Project description
Connecting research management professionals across Europe
Skilled research management (RM) professionals are essential to a strong European research and innovation ecosystem. The EU-funded ERMA project will create a virtual one-stop hub connecting aspiring and experienced RM professionals with employers in academic and non-academic sectors across the European Research Area. Through thematic communities of practice, the hub will support knowledge and good-practice exchange, direct users to training, mentoring, mobility opportunities and open educational resources, and provide personalised career guidance and access to job opportunities. ERMA will also run national awareness campaigns in 10 widening countries, showcasing role models and the impact of research management, and provide recommendations to research organisations and policymakers to strengthen strategic RM capacity across Europe.
Objective
ERMA will establish a virtual hub as a one-stop platform to build a Pan-European Collaborative Network linking aspiring and experienced Research Management (RM) professionals with employers across the European Research Area (ERA) in academic and non-academic sectors. Through online Thematic Communities of Practice, the hub will enable exchange of knowledge and best practices across key RM dimensions. It will also signpost existing training and mentoring programmes, mobility schemes and training resources in EU Member States and Associated Countries, including workshops, online courses and open educational resources. The hub will be connected to an open online career development tool offering personalised guidance for skills development and career planning, and will support the identification of job opportunities across the ERA for diverse RM profiles and sectors. To strengthen recognition of RM’s added value to the European R&I system, ERMA will run national awareness campaigns in ten Widening countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia), showcasing role models and RM impact, and will provide recommendations for research organisations and policymakers to enhance strategic RM capacity. A comprehensive communication plan will maximise reach and impact, while synergies with other projects funded under this action will be pursued to promote international cooperation and reuse existing results, supporting the implementation of ERA Action 17 at organisational, ecosystem and national levels.
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.4.2 - Reforming and enhancing the European R&I System
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Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-06
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