Collaborate with researchers

Research is increasingly collaborative and moving into this world can be daunting for a new researcher. This topic introduces you to options for identifying and meeting potential collaborators within QUT and around the world via QUT Academic profiles, QUT ePrints, researcher identifiers, researcher databases and academic social networks.

Finding collaborators at QUT

Local collaborators understand your research and institutional context and provide you with immediate access to feedback, support and mentoring.

QUT Academic Profiles showcases QUT academic staff and you can search by keyword for those with research interests similar to your own.

QUT ePrints is an openly accessible online digital collection of scholarly publications and other research outputs created by QUT staff and postgraduate students. Search QUT ePrints for QUT researchers who have written in your research area.

QUT ePrints opens up a range of collaboration opportunities. Increased visibility increases the likelihood that other researchers will read and cite your journal articles and conference papers. Readers can contact you for more information or to offer research partnerships and opportunities.

Building your academic profile

Start to think early about how you will build your profile. Use online tools as discussed, become a player in your field by becoming a member of professional associations, attend conferences, seminars and webinars. Consider creating a Google Scholar author profile to keep track of citations to your articles. You can make your author profile public so that it may appear in Google Scholar results.