Configure
Pod-level themed preferences (sector, topic, geography, tier weighting) calibrate the catalogue to the pod's research line.
Pulse Brain · Pulse Pods
Behind the login, Pulse Brain is organised into Pods — small working groups of researchers sharing a curated lens on the catalogue. Pods can sit inside one institution, or be formed by independent researchers, freelancers and small organisations who share a research line. Each pod has themed preferences. Each member has their own. Discoveries are shared as news or insights, within the pod and (optionally) to the wider Vitagri network.
How a pod works
A Pulse Pod is configured once, then runs on its own rhythm. Each member browses the catalogue through their personal preferences layered on the pod's shared preferences, publishes discoveries to the pod feed, and (optionally) surfaces the best to the wider Vitagri network.
Pod-level themed preferences (sector, topic, geography, tier weighting) calibrate the catalogue to the pod's research line.
Each member browses Pulse Brain through their personal preferences, layered on the pod's shared preferences.
Members share discoveries as news or insights to the pod feed, with full citations from the catalogue.
Pods optionally publish to the wider Vitagri network — surfacing useful research to the cohort and to Weekly Bulletin readers.
Two ways to join
Pods are not restricted to single organisations. A group of independent freelancers or researchers can form their own pod — that's how a lot of the founding cohort is being recruited.
If your institution becomes a founding Research Partner, your pod is set up under the institutional subdomain. Multi-user access, role-based permissions, branded workspace.
Start a pod with your institution →Form a new pod with two or more like-minded researchers or freelancers, or apply to join an existing open pod. Independent freelance pods welcome.
Join or form an independent pod →Featured · Founding pod
Vitagri runs its own publicly-named pod as the founding exemplar. A working group focused on soil-to-human-health evidence in UK farming systems, publishing recent discoveries to the wider network. Same workflow the cohort is being recruited to do.
See the Vitagri Research Pod profile →{{site:founding_cohort_status}} {{site:partner_layer_pricing}}.