title: Developing your research profile.
abstract: This is a pragmatic paper, aimed at nurse teachers and lecturers interested in developing their research profile but unsure of how to go about it. It addresses a range of issues including valuing your past experience, writing for publication, time manage ment, learning from others, considering a sideways move, finding an academic mentor, becoming a reviewer, attending conferences, and seeking research funding. The paper concludes by emphasizing that developing a research profile is a long process, but th at there is a growing interest in having a more clearly defined career pathway to support aspiring nurse researchers.
authors.affiliation: B Floor, Medical School, Queen's Medical Center, NG7 2UH, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Maslin-Prothero