Research Professional Bitesize session

Vicky BrettFunding Information & Research Officer

Rachel HenleyTeam Leader

The University of Opportunity

• What is Research Professional?

• Accessing the site & registering

• Funding Searches

• Setting up email alerts

Research Professional

• Online database of funding opportunities

• Source of International research policy and

practice news

• Free to browse content of the site and

create customised funding searchesThe University of Opportunity

https://www.researchprofessional.com/0/rr/home

• The option to register is listed on the main Research Professional page

Funding Search - DisciplinesWhen identifying which discipline

is needed for your funding search you will be shown the 4

main discipline areas

To widen the search click into each discipline area to ensure you are

identifying as many opportunities as possible, as the sub categories are not

automatically highlighted

Setting up an email alert• Conduct funding

search• Click save

• You will be given the option to create a new search or save over an existing search if you have one

• Give the search a title and click save and alert to receive weekly alerts or just save the funding search by clicking save

• You can edit the search at any time

Bookmarking opportunities• Select each

opportunity you would like to bookmark – they will then be highlighted in yellow

• Click on the orange bookmark button

• You can also download or email the opportunity by clicking actions

Once you have clicked bookmark you will be given the option to create a new folder to save your results or to add items to an

existing folder.

Saved searches and bookmarks can be accessed from the main funding page and from the search results page

Contact

• Victoria.Brett@wlv.ac.uk • 01902 323857

• Project Support Office• funding@wlv.ac.uk • 01902 323771