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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Research Management and Administration: A Reflection of Where We Are and Where We Need to Go as a Profession
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Langley, David – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2012
In this article, the author reflects on research management and administration (RMA) as a profession. RMA arose from the need to manage growth in the number and complexity of research awards over the last fifty years, and is an activity and profession that continues to mature. It has grown in parallel with the increasing complexity of research…
Descriptors: Research Administration, Foreign Countries, School Business Relationship, Innovation
Restructuring Research Support Offices: Commentary Based on Experience at Two Organizations
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Langley, David; Heinze, Kathy – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2009
It is not uncommon to find that the research support office in a university or organisation has been, is going through or is about to be restructured. This observation may reflect the ever-changing requirement and roles of those based within these functions, yet it might also be a symptom that traditional models are sub-optimal and below standards…
Descriptors: Research Administration, Administrative Organization, Administrative Change, Research Universities