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Research Services Management

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Research units inside universities, hospitals, corporations, and consultancies operate at the intersection of scientific rigor, financial stewardship, and organizational politics; this course builds the management discipline needed to run them well.

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Research services managers coordinate grant portfolios, compliance obligations, personnel, and infrastructure across disciplines that rarely share a common management vocabulary. Without a structured approach, research units suffer from missed funding deadlines, compliance breaches, strained researcher relationships, and inefficient use of shared resources. This course equips current and aspiring research administrators, program directors, and institutional leaders with the frameworks needed to manage research services as a coherent, accountable function. Explore the Free Section on Research Services Management

What You Will Learn

  • 1 Learn the foundations of research services management and the structure of research administration functions
  • 2 Understand research governance, ethics oversight, and regulatory compliance frameworks
  • 3 Apply financial management principles to grant budgeting, costing, and sponsor reporting
  • 4 Analyze research portfolio strategy and resource allocation across competing priorities
  • 5 Develop skilled talent management practices for research teams and technical staff
  • 6 Build stakeholder engagement strategies for sponsors, institutions, and research partners
  • 7 Explore research infrastructure planning including core facilities and shared equipment
  • 8 Implement quality management systems for research data and reproducibility
  • 9 Learn technology transfer, intellectual property management, and commercialization pathways
  • 10 Create a strategic plan for leading a research services function through change and growth

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