List of Tables and Figuresxiii
About the Editorsxix
About the Regional Editorsxxi
About the Authorsxxiii
Prefacexli
Celia Whitchurch 
Prefacexliii
Nik Claesen 
Acknowledgementsxliv
Introduction and Structure 
Simon Kerridge, Susi Poli and Mariko Yang-Yoshihara1
Introduction to Part 1 
Mariko Yang-Yoshihara and Susi Poli7
Section 1: History
Chapter 1.1: The Contribution of International Donors to African Research Management 
John Kirkland17
Chapter 1.2: History of Research Administration/Management in North America 
Kris Monahan, Toni Shaklee and Deborah Zornes27
Chapter 1.3: Research Managers and Administrators in Asia: History and Future Expectations 
Makiko Takahashi37
Chapter 1.4: History of Research Management in Australia and New Zealand 
Mark B. M. Hochman, Tania Tambiah and Campbell J. Thomson47
Chapter 1.5: History of RMA in Central and Eastern European Countries 
Virág Zsár55
Chapter 1.6: The Development of Research Management and Administration in Europe: A Short History 
Anna Groeninx van Zoelen69
Chapter 1.7: The Establishment and History of the International Network of Research Management Societies 
Elliott Kulakowski83
Section 2: Context
Chapter 2.1: A Novel Definition of Professional Staff 
Stefan de Jong99
Chapter 2.2: The Research Administration as a Profession (RAAAP) Survey 
Cristina Oliveira, Melinda Fischer, Simon Kerridge and Madhuri Dutta113
Chapter 2.3: Routes into Research Management and Administration 
Madhuri Dutta, Cristina Oliveira, Melinda Fischer and Simon Kerridge125
Chapter 2.4: Research Management as Labyrinthine – How and Why People Become and Remain Research Managers and Administrators Around the World 
Susi Poli, Simon Kerridge, Patrice Ajai-Ajagbe and Deborah Zornes141
Chapter 2.5: Where Do RMAs Work? 
José M. R. C. A. Santos, Carolina Varela, Simon Kerridge and Melinda Fischer155
Chapter 2.6: The Establishment of a Research Project Management Office at a Medical School in University of São Paulo, FMRP-USP, Brazil 
Michele Aparecida Dela Ricci Junqueira and Regina Célia da Rocha Bezerra167
Chapter 2.7: RMA Education, Training and Professional Development in North America and Europe 
Jeff Ritchie, Emma Lythgoe and John Donovan177
Chapter 2.8: Pathways Towards the Creation of RMA Associations 
Jan Andersen and Valentina Romano187
Section 3: Identity
Chapter 3.1: From Conceptualisation to Action – The Quest for Understanding Attitudes of Research Managers and Administrators in the Wider World 
Susi Poli, Cristina Oliveira and Virág Zsár201
Chapter 3.2: Exploring Forms of Knowledge and Professionalism in RMA in a Global Context 
Susi Poli, Fernanda Stringassi de Oliveira and Alice Trentini221
Chapter 3.3: Understanding Organisational Structures in RMA – An Overview of Structures and Cases in a Global Context 
Fernanda Stringassi de Oliveira, Alice Trentini and Susi Poli231
Chapter 3.4: Research-related Information Management: Reflections from Southern African Practitioners 
Maryke Hunter-Hüsselmann, Dalene Pieterse and Changu Batisani247
Chapter 3.5: Empirical and Empathetic Approaches Taken by Science, Technology and Innovation Coordinators in Southeast Asia 
Taro Sonobe and Chisato Saito265
Chapter 3.6: The Influence of RMA Associations on Identity and Policymaking Internationally 
Virág Zsár281
Chapter 3.7: Evolution of Professional Identity in Research Management and Administration 
Mariko Yang-Yoshihara, Susi Poli and Simon Kerridge297
Section 4: Professionalism
Chapter 4.1: Professionalisation of Research Management and Administration in Southern Africa – A Case Study 
Karin Dyason and Pamisha Pillay311
Chapter 4.2: Professionalisation of Research Support in Hungary Through the Lens of the Non-research Specific Requirements of Horizon Europe 
Virág Zsár and Zsuzsanna Angyal323
Chapter 4.3: Professional Staff in Support Services in Education and Research – How to Connect Research with Practice 
Susi Poli and Daniela Taccone341
Chapter 4.4: Professional Associations and Professional Development Frameworks 
Valentina Romano, Adele Del Bello and Annalisa Albanesi355
Chapter 4.5: RASPerS: Prevalence of Occupational Stress and Associated Factors in RMA Professionals 
Jennifer Shambrook373
Chapter 4.6: A Profession in the Making: Insights from Western Balkan Countries 
Siniša Marčić and Anđela Pepić385
Chapter 4.7: Key Perspectives for a Long-term Career – Statistical Analysis of International Data for a New Profession 
Shin Ito and Makiko Takahashi395
Chapter 4.8: Diversity and Internationalisation: A New Core Competence for Research Managers? 
Jakob Feldtfos Christensen and Lachlan Smith405
Part 2
Section 5: Country Specific Chapters
Chapter 5.1: Introduction to the RMA by Country Chapters 
Simon Kerridge419
Africa
Chapter 5.2: Research Management and Administration in Kenya in a Challenging Research Environment 
Patrizia Rampioni and Carol Wangui Hunja425
Chapter 5.3: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Nigeria 
Abiodun Akindele and Makinde Opeyemi435
Chapter 5.4: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in South Africa 
Les Labuschagne443
North America
Chapter 5.5: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Canada 
Deborah Zornes455
Chapter 5.6: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in the Caribbean Community 
Paul W. Ivey463
Chapter 5.7: Research Administration in the United States 
Toni Shaklee473
South America
Chapter 5.8: Research Management and Administration in Brazil 
Juliana Juk and Renata Ben Baisch485
Chapter 5.9: Maturity in the Professionalisation of the Research Managers and Administrators in Colombia 
Salim Chalela Naffah and Andrea Navas Calixo493
Asia
Chapter 5.10: Development of RMA in China 
Fang Xu and Wenjie Lu505
Chapter 5.11: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in India 
Savita Ayyar511
Chapter 5.12: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Japan 
Makiko Takahashi and Shin Ito519
Chapter 5.13: Development of Research Management in Malaysia 
Shaliza Ibrahim and Tan Hsiao Wei527
Chapter 5.14: Research Management and Administration in Pakistan’s Context 
Mir Asghar Ali Khan535
Chapter 5.15: Research Management and Administration (RMA) in Singapore: Development of RMA Capability in Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 
Alana M. Soehartono and Khiam Aik Khor541
Chapter 5.16: Research Management and Administration in Vietnam 
Dao Thanh Truong and Nguyen Thi Quynh Anh549
Australasia
Chapter 5.17: The Emergence of the Research Management Profession in Australia 
Campbell J. Thomson, Tania Tambiah and Mark B. M. Hochman559
Chapter 5.18: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Aotearoa New Zealand 
Heather Thomas567
Central and Eastern Europe
Chapter 5.19: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in the Baltic Countries: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania 
Aurelija Povilaike579
Chapter 5.20: RMA in Belarus: Not Yet a Full-Fledged Profession But an Important Part of R&D Activities 
Olga Meerovskaya587
Chapter 5.21: Research Management and Administration in Cyprus 
Andri Charalambous and Pierantonios Papazoglou595
Chapter 5.22: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Czechia 
Jaroslav Sip605
Chapter 5.23: Research Management and Administration in Poland 
Zygmunt Krasiński and Cyprian Tomasik613
Chapter 5.24: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Romania 
Tibor Toró, Dezső Szenkovics and Szilvia Varga623
Chapter 5.25: Evolution of RMA in Slovenia 
Primož Petek, Tjaša Baloh and Vanda Baloh633
Chapter 5.26: Research Management and Administration in the Western Balkans 
Siniša Marčić and Anđela Pepić641
Western Europe
Chapter 5.27: Areas of Research Management and Administration in Austria 
Bruno Woeran, Elisabeth Denk and Michael Parik649
Chapter 5.28: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Denmark 
John Westensee, Annedorte Vad, Olaf Svenningsen and Jan Andersen655
Chapter 5.29: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Finland 
Jaana Backman, Soile Haverinen and Ella Bingham663
Chapter 5.30: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in France 
Eleonora Zuolo, Géraldine Sauty and Sandra Mereu669
Chapter 5.31: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Germany 
Paul Winkler, Jens-Peter Krüger and Katrin Steinack679
Chapter 5.32: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Iceland 
Gréta Björk Kristjánsdóttir, Úlfar Kristinn Gíslason and Ásta Sif Erlingsdóttir687
Chapter 5.33: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Ireland 
John Donovan, Susie Cullinane, Doris Alexander, Peter Scott and Jean van Sinderen Law697
Chapter 5.34: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Italy 
Valentina Romano, Annalisa Albanesi, Danilo Aceto Zumbo, Mirella Collini, Adele Del Bello, Daniela Grisi and Francesca Mura707
Chapter 5.35: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in the Netherlands 
Anna Groeninx van Zoelen and Edwin Kanters715
Chapter 5.36: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Norway 
Nichole Elgueta Silva and Hege Nedberg723
Chapter 5.37: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Portugal 
Cláudia Barbosa, Filipa Borrego, Teresa Costa, Ana Ferreira, Madalena Martins, Susana Moreira, José M. R. C. A. Santos and José Avelino Silva735
Chapter 5.38: The Development of the RMA Profession in Catalonia (Spain) 
Cristina Borras and Aïda Díaz745
Chapter 5.39: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Sweden 
Eva-Lisa Ahnström, Evelina Brännvall, Ylva Hultman and Anders Jonsson751
Chapter 5.40: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in the UK 
Simon Kerridge759
Middle East
Chapter 5.41: Research Management and Administration in Qatar 
Fikria El Kaouakibi771
Chapter 5.42: Research Management and Administration in Saudi Arabia: Transitioning From an Oil to a Knowledge-based Economy 
Silke Blohm779
Chapter 5.43: Research Management and Administration: An Emerging Profession in the UAE 
Cira Mathis789
Chapter 5.44: Reflections on Research Management and Administration in Various Countries Around the World 
Simon Kerridge, Jan Andersen, Melinda Fischer, Mark B. M. Hochman, Fernanda Oliveira, Makiko Takahashi, Therina Theron and Virág Zsár799
Section 6: Reflections
Chapter 6: Emerging Trends and Insights in Research Management and Administration 
Mariko Yang-Yoshihara, Simon Kerridge and Susi Poli809

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