It is my privilege to introduce the Spring 2026 issue of the Journal of Research Administration and to do so as the journal’s new Editor-in-Chief. I step into this role with deep respect for the journal’s history and a clear commitment to strengthening its position as a rigorous, globally representative scholarly forum for research administration, both as a profession and as a field of study.
The articles in this issue span North America, Europe, and Africa—with contributions from the United States, Canada, Denmark, Uganda, and Portugal—illustrating the increasingly international scope of research administration scholarship. Collectively, they examine policy shifts, institutional systems, professional identity, research impact frameworks, and the craft of grant writing. Taken together, they reflect a profession navigating regulatory complexity while refining its strategic and intellectual foundations.