Professional Organizations

The field of Research Administration has several general professional organizations as well as groups that focus on the specialty areas.

Whichever path you take within your RA career, know that there is support and continued learning resources available to guide you along the way.

National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) https://www.ncura.edu/Home.aspx

Research Administrators Certification Council (RACC) https://www.cra-cert.org/

Society of Research Administrators International (SRAI) https://www.srainternational.org/home

Association of University Export Control Officers (AUECO) https://www.aueco.org/

Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) https://autm.net/Home.htm

Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R) https://primr.org/ (covers the use of humans and animals in research)

National Contract Management Association (NCMA) https://www.ncmahq.org/ (covers all types of contracting including university and government contracts)

Higher Ed Compliance https://www.higheredcompliance.org/ (A-Z of all things compliance related for higher education. There is much more than just research topics, but this is a good resource)