How to use

If your pointer hovers on the top item of the main menu, a sub-menu will soon appear if a submenu exists. Whether or not there is a submenu, you can click on the top item to learn something.

This site can be used to display a personal profile and blog, to offer or request various kinds of help, and to join groups created for various purposes related to research communication.

To join the Research Cooperative, use the Sign Up box at right (membership is free).

Use menu tabs and submenus to explore the site. Not every menu tab has a submenu. When your cursor pauses at a menu tab, the submenu should appear in less than one second, if present.

To find other members, click on the Members tab above, then use a single search term in the search menu, or use the advanced search panel and one or more search-terms. Before making direct contact with another member, it may be useful to check if the other member has sent any messages (offers or requests) in our forums.

To offer or request help, choose the relevant forum listed in the center panel of our Main page (i.e. 'top' page, or 'home' page). Add further details related to your offer or request in your personal profile page. You can also see the forums for offers and requests by going to Search - all forums, or the Send - offer/request tabs in the menu above.

All messages written by a member are listed on the member's personal profile page. The list will include comments made in response to messages, blog pages and notes written by other members. The messages can be searched by keyword, or can be sorted using a drop-down menu (you can try searching or sorting some messages here).

To view this site with a mobile phone, use our /m URL.

We welcome all suggestions on how we can make this site easier to use.

Please use our Invite panel (or your own email and other contact methods) to invite friends and colleagues to join the Research Cooperative. Your help to find new members is important for our development. Thank you

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