Welcome to the NERIP Research Finder tool QandQ
This self-help tool is being developed to help you locate research literature that could support you in the development of public policy and can also be used to identify key academic staff with an interest in your public policy theme based in the North East. To access the search engines click on the tabs above.
QandQ has been developed in collaboration with Knowledge House as part of the suite of complementary mapping tools to identify research and consultancy expertise at the region's five Universities; Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside.
- Research Finder
This facility, which uses Google technology, searches the website of the research centres of the region’s Universities which have an interest in the regional strategic themes. You just need to enter keywords to search for documents that could provide you with research evidence that could inform your policy development.
- Academic Contact
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This facility provides you with a list of academic staff from across the five universities of the North East with an interest in your policy area. The database can be searched using the strategic theme, Research Centre or individual names.
The nine regional strategic themes are currently Enterprise, Housing, Innovation, People Skills & Inclusion, Place, Quality of Life, Regional & Sub-regional Economic Development, Sustainability and Transport. The intention is that over time, the list of websites within the scope of the tool will be extended, and will include public sector and other relevant organisations, as well as the Universities.
Contact Us
This facility is in the early stage of development. If you have any views on the functionality of the software, please use the following e-mail address gavin.bewick@NERIP.com to record your thoughts.
Knowledge House University Expertise Mapping Tool
QandQ is a self-help tool and requires a minimal level of skills in relation to web search techniques. However for more assistance the Knowledge House University Expertise Mapping Tool (top levels only; more detailed lower levels are password restricted) is available at www.knowledgehouse.ac.uk/mapping. It is recommended that the Knowledge House network should be engaged when it may become necessary:
- to place more specialised, or indeed more broadly based enquiries
- to get further detail on specific activities
- to place an enquiry
- to place a contract
The advantages of doing so include:
- objective identification of most appropriate expertise
- identification of collaborative projects involving more than one university to maximise potential client benefits
- facilitation of visits to universities
- avoidance of lack of response due to holiday periods or other logistical bottlenecks (capacity issues, exam periods, etc), and identification of other avenues of assistance
- professional and timely management of enquiries
- draws on the expertise of Knowledge House Team in identifying appropriate avenues of support
Established in 1995, Knowledge House provides a single access point to the skills, expertise and resources of the five North East universities.