Research leadership: what it is and why it matters

Flinders, M. orcid.org/0000-0003-3585-9010 (2022) Research leadership: what it is and why it matters. In: Blair, A., Evans, D., Hughes, C. and Tight, M., (eds.) International Perspectives on Leadership in Higher Education. International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, 15 . Emerald Publishing Limited , pp. 181-199. ISBN 9781802623062

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The academic sphere has in recent years become almost saturated in leadership-related processes, structures and positions. This is often explained through recourse to arguments concerning the pathologies of managerialism and the decline of academic autonomy. And yet one area where leadership-related thinking and development structures have not generally permeated is in relation to core research activities. As a result, thinking about research leadership, especially in relation to self-leadership and the governance of large inter-disciplinary ‘team science’ projects, is emerging as an important debate within academe. This chapter seeks to develop this debate by exploring what research leadership is and why it matters.

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Item Type:	Book Section
Authors/Creators:	Flinders, M. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3585-9010
Editors:	Blair, A. Evans, D. Hughes, C. Tight, M.
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2023 Matthew Flinders. Published under exclusive licence by Emerald Publishing Limited. This is an author-produced version of a book chapter subsequently published in Blair, A., Evans, D., Hughes, C. and Tight, M. (Ed.) International Perspectives on Leadership in Higher Education (International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, Vol. 15). This version is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
Keywords:	Research; Diversity; Inter-disciplinary; Teams; Innovation; Higher education institutions
Dates:	Published: 21 November 2022
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield)
Funding Information:	Funder Grant number ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ES/R011850/1
Depositing User:	Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited:	07 Sep 2023 15:11
Last Modified:	07 Sep 2023 15:11
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Series Name:	International Perspectives on Higher Education Research
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1108/s1479-362820220000015010
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:202764

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