Redefining Indirect Costs in Healthcare Research
2025 has proven to be an unpredictable year for research teams in the United States, with many proposed federal changes creating uncertainty around current and future research projects. The...
2023 Cybersecurity Threats to Watch (and Tips to Protect Yourself)
Cybersecurity will be more complex than ever in 2023. In June 2022, the U.S. government allocated $15.6 billion to cybersecurity efforts. From 2020 to 2021, the average data breach cost rose by...
Bayh-Dole Act: What Research Professionals Need to Know
You may have heard of the Bayh-Dole Act and likely even benefitted from it, but do you find yourself wondering what the specifics entail and what it changed for research professionals? You’re not...
Top Research Administration News from 2022
2022 was a huge year for research administration. The industry has continued to grow in leaps and bounds since 2020, and despite market setbacks and global complexities, research organizations...
4 Questions to Ask Before Investing in eRA Technology
eRA technology is a highly effective solution to support the complexities of research program administration. The promise of eRA technology is real – articles and vendors assure us eRA technology...
6 Tips to Simplify Your Research and Grant Management Program
The research industry is thriving, with billions of dollars funneled through research organizations and more funds earmarked every year for new or expanded projects. As a research administrator...
Connect Community: February 2023 Roundup of Research Administration Career Opportunities
Research institutions have been posting regularly to the Connect Community Job Board as they expand their important work. Below is a roundup of all the jobs posted in the last month. Have a job...
Strategies for Funding Your Research
Funding for research has grown in leaps and bounds over the past few years, and it’s expected to keep climbing. But when you’re on the funding application side of the research lifecycle, even...
Cayuse and IT: Partners for Implementation Success
It’s often the IT department that bears the brunt of time, labor, and frustration in any software implementation. These teams already regularly experience resource constraints, not the least of...
How to Simplify Software Implementation for Your Research Administration
We’re entering a new age of technological innovation in research. Sponsored research is expected to keep growing over the next decade, and complementary tools and technology solutions are growing...