Nik Claesen has been the Managing Director of the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA) for over 5 years. With EARMA he works to improve the quality of research support throughout Europe by creating a network for professional development and best practice exchange. He is a Belgian national living in the greater Brussels area and passionate about research support. He has a background in research administration and more specifically in EU funded research for Brussels University (VUB) and bid consulting for Imperial College London. He is the main coordinator of the RM ROADMAP project funded by the EC to plot the future of research management in Europe (HEU, CSA, 01/09/2022-31/08/2025)\