Career Development Working Group: 2 strands

·        Identify Gaps in Current Training Provisions in UCD:    Drawing on the mapping of training provisions carried out by the URMAN Careers Development Working Group (Report appendix 3.1) identify where there are gaps in the training provisions offered in UCD and where new training provisions (including on-line provisions) are required to support URMAN members.  In collaboration with HR this will help inform the university of training required to support the core and functional competencies for the Research Management Job Family.

·        Mentoring Programme:  Explore requirements and appetite within URMAN for a Mentoring Programme to support knowledge exchange and career development for URMAN members.  This should be carried out in collaboration with UCD HR and draw on the expertise, training and resources that UCD HR provides to support the rollout of Mentoring in the University.

Membership & Communications Working Group:

Manage the URMAN Membership registrations and induction process.  Maintain the URMAN website and mailing list and email account. Manage URMAN LinkedIn and Google Currents accounts.   Advise on and co-ordinate all URMAN EXEC communications to URMAN members, and to other units within the university as required.  Carry out URMAN surveys with the URMAN membership every 2-3 years and liaise with UCD units such as HR on the same as relevant.

Events Working Group:

The Events Working Group plan and organise regular URMAN Events to support career development, training, and knowledge sharing for URMAN members.  URMAN Events complement, and address gaps, in the current training and development provisions that are offered in the university; and add value by designing/tailoring the URMAN Events to specifically meet URMAN member needs.   Events typically cover topics from across the entire research project life-cycle / researcher journey.  Suggestions and requests for URMAN Events are submitted from URMAN members through various channels including the URMAN Advisory Group, the URMAN Website, and URMAN Survey, and are also informed by needs identified through the work of other URMAN Working Groups

AIREN Working Group:

The AIREN Working Group was originally set up in 2021 as the link between URMAN and UCD and the AIREN network. The network was co-founded with Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University and initially funded by the InterTradeIreland Synergy Programme and currently by the Higher Education Authority. Full details about AIREN can be found at (opens in a new window)https://airen-network.ie/. As part of its ongoing evolution, the Working Group now serves as a vital link with all of the AIREN institutional members, ensuring that URMAN and UCD remain informed and engaged with AIREN's developments in the short to medium term. This strategic alignment continues to strengthen the foundation for sharing research management best practices and knowledge across the island of Ireland.

URMAN Advisory Group and Working Group Members 2023