ResearchPAD is our online system designed specifically to help postgraduate researchers record their research degree progression and record their professional development.
Accessing ResearchPAD
If you are a BU postgraduate researcher or member of staff you need to log in via the following web address, regardless of whether you are at the university or elsewhere:
https://researchpad.bournemouth.ac.uk
BU staff should use their normal login and password to access ResearchPAD.
BU postgraduate researchers (including BU staff undertaking a research degree) should log in using their student account and password.
If you are an external member of staff, you should access ResearchPAD via the following web address:
https://researchpad.bournemouth.ac.uk/converis/secure/login
External supervisors will be emailed a unique username and password by their Research Administrator.
Please note: We recommend accessing ResearchPAD using either Firefox or Google Chrome, as there can be display issues in Internet Explorer.
ResearchPAD Support
There are manuals available for postgraduate researchers (1,253kb) and supervisors (1,191kb) (which includes an overview of the processes for Faculty Deputy Deans for Research & Professional Practice (DDRPP) and Research Administrators). These are designed to give an overview of the system and provide you with support and assistance if you need it.
If you need any technical support when accessing or using ResearchPAD, you should contact the IT Service Desk.
For enquiries relating to the research degree process, you should contact your Faculty Postgraduate Research Administrator. For all other queries, contact [email protected] where a member of the Doctoral College will be able to assist.