From Copiers to AI: The Technology Evolution of Research Administration and Why Adoption Matters
Research administration has always been a profession defined by reaction. New regulations arrive and we react.
Research administration has always been a profession defined by reaction. New regulations arrive and we react.
University research departments receive billions of dollars in federal grants each year, but managing those grants is surprisingly old-fashioned. When a university gets a grant award, the official notice arrives as a PDF, and staff have to manually copy all the important details
The research enterprise is never static, and neither are the Research Administration (RA) offices that work to turn its gears. RA offices are always responding to shifting conditions in the field, such as developing compliance requirements and growth in their institutions’ research portfolios.
Chris Nomura, U of I’s Vice President for Research and Economic Development, received the award for his role in advancing the university’s Office of Research and Economic Development and its AI and Data Science Team.
U of I Awarded $4.5 Million from the NSF GRANTED Program to Develop Generative AI Tools for Research Administration