Guide to EAB’s University Research Presentations

Explore the University Research presentation offerings available and schedule a presentation.

In partnership with Strategic Leaders, EAB’s Research Advisory Services experts work actively with partners to find best practices that suit your institution, and to help you make sound decisions that attract institutional support. We can bring our research to your team, for a single focused session or multiple sessions adapted to different audiences.

The University Research Forum offers presentations for diverse audiences, including Vice Presidents of Research, Academic Research leadership, and Research Development professionals.

If you are interested in having EAB experts present to a group on your campus or facilitate a discussion, we recommend reaching out to your Strategic Leader one month before a virtual session. For some especially popular times of year (e.g., the start of the semester, around spring and fall board retreats) we recommend reaching out three months in advance, or as early as you can.

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Strategic Research Development

Increase competitiveness for large and complex federal opportunities

Overview:

Identifying and aligning institution strengths with large and complex federal opportunities
Empowering faculty leaders and supporting faculty teams to pursue multidisciplinary awards
Crafting compelling proposals that stand out in the hyper-competitive funding environment

Recommended audiences: research leadership, institutional leadership, academic research leadership, research development professionals, research administrators

Ways to bring this research to your institution:

Inform executive leadership about research development opportunities
Research leadership meeting
Research development strategy brainstorming or working session
Keynote for team retreat
Advisory session with EAB subject matter experts

Industry and International Partnerships

Growing collaboration with industry and international partners

Overview:

Aligning institutional expertise with corporate interests and marketing capabilities
Attracting the right types of partners and properly stewarding partner relationships
Coordinating efforts across teams and the university to better engage a diverse
portfolio of commercial and transnational partnerships
Developing optimal relationship management structures and services based on industry and partnership type

Recommended audiences: research leadership, research administration team, compliance officers, associate deans for research

Ways to bring this research to your institution:

Executive leadership and stakeholder education
Research leadership meeting
Keynote and/or workshop for team retreat
Advisory session with EAB subject matter experts

Foreign Interference

Preparing the campus for a new era of workplace flexibility

Overview:

Contextualizing historic relations between the US and global research powers in Europe and Asia
Reviewing recent key events related to foreign interference in research, and the reactions from policy makers and universities
Projecting future scenarios based on recent events, and discussing how universities could respond
Implementing effective short-term protection measures to help safeguard the university’s research enterprise

Recommended audiences: research leadership, institutional leadership, academic leadership

Ways to bring this research to your institution:

Educate executive leadership about emerging research compliance challenges
Compliance brainstorming and advice working session
Workshop for team retreat
Advisory session with EAB subject matter experts

Faculty Development

Helping faculty achieve their full research potential

Overview:

Bolstering training to increase award success rates
Supporting faculty to attain next-level funding through targeted preparation programs
Helping faculty chart a path for their research career
Cultivating leaders and sustaining research activity post-tenure

Recommended audiences: research leadership, research development professionals, faculty affairs leadership

Ways to bring this research to your institution:

Faculty development committee meeting
Keynote and/or workshop for team retreat
Advisory session with EAB subject matter experts

Ensuring researchers spend more time on scholarship and less on paperwork

Overview:

Pinpointing administrative areas most in need of improvement and ensuring that proper support is effectively leveraged across the research enterprise
Streamlining processes to reduce administrative burden
Implementing effective pre- and post-award organization structures and staffing models
Utilizing new strategies to hire and retain talented staff

Recommended audiences: research leadership, research administration team, compliance officers, associate deans for research

Ways to bring this research to your institution:

Research leadership meeting
Faculty development committee meeting
Keynote and/or workshop for team retreat
Advisory session with EAB subject matter experts

Research Communications

Communicating the value of university research

Overview:

Organizing and training communication teams for the greatest impact
Engaging faculty to better communicate with the media and general public about the value of their work
Optimizing communication channels, including best-in-class website design, content creation, and social media strategies
Optional facilitated interactive workshop to train faculty on how to describe their research and its impact to the broader public

Recommended audiences: research leadership, director of research communications, departmental and central office communications staff, associate deans for research

Ways to bring this research to your institution:

Executive leadership and stakeholder education
Communications strategy brainstorming and working session
Keynote and/or workshop for team retreat
Advisory session with EAB subject matter experts