Dani Guzman, Ex Libris
To understand how research offices are meeting today’s challenges, we spoke with Dr. Lorna Thomson, director of the University of Edinburgh Research Office.
Dr. Thomson says her goal was to “create an agile team who could respond quickly to changing research opportunities.” By adopting a more businesslike approach to research management, she has done just that — and Edinburgh researchers have benefited as a result.
Research funding
Finding grants to support their work is a key challenge for researchers, who must navigate a funding landscape marked by ever-changing regulatory hurdles and shifting political winds.
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