It’s no question that research institutions shoulder an increasingly heavy federal compliance load. A new multi-institutional study published October 2015 by Vanderbilt University found that regulatory compliance represents three to 11 percent of higher education...
In honor of the first annual Research Administrator Day, we interviewed Cayuse staff who have previously worked in Research Administration and asked them about the path that led them into the unique field of work. Many did not set out to be a Research Administrator,...
Is your institution behind the times? Maybe the systems and processes you’ve relied upon for years are no longer sufficient for their tasks. Updating entrenched systems can look as complicated as taking someone from the Dark Ages to the Information Age. But we’re not...
Building or even just maintaining software to develop and submit federal proposals is harder (and more expensive) than it looks. To do a complete job, many forms must be implemented and the more you implement the more you have to maintain. Although the government...
Ask anyone who works in research about the grant proposal process, and they’ll shudder. After all, without solid proposals and streamlined submissions, the possibilities of federal funding quickly dry up. To make matters worse, the reality today is that fewer and...
