The Academic

The Academic is a resource centre and meeting place for researchers and academics in various fields. It enables the user to view news regarding various developments and discoveries according to fields of interest.

Furthermore, the user can meet and chat with other academics around the globe through the Live Chat and Social Wall. If it is a graduate degree programme you are looking for or even funding information, The Academic app will provide you with links to relevant resources on-line.

Further various resources for academics are provided, such as Researchers' contacts in case you need to find a supervisor for your study/ies or a researcher to collaborate with; Resume maker and various documents that can be used to gain in depth knowledge regarding research, i.e. How to write a proposal, Code of best practices and fair use in research, etc.

Additionally there is a Call 4 Papers component through which requests for papers and various conferences may be viewed.