Staff profile /research database
The Staff Profile / Research database system is a central store of information which may be used to populate a central online Directory of Expertise, departmental web pages, and staff profile pages.Information in the database may be updated by individual staff members or designated departmental administrators.
Some information (names, job titles, telephone numbers) for staff is derived from the central email and telephone directory (again maintained by designated departmental administrators).
The database holds information relating to both departments and members of staff, as follows:
Departments
- Areas of expertise
- Research groups
- Research facilities
- Research projects
- Teaching groups
- Research staff
Members of staff
- Title, surname, forename (derived from the email/phone directory)
- Research publications
- Consultancies
- Teaching areas
- Research activities
- Research awards
- Qualifications
- Biography
- Photograph
- Supervised research students
- Associated web sites
Members of staff are associated with a department or research centre. In addition, they may be associated with research groups, research projects and teaching groups.
Staff publications are associated with their department. In addition, they may be associated with research groups and research projects
User Guides
- Guide 181: Editing your web staff profile (pdf) (last modified: 30 March 2012)

- Guide 182: Web profile system: department administrator's guide (last modified: 30 January 2012)

Staff profile / research database examples
The following links show examples of web pages within the University web site which display data held in the staff profile / research database system.
- Directory of Expertise
- Research groups in the Department of Geography
- Research projects in the Durham Centre for Applied Social Research
- Staff profiles in Durham Business School
- Staff profiles in the Department of Geography
- Staff profiles in the School for Government and International Affairs
- Staff profiles in the School of Applied Social Sciences
