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ARMA UK Financial sustainability of research 2025

The financial sustainability of research remains a real concern and ARMA has now established a Task and Finish Group to better understand the impact on members and institutions. We hope our work will

· Contribute to gaps in the evidence needed by funders and policy makers

· Improve our dialogue with funders on this topic

· Feedback into the training that ARMA provides to support members grappling with these challenges

ARMA members are uniquely placed to share what is happening in their own institutions so please do respond to this short survey which should take 5 mins of your time. The more responses we get the more representative our findings will be. All views expressed will be anonymous and only shared in aggregated form with government, stakeholders and members.
1.What measures are your institution taking to manage financial pressures? Please choose as many as are relevant to your institution
2.Are you/your institution seeing changes in academic behaviour in response to financial pressures? If so, please provide some examples:
3.Have any of the measures introduced impacted on your institutions research culture?
4.If you answered yes please comment on how this has impacted on culture, either positively or negatively. If possible please comment on how the impacts you see fall under one of the 5 themes that REF2029 will consider as part of the PCE submission. These are Strategy, Responsibility, Connectivity, Inclusivity and Development
5.If your institution is introducing restrictions on applications or has chosen not to apply for funding on affordability grounds please indicate which type of funding this focuses on [select all that apply]
6.At which level are decisions about how to manage the financial challenges for research and knowledge exchange taken in your institution?
7.About you and your institution: What type of role do you hold in your institution?
8.About your institution - what TRAC peer group is your institution in?
9.Where are you located?
10.Where applicable, which KEF cluster is your institution in?
11.Would you be willing to participate in a focus group to explore the topics covered in this survey in greater depth?
12.If yes, please enter your name and contact details below
13.Do you have any further comments that you would like to feedback to the Task and Finish Group