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Welcome to Global Research Management Network, the world's link to research management information and resources

Why is research management important?

Research management guides, directs and oversees the many opportunities that universities have to maximize the impact of their research. It includes assistance in identifying new sources of funds, presenting research applications and advice on costing projects and negotiating contracts with external sponsors. It incorporates project management and financial control systems. It also involves help in exploiting research results - through technology transfer and licensing or dissemination to wider society.

These issues have a genuinely global dimension. In countries and universities throughout the world, policies have developed quickly in the past decade. Few believe that they have yet found perfect solutions. The problems they are seeking to address are common ones. Finally, an increasing proportion of research also involves international collaboration - making common systems and approaches necessary.

Despite the international trend of increased research management activity, there is no effective and affordable global network through which researchers can communicate with each other and share best practices. It is this need that the Global Research Management Network seeks to address.

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