| List of Tables and Figures | xiii |
| About the Editors | xix |
| About the Regional Editors | xxi |
| About the Authors | xxiii |
| Preface | xli |
| Celia Whitchurch | |
| Preface | xliii |
| Nik Claesen | |
| Acknowledgements | xliv |
| Introduction and Structure | |
| Simon Kerridge, Susi Poli and Mariko Yang-Yoshihara | 1 |
| Introduction to Part 1 | |
| Mariko Yang-Yoshihara and Susi Poli | 7 |
| Section 1: History |
| Chapter 1.1: The Contribution of International Donors to African Research Management | |
| John Kirkland | 17 |
| Chapter 1.2: History of Research Administration/Management in North America | |
| Kris Monahan, Toni Shaklee and Deborah Zornes | 27 |
| Chapter 1.3: Research Managers and Administrators in Asia: History and Future Expectations | |
| Makiko Takahashi | 37 |
| Chapter 1.4: History of Research Management in Australia and New Zealand | |
| Mark B. M. Hochman, Tania Tambiah and Campbell J. Thomson | 47 |
| Chapter 1.5: History of RMA in Central and Eastern European Countries | |
| Virág Zsár | 55 |
| Chapter 1.6: The Development of Research Management and Administration in Europe: A Short History | |
| Anna Groeninx van Zoelen | 69 |
| Chapter 1.7: The Establishment and History of the International Network of Research Management Societies | |
| Elliott Kulakowski | 83 |
| Section 2: Context |
| Chapter 2.1: A Novel Definition of Professional Staff | |
| Stefan de Jong | 99 |
| Chapter 2.2: The Research Administration as a Profession (RAAAP) Survey | |
| Cristina Oliveira, Melinda Fischer, Simon Kerridge and Madhuri Dutta | 113 |
| Chapter 2.3: Routes into Research Management and Administration | |
| Madhuri Dutta, Cristina Oliveira, Melinda Fischer and Simon Kerridge | 125 |
| 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 Zornes | 141 |
| Chapter 2.5: Where Do RMAs Work? | |
| José M. R. C. A. Santos, Carolina Varela, Simon Kerridge and Melinda Fischer | 155 |
| 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 Bezerra | 167 |
| Chapter 2.7: RMA Education, Training and Professional Development in North America and Europe | |
| Jeff Ritchie, Emma Lythgoe and John Donovan | 177 |
| Chapter 2.8: Pathways Towards the Creation of RMA Associations | |
| Jan Andersen and Valentina Romano | 187 |
| 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 Zsár | 201 |
| Chapter 3.2: Exploring Forms of Knowledge and Professionalism in RMA in a Global Context | |
| Susi Poli, Fernanda Stringassi de Oliveira and Alice Trentini | 221 |
| 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 Poli | 231 |
| Chapter 3.4: Research-related Information Management: Reflections from Southern African Practitioners | |
| Maryke Hunter-Hüsselmann, Dalene Pieterse and Changu Batisani | 247 |
| Chapter 3.5: Empirical and Empathetic Approaches Taken by Science, Technology and Innovation Coordinators in Southeast Asia | |
| Taro Sonobe and Chisato Saito | 265 |
| Chapter 3.6: The Influence of RMA Associations on Identity and Policymaking Internationally | |
| Virág Zsár | 281 |
| Chapter 3.7: Evolution of Professional Identity in Research Management and Administration | |
| Mariko Yang-Yoshihara, Susi Poli and Simon Kerridge | 297 |
| Section 4: Professionalism |
| Chapter 4.1: Professionalisation of Research Management and Administration in Southern Africa – A Case Study | |
| Karin Dyason and Pamisha Pillay | 311 |
| 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 Angyal | 323 |
| Chapter 4.3: Professional Staff in Support Services in Education and Research – How to Connect Research with Practice | |
| Susi Poli and Daniela Taccone | 341 |
| Chapter 4.4: Professional Associations and Professional Development Frameworks | |
| Valentina Romano, Adele Del Bello and Annalisa Albanesi | 355 |
| Chapter 4.5: RASPerS: Prevalence of Occupational Stress and Associated Factors in RMA Professionals | |
| Jennifer Shambrook | 373 |
| Chapter 4.6: A Profession in the Making: Insights from Western Balkan Countries | |
| Siniša Marčić and Anđela Pepić | 385 |
| Chapter 4.7: Key Perspectives for a Long-term Career – Statistical Analysis of International Data for a New Profession | |
| Shin Ito and Makiko Takahashi | 395 |
| Chapter 4.8: Diversity and Internationalisation: A New Core Competence for Research Managers? | |
| Jakob Feldtfos Christensen and Lachlan Smith | 405 |
| Part 2 |
| Section 5: Country Specific Chapters |
| Chapter 5.1: Introduction to the RMA by Country Chapters | |
| Simon Kerridge | 419 |
| Africa |
| Chapter 5.2: Research Management and Administration in Kenya in a Challenging Research Environment | |
| Patrizia Rampioni and Carol Wangui Hunja | 425 |
| Chapter 5.3: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Nigeria | |
| Abiodun Akindele and Makinde Opeyemi | 435 |
| Chapter 5.4: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in South Africa | |
| Les Labuschagne | 443 |
| North America |
| Chapter 5.5: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Canada | |
| Deborah Zornes | 455 |
| Chapter 5.6: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in the Caribbean Community | |
| Paul W. Ivey | 463 |
| Chapter 5.7: Research Administration in the United States | |
| Toni Shaklee | 473 |
| South America |
| Chapter 5.8: Research Management and Administration in Brazil | |
| Juliana Juk and Renata Ben Baisch | 485 |
| Chapter 5.9: Maturity in the Professionalisation of the Research Managers and Administrators in Colombia | |
| Salim Chalela Naffah and Andrea Navas Calixo | 493 |
| Asia |
| Chapter 5.10: Development of RMA in China | |
| Fang Xu and Wenjie Lu | 505 |
| Chapter 5.11: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in India | |
| Savita Ayyar | 511 |
| Chapter 5.12: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Japan | |
| Makiko Takahashi and Shin Ito | 519 |
| Chapter 5.13: Development of Research Management in Malaysia | |
| Shaliza Ibrahim and Tan Hsiao Wei | 527 |
| Chapter 5.14: Research Management and Administration in Pakistan’s Context | |
| Mir Asghar Ali Khan | 535 |
| 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 Khor | 541 |
| Chapter 5.16: Research Management and Administration in Vietnam | |
| Dao Thanh Truong and Nguyen Thi Quynh Anh | 549 |
| Australasia |
| Chapter 5.17: The Emergence of the Research Management Profession in Australia | |
| Campbell J. Thomson, Tania Tambiah and Mark B. M. Hochman | 559 |
| Chapter 5.18: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Aotearoa New Zealand | |
| Heather Thomas | 567 |
| Central and Eastern Europe |
| Chapter 5.19: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in the Baltic Countries: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania | |
| Aurelija Povilaike | 579 |
| Chapter 5.20: RMA in Belarus: Not Yet a Full-Fledged Profession But an Important Part of R&D Activities | |
| Olga Meerovskaya | 587 |
| Chapter 5.21: Research Management and Administration in Cyprus | |
| Andri Charalambous and Pierantonios Papazoglou | 595 |
| Chapter 5.22: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Czechia | |
| Jaroslav Sip | 605 |
| Chapter 5.23: Research Management and Administration in Poland | |
| Zygmunt Krasiński and Cyprian Tomasik | 613 |
| Chapter 5.24: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Romania | |
| Tibor Toró, Dezső Szenkovics and Szilvia Varga | 623 |
| Chapter 5.25: Evolution of RMA in Slovenia | |
| Primož Petek, Tjaša Baloh and Vanda Baloh | 633 |
| Chapter 5.26: Research Management and Administration in the Western Balkans | |
| Siniša Marčić and Anđela Pepić | 641 |
| Western Europe |
| Chapter 5.27: Areas of Research Management and Administration in Austria | |
| Bruno Woeran, Elisabeth Denk and Michael Parik | 649 |
| Chapter 5.28: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Denmark | |
| John Westensee, Annedorte Vad, Olaf Svenningsen and Jan Andersen | 655 |
| Chapter 5.29: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Finland | |
| Jaana Backman, Soile Haverinen and Ella Bingham | 663 |
| Chapter 5.30: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in France | |
| Eleonora Zuolo, Géraldine Sauty and Sandra Mereu | 669 |
| Chapter 5.31: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Germany | |
| Paul Winkler, Jens-Peter Krüger and Katrin Steinack | 679 |
| Chapter 5.32: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Iceland | |
| Gréta Björk Kristjánsdóttir, Úlfar Kristinn Gíslason and Ásta Sif Erlingsdóttir | 687 |
| Chapter 5.33: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Ireland | |
| John Donovan, Susie Cullinane, Doris Alexander, Peter Scott and Jean van Sinderen Law | 697 |
| 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 Mura | 707 |
| Chapter 5.35: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in the Netherlands | |
| Anna Groeninx van Zoelen and Edwin Kanters | 715 |
| Chapter 5.36: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Norway | |
| Nichole Elgueta Silva and Hege Nedberg | 723 |
| 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 Silva | 735 |
| Chapter 5.38: The Development of the RMA Profession in Catalonia (Spain) | |
| Cristina Borras and Aïda Díaz | 745 |
| Chapter 5.39: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in Sweden | |
| Eva-Lisa Ahnström, Evelina Brännvall, Ylva Hultman and Anders Jonsson | 751 |
| Chapter 5.40: The Profession of Research Management and Administration in the UK | |
| Simon Kerridge | 759 |
| Middle East |
| Chapter 5.41: Research Management and Administration in Qatar | |
| Fikria El Kaouakibi | 771 |
| Chapter 5.42: Research Management and Administration in Saudi Arabia: Transitioning From an Oil to a Knowledge-based Economy | |
| Silke Blohm | 779 |
| Chapter 5.43: Research Management and Administration: An Emerging Profession in the UAE | |
| Cira Mathis | 789 |
| 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 Zsár | 799 |
| Section 6: Reflections |
| Chapter 6: Emerging Trends and Insights in Research Management and Administration | |
| Mariko Yang-Yoshihara, Simon Kerridge and Susi Poli | 809 |