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Research professional

Research Professional logoThe OU subscribes to Research Professional, an online searchable database of UK, EU and international funding opportunities, research policy and practice news.

Key features of Research Professional

  • The ability to perform funding searches by key word, discipline, career stage, funding body, award type, closing date and award amount
  • Weekly email alert service for bespoke saved funding and/or news searches
  • Comprehensive news service that keeps you up to date with major developments in the policy and funding landscape
  • Fingerprinting service which generates personal funding alerts, based on publicly available information about your research interests and published work.

OU staff and students can register for an account by completing the registration form. Once registered the system can be accessed by logging in via your University account.

Contact

For more information about Research Professional please contact the Research & Enterprise support team.