Programmes

The Programmes section of Pulse provides analytics on the major funding programmes indexed by ResearchArk. Rather than viewing programmes as flat lists of calls, this section treats each programme as an entity with measurable characteristics -- total funding, active opportunity counts, and historical trends.

Programme Listings

The main Programmes page at /pulse/programmes displays a ranked listing of the top funding programmes in the ResearchArk database. Each programme entry shows:

• Programme name and identifier.
• Total number of opportunities associated with the programme.
• Active opportunities currently open for submissions.
• Summary statistics including funding amounts where available.

The listing is sorted to surface the most significant programmes first, giving you a quick overview of where the largest concentrations of funding reside.

Programme Statistics

Aggregate statistics at the top of the page provide a high-level summary across all tracked programmes:

• Total programmes -- The number of distinct funding programmes in the database.
• Active programmes -- How many programmes currently have at least one open opportunity.
• Average funding -- The mean funding amount across programmes, providing a baseline for comparison.

These summary figures help contextualise the individual programme data below and give a sense of the overall scale of the indexed funding landscape.

Programme Detail Pages

Clicking any programme in the listing navigates to a dedicated detail page at /pulse/programmes/[id]. Each programme detail page provides a deeper view into that specific programme, including:

• The full list of opportunities within the programme, with their current status and deadlines.
• Opportunity count tracking showing how the programme's activity has evolved.
• Funding breakdowns where data is available.

These detail pages connect the programme-level intelligence in Pulse with the opportunity-level detail available in ArkSearch, allowing you to move seamlessly between strategic overview and tactical opportunity assessment.

Using Programme Analytics

Programme analytics are most valuable for institutional research strategy. By understanding which programmes are most active, which carry the highest funding levels, and how programme activity trends over time, research managers can make informed decisions about where to focus proposal development effort.

Comparing programme statistics also helps identify less obvious targets. Large, well-known programmes attract the most competition, while smaller or more specialised programmes with respectable funding levels may offer better odds for well-positioned applicants.

Related Sections

• Temporal Dynamics -- For deadline-centric analysis across programmes.
• Strategic Signals -- For gap analysis that may reveal underserved programme areas.
• ArkSearch -- To search and filter individual opportunities within any programme.