Search facilities include www.researchresearch.com 
(available only on campus) and search engines can also 
be helpful if you are looking for organisations which fund 
research in your area of interest. If you are responding to 
an advertisement for a defined project, it does not mean 
that you should not pay attention to the first contact you 
make with the principal researcher on the project. Make 
sure that you highlight how the project fits with your 
research aspirations and why the chosen academic unit  
will help you fulfill them.

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Golden rules for postgraduate research proposals

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research proposal guidance