, Chief Research Officers, and Vice Presidents, Research.
Roundtable
Making the Most of Your EAB University Research Partnership
Orientation isn't just for students. Join EAB for a (re)orientation to learn 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.
Roundtable
Boosting the Value of Industry Partnerships
The flat-lining federal research funding environment has forced many universities to use their own funds to close funding gaps. As research costs continue to rise, chief research officers feel the increasing pressure of this unsustainable funding model for long-term growth.
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Candidate Experience Web Audit for Colleges and Universities
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Guide to EAB’s University Research Presentations
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University Research Website Audit
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AI Maturity Model for Higher Education
EAB’s diagnostic will help campus leaders evaluate their maturity aspirations in the five domains where AI is poised…
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Compendium of AI Applications in Higher Education
This compendium serves as a reference book of generative AI applications designed to help higher education leaders begin…
Strategic Advisory Services
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Reckoning with Relevance: 2024 Higher Ed State of the Sector On-Demand Webinar
Watch EAB's on-demand webinar to learn about the six trends that are shaping the higher ed state of…
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Administration, Finance, and Operations Resource Center
Explore EAB research and tools to help higher ed leaders increase institutional efficiency, manage campus space, achieve growth…
Strategic Advisory Services
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Create a Higher Ed Workplace Culture Where Faculty and Staff Want to Stay
To tackle the emerging employee attrition crisis, higher ed cabinet leaders must include institutional climate in their retention…
Strategic Advisory Services
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Recruitment Strategies to Win Over Top External Talent
This report outlines the urgency drivers for why higher ed must modernize its recruiting and onboarding strategies to…
Strategic Advisory Services
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University Research Fact Sheet Guidelines
Learn about 12 key components to create a compelling university research fact sheet that communicates value and community…
Strategic Advisory Services
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Research Report
What’s in a research designation?
Explore takeaways from our September 2022 virtual session on the underpinnings of the cost of competition in research,…
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Research Report
Supporting postdocs through the cost of competition in research
In a recent virtual session, we discussed the underpinnings of the cost of competition in research. Attendees shared…
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Why you should probably (not) let ChatGPT write your next strategic plan
As a strategic planning facilitator, there are a few party tricks I like to use to kick off…
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How generative AI is expanding what is possible in research
Explore how generative AI has already expanded what's possible in research and what it means for higher ed…
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Overwhelmed by complaints on campus?
This blog highlights key higher ed leadership takeaways from EAB’s Compassionate Leadership Seminar to help address complaints on…
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