ARMA Research Leaders Forum
Hosted by ARMA, the Research Leaders Forum is the UK’s online community for all directors and heads of research offices in higher education institutions, research institutes, independent research organisations, public sector research establishments, Catapult centres, NHS bodies, mission groups and funders. Membership to the Forum is free and open to all sizes and specialisms of research establishments. As a member, you will be signed up to the Forum JiscMail list and may post any relevant information, seek advice or share any views, subject to JiscMail etiquette.
The Forum meets in-person twice a year, with other occasional virtual and roundtable meetings focused on pressing issues and challenges facing those leading the UK’s research offices.
If you would like to join the Forum JiscMail list, please complete this online form.
Vanessa Cuthill Director of Research Services, Cardiff University
I have been a member of ARMA for a couple of decades, and during this time I have worked at multiple universities and UK funders and have always valued the insight of colleagues across the sector. Over my career I have encountered multiple challenges, been faced with opportunities and deadlines with little notice, and needed strategies to lead my team through periods of change, and the ARMA Research Directors Forum offers me a network of peers and access to their wisdom. This connectivity also opens up valuable insights into sector developments, engagement opportunities across the diversity of institutions and organisations, and ultimately enables us, together, to strengthen our contribution to impactful research.
Dr Andrew Fairweather-Tall Director of Research and Innovation, University of London
Pilar Pousada Solino Director, Research and Innovation Services, University of Hull
I lead a very friendly, skilled and highly efficient Research and Innovation Services team and drive research strategy and research culture change at institutional level, across all our Schools and research institutes. The remit of my team spans the breath of the research and innovation ecosystem from all aspects of research and partnership development to post award, including governance, trusted research, environmental sustainability of research, research systems and data, REF and research excellence.
The Directors network is a great community to be part of. Most of us are grappling with the same challenges, in our institutions and across the sector, and having a group of very engaged peers at the end of a message is invaluable. It provides a secure space to ask questions, test ideas, share the good
