Upcoming RA Seminars & Events

Updated: 3/27/2024

Below is a list of upcoming RA Seminars and other events targeted to Research Advancement professionals. Be sure to visit the Research Academy often to view and register for additional opportunities that may be available.

For recordings of past RA Seminars, please visit the Training Toolbox page on the Research Administration website. Please also visit the 2021 Tri-University Research Administration Conference page which includes slides and video recordings from Spring 2021.

March 28th, 2024, 9AM – 10:30AM – NYU RAD Session 7: Welcome to our World of Infinite Possibilities. This session will be a discussion surrounding knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that lead to career opportunities and how to juggle workloads with mentoring and networking to open up opportunities. To register, please visit the NYC Research Administration Demonstration Series — RSVP Webpage and you can learn more on the Research Academy Event Page.

April 11th, 2024, 9AM – 10:30AM – NYU RAD Session 8: Post Award Costing and Operations from Project Setup to Closeout. To register, please visit the NYC Research Administration Demonstration Series — RSVP Webpage and you can learn more on the Research Academy Event Page.

April 26th, 2024, 9AM – 10:30AM – NYU RAD Session 9: Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Legal Framework, Governance, and Use Cases in Research Administration. This session will discuss ways the legal boundaries surrounding the implementation of AI, while recognizing some practical uses it has to make a positive impact on Research Administration. Presenters will focus on emerging issues surrounding the use of AI in the academic setting. To register, please visit the NYC Research Administration Demonstration Series — RSVP Webpage and you can learn more on the Research Academy Event Page.

May 3rd, 2024, 9AM – 10:30AM – NYU RAD Session 10: Breaking Down Silos: Creating Collaborations on your Campus. This session will cover all aspects of leadership roles in research administration.  Audience members will gain a clearer picture of all the challenges that leaders face and have to solve.  Subtopics include professional sustainability, onboarding niche roles, metrics, working with faculty/de-stressing, etc. To register, please visit the NYC Research Administration Demonstration Series — RSVP Webpage and you can learn more on the Research Academy Event Page.

May 20th, 2024, 9AM – 10:30AM – NYU RAD Session 11: Demystifying the Role of the Institutional Official, including Mechanisms for Managing Up. During this session, presenters will explore the role of the institutional official, identify key challenges currently faced by IOs, including future regulatory/cultural challenges, outline key strategies and information to enhance awareness and “managing up”, and answer questions from professionals related to the institutional official and institutional management. To register, please visit the NYC Research Administration Demonstration Series — RSVP Webpage and you can learn more on the Research Academy Event Page.

June 18th, 2024, 9AM – 10:30AM – NYU RAD Session 12: Measuring the Impact of Research: Beyond Citations. In this session, presenters will discuss a variety of strategies and efforts that are currently underway to develop appropriate databases and metrics toward this goal. To register, please visit the NYC Research Administration Demonstration Series — RSVP Webpage and you can learn more on the Research Academy Event Page.

July 23rd, 2024, 9AM – 10:30AM – NYU RAD Session 13: Post Award Impacts for the 2024 UG Changes. This session will cover all aspects of leadership roles in research administration. Subtopics include professional sustainability, onboarding niche roles, metrics, working with faculty/de-stressing, etc. To register, please visit the NYC Research Administration Demonstration Series — RSVP Webpage and you can learn more on the Research Academy Event Page.

August 14th, 2024, 9AM – 10:30AM – NYU RAD Session 14: Developing a Career in Research Administration by Using Your Transferable Skills, Developing New Ones, and Taking a Leap of Faith! Presenters will dive into key considerations to evaluate a possible evolution in your career and help you evaluate which transferable skills you can count on. To register, please visit the NYC Research Administration Demonstration Series — RSVP Webpage and you can learn more on the Research Academy Event Page.

September 9th, 2024, 9AM – 10:30AM – NYU RAD Session 15: F&A Primer. This session will cover various aspects of F&A, including impacts to proposal and award budgets, preparing/negotiating the F&A calculation, institutional financial goals, etc. To register, please visit the NYC Research Administration Demonstration Series — RSVP Webpage and you can learn more on the Research Academy Event Page.

September, 2024, 9AM – 10:30AM – NYU RAD Session 16. Date and Topic TBD. To register, please visit the NYC Research Administration Demonstration Series — RSVP Webpage and you can learn more on the Research Academy Event Page.

October 29th, 2024, 9AM – 10:30AM – NYU RAD Session 17: COGR Update & Your Response/Action Items. This session will highlight current initiatives that COGR is working on and provide an overview of what’s upcoming on the horizon in the federal regulatory environment. Panelists will also discuss responses/action items that are occurring right now at universities. To register, please visit the NYC Research Administration Demonstration Series — RSVP Webpage and you can learn more on the Research Academy Event Page.

November 8th, 2024, 9AM – 10:30AM – NYU RAD Special Bonus Session: The Power of Dashboards: From Operational Awareness to Strategic Intelligence. This session will cover how dashboards, when developed properly, can lead an organization toward achieving strategic goals. The session will also demonstrate how data can become actionable information and connect to key performance indicators. To register, please visit the NYC Research Administration Demonstration Series — RSVP Webpage and you can learn more on the Research Academy Event Page.