Research transformation 2026

See why research leaders are pulled between open research mandates, AI adoption, funding scrutiny, and security risk, and what it takes to turn those tensions into one coherent strategy.

More open, more AI, more scrutiny. Same team.

You’re expected to champion open data, roll out AI responsibly, prove impact, and screen every international partner, with the same team you had last year. Fall behind on one front, and it’s your strategy that gets questioned.

80%

aware of FAIR principles, but practice still lags

69%

say they get too little credit for the data they share

45%

already spend more time on research security today

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This report is for you if…

You’re accountable for how your institution balances openness, innovation and risk:

Research leaders setting institutional strategy across open data, AI and compliance
Research office directors reporting impact and risk to university leadership
Librarians and research support leads balancing open mandates with security demands

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What you’ll discover

See where 380 research leaders and a decade of sector data say institutions are gaining ground, and where they’re still exposed:

How to close the gap between awareness of open research and actual practice
Where AI is already reshaping workflows, and where the risks are emerging
Why research security is becoming a strategic priority instead of an afterthought

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