The Piirus Blog is discussing the top five ways to find collaborators to further your research.
According to their research Piirus found that 85% of researchers said collaboration with others helps drive research excellence and 79% of researchers think international research collaboration increases research productivity. In their recent survey, however, research managers ranked developing collaborations as one of their top challenges.
So what can you do?
- Decide the types of collaboration activities you seek

- Get tips on how to make collaborations in these areas work
- Find collaborators in your research field or from other disciplines
- Find people by research methodology or technique
- Find collaborators with experience in the equipment you need
Interested? Read more about this topic on the Pirrus Blog.
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