Links &Literature

Science management is an interdisciplinary field that deals with the administration and management of scientific institutions such as colleges and universities.

It comprises a variety of tasks that include both administrative and scientific components and is a response to the increasing complexity
and national and international competition in the science system.

Science managers act as an interface between administration and science and take on complex tasks such as the management of scientific projects, the tendering and design of funding programs, the monitoring and evaluation of university didactics, quality management, the acquisition of third-party funding, knowledge transfer, the organization of events and conferences as well as gender equality work.

Literature

• Kerridge, S., Poli, S. and Yang-Yoshihara, M. (Ed.) The Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration Around the World, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-lxi. (2023)
  https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80382-701-820231082
• René Krempkow, Ester Höhle, Kerstin Janson: Karriere im Wissenschaftsmanagement? (2023)
• René Merten: Wissenschaftsmanagement in der Hochschulpraxis (2023)
• Mirjam Müller, Dr. Oliver Grewe: Wissenschaftsmanagement als Beruf. Strategien für den Einstieg (2020)

Podcast

#ScienceManagersForFuture 
Bold, creative minds are needed to build a sustainable science and higher education system. These are exactly the people who have their say in the #ScienceManagersForFuture podcast: presidents, rectors, vice presidents and pro-rectors, chancellors, deans, executives, project managers, scientists, and science managers in politics and administration - with forward-looking ideas for their organizations and the science system.

Platforms and Networks

WIM'O - Wissenschaftsmanagement Online
This platform offers central information, career, and networking options in science management. The Center operates it for Science Management e.V. (ZWM) and offers events on topics such as strategic communication, budgeting, and project management in science.

Netzwerk Wissenschaftsmanagement e.V.
A network that focuses on the professionalization and further development of science management. It offers a platform for the exchange and additional training of science managers.

FORTRAMA – Das Netzwerk Forschungs- und Transfermanagement e.V.
A network specializing in the promotion of research and transfer management.

Gesellschaft für Hochschulforschung (GFHF) e.V
A professional association for research-active employees in the field of higher education and science management.

Further Education and Qualifications

Zentrum für Wissenschaftsmanagement e. V. (ZWM)
Offers various further education opportunities and workshops in the field of science management.

Master's programs: There are specialized Master's programs, such as the M.Sc. in Science Management at TU Berlin, which prepare researchers for a career in science management