... complete source for vital research information

The OoR subsribes to Community of Science, an internet-based subscription service providing funding opportunities searching, faculty expertise profiles, matching/alerts, and other services. OoR’s subscription allows access to and use of this service through any computer with a UM IP address; once registered in the system, users can also access the services from off-campus. 

CV Management

Easily keep your CV up-to-date and ready to present in any format:

·          Eliminates redundancy – you don’t have to keep building your CV from scratch.

·          It’s easily updated.  Once you make an initial investment updating your CV with COS is a breeze!

·          Your COS Expertise profile can be easily exported to a Word Document for all of your CV needs.

Promote your Research with COS Expertise

Showcase your research to the worldwide research Community.

·          Other researchers search COS Expertise for collaborators and peer reviewers

·          Media Offices use COS to find individuals to speak with journalists

·          Sponsoring agencies use COS to find peer reviewers

COS provides you with your own home page so you can promote your own research at http://myprofile.cos.com/yourusername

Identify Experts and Collaborators

Search the more than 500,000 profiles at over 1600 institutions worldwide to find additional expertise you may need:

·          Find project collaborators

·          Learn who is doing what in your field

·          Survey your competition.

Find Funding

Use COS Funding Opportunities to search over 23,000 records representing over 400,00 funding opportunities from numerous sponsors across all disciplines.

Use COS Funding Alert as a link between your Expertise profile and the Funding Opportunities database to receive new and relevant funding information via e-mail every week.