Events
ARMA encourages professional development amongst research managers and administrators, by providing a series of training and information events. These events offer opportunities for the exchange of information, knowledge, expertise and best practice between members, and keep members up to date with developments in the field.
Our two-day Annual Conference takes place in June each year and in 2011 attracted more than 450 people, including a broad range of high-profile speakers. Sessions included plenary presentations from expert speakers who addressed issues of topical strategic and policy relevance, smaller parallel sessions focussed on a particular area of interest, and a variety of small group workshops and discussion groups looked at practical issues and their implementation.
Expert seminars are usually one day events focusing on a single topical subject. They are led by expert speakers, often from funding bodies or similar agencies, who talk about a policy area relevant to their roles.
We offer a structured programme of training courses, including a series of one or two-day Training Seminars covering around ten key topics in some depth and our residential workshop programme, with two-day workshops offered at three levels. Each September, we run an Induction Workshop (Level 1) aimed at new research administrators; bi-annually we have a workshop for administrators with typically around 3-5 years' experience (Level 2); and in January we offer a workshop for experienced research managers.
We work with the Research Councils and other funders to provide a series of short Study Tours to funding bodies, offering members an opportunity to find out more about the way these funders work. We also support a number of focused Special Interest Groups for members, which conduct debate, circulate information and share best practice via email and produce reports from time to time, which are made available to the wider membership.
Other events may be organised during the year, including seminars offered jointly with some of our partner organisations. All events are notified to members via the quarterly members' newsletter, where possible, and on both the members email list and our Jiscmail list.
Our sister organisations in Europe, North America, Australasia and Southern Africa have their annual conferences at various times of the year. We update details of their forthcoming conferences as we know them.
ARMA Events held in 2011:
Fundamentals of Research Administration, Birmingham, February
Research Contracts, Newcastle, March
Annual Conference, Glasgow, June
ARMA Events held in 2010:
Pre conference seminar "Impact Development", Manchester, June.
Executive Forum - discussion forum, Manchester, June
Annual Conference, "Making an Impact" -Manchester, June
Clinical Trials - a one-day training seminar, Southampton, March
VAT and other taxing issues - one day expert seminar, Loughborough, May
Induction Workshop- residential training course for those new to the profession, Loughborough, September
Supporting Research Proposals, one day training seminar - London, November
Post Award Financial Administration, one day training seminar, London, November
Forthcoming Events
To enquire about any of the forthcoming events, please click here.
