A welcoming group of researchers and research-enabling staff in a meeting

As part of the 2024/5 Enhancing Research Culture funding, Imperial is supporting a new Community of Practice for staff tasked with managing large research investments, e.g. hubs, institutes, CDTs, networks, and programme grants. A relatively new term for this role (which encompasses many job titles) is Professional Research Investment and Strategy Manager (PRISM).  

The goals of the PRISM community of practice for 2025 are to: 

  • Upskill the total Imperial PRISM cohort, leading to better research outcomes,  
  • Network PRISMs across Imperial, 
  • Raise the profile of the PRISM skillset within Imperial,  
  • Enable informal knowledge sharing between PRISMs. 

We are working to deliver: 

  • A series of training courses for PRISMs, including on AI for research management, shareholder analysis, and setting up a research community, 
  • internal day conference on research management in summer 2025 for all research enabling staff at Imperial, 
  • monthly skills-share sessions for PRISMs, in person at several campuses, and hybrid.  

Join the PRISM community of practice Teams channel to keep up to date, share best practice and connect with your fellow PRISMs.  

For more information, contact Dr Isabella von Holstein or Dr Steph Pendlebury