Join us at the 2026 Research Analytics Summit as a Presenter!!
We are excited to invite presentation proposals for the 2026 Research Analytics Summit to be held April 19-22, 2026, in Newport, Rhode Island, at the Newport Marriott Hotel and Spa. The summit is the annual flagship event of the REACH grant (NSF OIA-2444978) which will:
- Develop and build research analytics and AI expertise,
- Lead to increases in workload efficiencies and greater job satisfaction using responsible data-informed decision making and advanced AI technologies within a variety of research administration areas,
- Share best practices to expand robust research analytics use and effectiveness,
- Provide scalable options in research analytics for any type/size of institution,
- Integrate responsible research evaluation and assessment practices,
- Create a research analytics mentorship program, and
- Expand the breadth of research analytics, AI, and responsible assessment approaches, through future opportunities to build capacity, professional development, and an international community of practice.
The call for presentation proposals is NOW OPEN to all professionals interested in research analytics, including international (non-US) institutions, research organizations, nonprofits, and industry partners. We strongly encourage collaborative and diverse submissions, including but not limited to:
- Representation from a wide range of institution types based on size, institutional mission, and geographic location.
- Collaborative presentations with multiple speakers from different institutions, departments, or professional disciplines.
- Consideration throughout the presentation of diverse skillsets and interests to allow all attendees to benefit from your presentation content.
With your submission, you will be consenting to publicly sharing your materials in an open access repository following the event
Session Topics/Tracks:
We welcome submissions in the following tracks. When you submit your proposal, you will need to pick a single, best track. We recognize that your topic may fit into multiple, but request that you select only one track. You will be able to detail the multiple topics of your presentation in the abstract.
- Building analytics expertise. This may include advanced Excel, business intelligence dashboards, visualizations, coding, data engineering, and other technical skills.
- Best practices in research analytics. This may include data governance, mentorship, hiring strategies, reporting tips and tricks, toolkits, and other general best practices.
- Responsible research evaluation & metrics. This may include the careful and curated institution or team level adoption of metrics, evaluation, and other standards towards faculty, researcher, student, team, organization, or other benchmarking.
- Other. This includes all other topics, such as survey-specific (HERD, US World and News) topics, soft skill development, etc. Be creative!!
Visit our website for full details on the call for proposals: http://researchanalyticshub.org/
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Baron Wolf, PhD
Director of Research Analytics
University of Kentucky
LEXINGTON, KY
8592573259
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