Introduction to Research Management and Administration

Overview

6-week cohort with live MIT Faculty sessions. Learn to scale AI beyond the pilot stage.

Build a practical understanding of Research Management and Administration with this self-paced course, designed to give you a give you actionable insights into how research is supported, managed and delivered.

Through real-word examples and applied activies, you’ll examine:

The global research landscape and its evolving dynamics
Funding mechanisms and governance frameworks that shape research delivery
The essential role of Research Management and Administration (RMA) professionals in enabling research success
The full research lifecycle, from pre-award to post-award stages
Practical processes including proposal development, budgeting, contracting, compliance and evaluation

By the end of the course, you will be equipped to understand, support, and reflect on research management practices and your own role within the evolving research ecosystem.

King's College London is proud to have co-created this short course with experts from Istanbul University.

Syllabus

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

Explain the global research landscape, including how research is defined, funded, governed, and shaped by strategic priorities, ethics, and collaboration.
Describe and apply the roles and responsibilities of Research Management and Administration (RMA) professionals across the full research lifecycle, from pre-award to post-award and impact.
Apply core principles of pre-award and post-award research management, including funding opportunity identification, proposal development, budgeting, contracting, compliance, reporting, and risk management.
Evaluate how effective research management practices enable accountability, sustainability, collaboration, and societal impact within complex research environments.
Reflect on personal skills, competencies, and career pathways in RMA, and identify strategies for professional growth, influence, and contribution to the evolving research ecosystem.