Planning Your Implementation Journey: Introducing the Cayuse Mutual Project Plan
At Cayuse, we understand that investing in a new eRA software solution is a significant undertaking, regardless of your institution’s size. The process involves collaboration from multiple teams within your organization—each with its own priorities and...
Navigating eRA Implementation: Answering the Top 5 Questions Your IT Team Will Ask
Implementing eRA software is a significant undertaking that requires at least some involvement from your institution’s IT team. Whether you’re designing a homegrown system or purchasing enterprise software, IT will need to have some fundamental questions answered in...
Retro Allocations: How to Handle Ever-Changing Effort
The landscape of research administration is dynamic and challenging, with a wide range of complexities. One of the complexities that can trip up teams is effort reporting. The concept of retro-allocations has become a pain point in recent years due to changes in...
Best Practices for Onboarding and Ongoing Training
One of the biggest challenges research administration professionals face is developing an effective approach to training and onboarding. The lack of time, resource documentation, and an organized training plan can leave teams scrambling to effectively onboard new...
Conducting Accurate Workload Assessments in Research Administration
In our 2022 Benchmark Report on the state of research administration, we surveyed more than 1,000 individuals from 437 organizations. When asked about the most significant barriers they faced in the immediate future, staffing constraints stood out as the runaway...
Attracting, Motivating, and Retaining Talent in Research Administration: Onboarding
In the final post of our three-part series on talent acquisition and retention in research administration, we’re focusing on Onboarding. Read Part 1: Retention here, and Part 2: Recruitment here. Onboarding processes are the final piece of the recruitment and...
4 Ways to Increase Research Proposal Submissions
The number of grant proposal submissions a research department processes is a key indicator of whether an organization’s research endeavors are thriving. While every higher education institution wants to see their numbers increase, it is easier said than done. The...
How to Create More Accurate Budgets for Research Grant Proposals
Developing an accurate proposal budget is key to securing grants. Not only does it show sponsors you have a realistic sense of expenditures, but it also reassures them you will be using their funds optimally. A good proposal budget allows sponsors to weigh the costs...
2023 ListEdTech Report: Understanding the Latest Findings and Trends
ListEdTech’s annual Grant Management System Report always reveals key developments in research over the past year. The recently released 2023 report is no different. Tracking trends in grant management systems used by more than 1,500 higher education institutions...
ListEdTech Releases 2023 Grant Management System Report
ListEdTech has released its fourth annual Higher Education Grant Systems Report, providing an updated overview of the state of Grant Management systems used by higher education institutions for 2023. Built using data compiled from over 1,000 North American higher...
Cayuse Inventions: Helping Research Organizations Manage Tech Transfer Better
How can Cayuse Inventions help research organizations manage tech transfer? Jim Bratton, Cayuse’s vice president, explains. Learn more about the benefits of Cayuse Inventions at Cayuse.com.
Best Ways to Identify and Reduce Compliance Risks
As research projects increase in complexity, so does the number of regulatory boards charged with overseeing the work. While these bodies improve safety by ensuring best practices and ethical standards, they also create a maze of acronyms administrators must navigate...
5 Key Areas of Research Management
Research management is a broad field involving the coordination of numerous processes to move research efforts forward, from setting goals and obtaining approval to monitoring progress and ensuring compliance. For research administrators, it is vital to understand...
Best Practices for Preparing Research Proposals
Sponsored research is critical in facilitating study efforts, giving researchers access to more funds and time than they would have otherwise. This translates to higher-quality research and better results. But to secure grants, you must persuade potential sponsors...
Attracting, Motivating, and Retaining Talent in Research Administration: Recruitment
Welcome to the second post in our Talent Acquisition series for Research Administration. (If you missed Part 1: Retention, you can read it here.) Recruitment is more nuanced than it may seem at first glance. It involves much more than attracting higher application...
The Impact of Disconnected Technology
How can disconnected technology impact the productivity of research administrators? Thomas Keller, Cayuse’s senior professional services consultant, explains. Learn more about the impact of disconnected research systems at Cayuse.com.
The Benefits of Connected Technology
What are the benefits of connected technology for research teams? Sarah Pratt, Cayuse’s professional services consultant, highlights the advantages of connected systems. Learn more about the benefits of connected research systems at Cayuse.com.
The Benefits of Connected Technology for Your Research Organization
As research projects continue to branch out to create more diverse multidisciplinary teams, so does the administrative burden of managing the mountain of paperwork accompanying it. Studies suggest research teams and administrators spend nearly 44% of their time...
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