Overview: Research Fields

Introduction

The Research Fields sub-category contains a listing of your research domain, primary research field, secondary research field and specialisations.

Restrictions on number of entries per Research Field

There are specific restrictions on the total number of entries you may add for each research field as follows:

Research Field	Total number of entries allowed
Research Domain	One
Primary Research Fields	Two
Secondary Research Fields	Four
Specialisations	Ten

Since there are specific restrictions on the total amount of entries allowed per research field, according to NRF requirements, entries may be deleted subsequently, if required, and substituted with other selections.

Research Fields entries may be manually sorted into a logical order which will be used when generating CVs and displaying on websites.

Each Research Fields entry on this page will be listed in a new row and will be displayed alternately in a blue / black font colour. This formatting is only used within the Researcher Profile context and purely for ease of visual display of multiple entries.

Research Fields procedures

Working with fields in this sub-category

Field types/fields	Description/field rules
Compulsory fields	All fields which are UCT compulsory fields are noted by * All fields which are NRF compulsory fields are noted by * If synchronisation with the NRF is required, completion of the National Research Foundation (NRF) fields is mandatory. For more information, see: NRF funding overview (external link). Note: Not all academics/researchers require synchronisation with the NRF
Extendable select fields	The Primary Research Field, Secondary Research Field and Specialisation fields are extendable select fields. After entering three characters into these fields, a drop-down list of similarly named research fields appears. As more characters are entered, the drop-down list will be further refined. Select your research field from the drop-down list, if it appears, or continue entering the name your research field. Research fields which do not appear on the drop-down list will be added to the list once they have been vetted.
Rich text fields	In rich text fields you may apply formatting to the text (bold / italics /underline / strikethrough / alignment / subscript / superscript / bullets / numbering / indentation / special characters). There is no limit on the amount of characters you may enter in this field.
Drop-down list fields	Drop-down list fields contain a list of predefined options. Click on the fields drop-down arrow to view the drop-down list. Select an item from the drop-down list. The selected item appears in the field.