Eight things we learned from Arma 2025.
Cutting research costs, boosting interdisciplinary work and AI impact feature on #ARMA2025 conference agenda.
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ARMA certificate and awards for Research Culture in Research Management photographed outside the Babraham Institute lab building. Certificate text reads: The Research Culture in Research Management award celebrates a project or initiative that has made a significant and positive impact to research culture, identifying challenges and opportunities and their resolution and enhancing the current culture across their organisation, sector or research ecosystem. Winner: The Institute Culture Consultation, Babraham Institute. Perspex award: visible text reads: ARMA Award for Research Culture in Research Management. The Institute Culture Consultation, Babraham Institute.
The Institute’s Grants Officer, Jayashree Chakraborty and Project Manager, Stephen Barrett, with the award at ARMA's 2025 conference.
We were honoured to receive the Research Culture in Research Management award at #ARMA2025 last week for the Institute’s Culture Consultation project to embed team science in our work. Congratulations to all teams recognised by the awards: #ResearchCulture #Advocacy #Innovation #Management
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📣Last week our Senior Programme Manager Kayleigh attended #ARMA2025.
In the 'devolution revolution' panel session she discussed Y-PERN's learnings for place based collaborations, the role of Policy Fellows, and considerations for future grant proposals that seek to connect research with #policy.
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University income fears ‘make lower research costs crucial’.
Arma2025: Exeter research managers caution against relying on traditional subsidies from teaching.
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‘Outspoken’ academics could create foreign influence cases. #ARMA2025
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Great work from @francesjones.bsky.social, @sophieatrpn.bsky.social and the rest of our team up in Edinburgh at #ARMA2025 this week.👏
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And that’s just a flavour of our coverage from #ARMA2025! It was lovely to see you all there.
Visit our dedicated conference news page to catch up on all the goings on this week in Edinburgh. 9/9
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Delegates at #ARMA2025 were also urged to confront the “negative elements” of artificial intelligence, including its net zero impact and biases, before using the technology in their work.🌍
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Stephen Meek, former head of the University of Nottingham’s Institute for Policy and Engagement, told #ARMA2025 the increased political focus on devolution is a “significant opportunity” for universities.🪟
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The chair of the Association of Research Managers and Administrators told #ARMA2025 that they “are not alone” as they face job anxiety, amid the continuing crisis in university finances.🧑🤝🧑
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Delegates at #ARMA2025 were also told that universities may see a significant number of “fringe cases” under a new government scheme to report foreign influences. Apparently, “outspoken” academics could create such cases.🔊
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Elsewhere at #ARMA2025, we heard how university income fears ‘make lower research costs crucial’. Exeter research managers cautioned against relying on traditional subsidies from teaching.💰
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An AI expert at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council told #ARMA2025 that the R&D sector should “anticipate some changes” to UKRI’s policy on artificial intelligence as the funder is currently reviewing its guidance.🤖
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🎉What a week at Edinburgh for #ARMA2025! Strap in for a tour through some highlights, all free to read!🧵
First up, Research England’s research director suggested universities could consider performing less research to balance available funding. 1/9
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‘Expect changes’ to UKRI’s AI policy.
Arma 2025: EPSRC official describes seeing grant applicant use generative AI during interview. #ARMA2025
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Massive thanks to the organisers of #ARMA2025! 🇬🇧
A hugely impressive event that was conducive to networking with colleagues, sharing knowledge and making new connections.
We also showcased ReviewIQ - our AI-powered tool to help with #MSCA proposals ⬇️
Learn more:
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University income fears ‘make lower research costs crucial’
Note the Arthur's seat pic - well worth the 6AM get up for the pre conference hike ;) #ARMA2025
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University income fears ‘make lower research costs crucial’.
Arma 2025: Exeter research managers caution against relying on traditional subsidies from teaching. #ARMA2025
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‘Critical changes needed’ to drive interdisciplinary research
Edinburgh Futures Institute leader warns that the “greatest danger for universities is not evolving”, meaning they risk becoming “irrelevant”, by me in Edinburgh #ARMA2025
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‘Critical changes needed’ to drive interdisciplinary research.
Arma 2025: Edinburgh Futures Institute leader suggests curiosity-led research has reached “high-water mark”. #ARMA2025
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‘Outspoken’ academics could create foreign influence cases.
Arma 2025: Research projects could be “fringe cases” under UK government registration scheme, lawyer warns. #ARMA2025
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Final session at #ARMA2025 on impact. Oh interesting, reviewing impact evidence tracking as a research project and using research methodologies to do due diligence on tools.
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Research managers ‘not alone’ as they face job anxiety.
Arma 2025: “You cannot do research without us, but often we feel invisible,” says chair Lorna Wilson. #ARMA2025
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Sean and Shahista are sitting at a desk with information documents, pencils and a laptop. There is a banner behind advertising the Research and Development Forum
We are thrilled to be exhibiting at the #ARMA2025 conference in Edinburgh this week.
R&D Forum trustees Sean Scott and Shahista Hussain are attending.
If you are there come and find out more about the R&D Forum
armaconference.com
#ARMA2025 @armauk.bsky.social
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I am really enjoying #ARMA2025 but honestly, I should have worn my 'but it's different in Scotland' t-shirt*. So many speakers (particularly central bodies) talking about England only policies and failing to note it doesn't apply to everyone (*also Wales and NI)
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Day 2 of #ARMA2025. First session on reducing bureaucracy. (My suggestion would be to change it from bureaucracy as it's really hard to say repeatedly and think of the time we'd save on trying to work out how to spell it)
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The £3.6bn Challenge: Why UK Universities Need a Strategic Revolution #ARMA2025
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Really interesting from Research England's Steven Hill at #ARMA2025. Picking up the argument that given financial pressures, universities may need to do less research, he suggests they cld look at where they are making their “biggest contribution” and where they bring "unique" capabilities (cont)
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Research England official: universities could do ‘less’ R&D.
Arma 2025: director of research, Steven Hill, asks whether system should provide “disincentives for lower-quality research”. #ARMA2025
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