Researchers can tag their research places on a map, and show where they have conducted field work, research, or an area where they have a particular expertise. Whether it's an address or an entire continent, research institutions can display their research output through a geographic lens.

1. Putting science
on the map

2. A geographical lens
to an institution’s research
Explore the institution’s
international outreach
External collaborators who visit a
UNIWeb site can easily explore a
global map identifying expertise
on specific geographical
locations. Staff can find
researchers doing field work
around the world.
Sharing information on
research work
Research places are part of a
variety of tools that allow
researchers to easily share
information about their research
and network with each other
locally. By including geographic
connections with thematic ones,
researchers can demonstrate
where their research has taken
them.

3. 1.
Displaying research
expertise on a map
Visualizing the work of an
institution’s researchers abroad

4. The advantages of using a map to represent the
international work of researchers
◎ The map encourages individuals to explore,
pointing out multiple researchers in a given area.
◎ Researchers can label the regions based on
whether they work there, perform fieldwork, take
sabbaticals, or if it’s an area where they have
expertise.
◎ Visually illustrating where researchers have
geographic connections shows the global
connections of your researchers.

5. View the international reach
of an institution’s
researchers
List of researchers who have
tagged a research place
Points where researchers
have worked, done field work,
or visited.

6. 2.
Disseminating
information
Connecting the dots between
geographical locations and
research outputs

7. An innovative way to display
research output
◎Web visitors who are presented with an
interactive display of the global nature of
researcher’s work and experience gain access
to information that would otherwise have been
hidden.
◎This is valuable information for prospective
students and potential external partnerships.

8. Find what work has been done abroad
See what researchers are
been doing abroad, and
pinpoint the location.

9. Find
colleagues
Discover
their regional
expertise

10. A world of
research
experience
Locating researchers
by places of expertise
and field work

11. Thank you!
Any questions?
Phillip Desjardins
1-613-627-3029
@Proximify
phil@proximify.ca