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To browse The Europa World of Learning by subject specialization, click the SUBJECTS button in the navigation bar of any page.

The Subjects browse is a means of gaining access to approximately 90,000 academic staff classified by subject specialization, irrespective of their geographical location.

• The Subject Tree

• Using the Subject Tree

• Specifying Geographical or other Criteria

• Finding Subject Specializations not included in the Subject Tree

• Notes on the Subject Classification

The Subject Tree is a hierarchical structure within which the subject specializations of academic staff have been classified. The tree comprises approximately 1,000 of the most-common subject specializations found in The Europa World of Learning.

The first view of the tree comprises 13 main, top-level subject areas. (These correspond to the subject headings by which Learned Societies and Research Institutes are subdivided elsewhere in The Europa World of Learning.)

The figure in square brackets next to each subject in the tree indicates the number of academic staff associated with that subject. Each figure includes staff associated with subsidiary branches of that subject.

The presence of a plus-box (  ) to the left of a subject name indicates that the term has one or more subsidiary subjects. To display the subjects on the next level, click either a subject name or the plus-box next to it.

When a subject is selected, a list of associated academic staff is displayed on the right-hand side of the screen, together with the institution that each person belongs to and the relevant country.

Academic staff are listed in pages consisting of 100 entries. If there is more than one page of staff, links to each page of results are displayed, as well as NEXT and PREVIOUS buttons, and arrows taking you to either the first or last page of results. Clicking an entry in the list links to the entry page for that person.

To benefit from The Europa World of Learning's subject classification while specifying geographical or other restrictions, use the Subject box on the Advanced Search page in conjunction with other search criteria. The Subject box searches the terms within the Subject Tree.

If you cannot locate a subject within the Subject Tree, perform a full-text searchusing the Advanced Search page.

When searching for subjects consisting of two or more words, for best results either enclose the entire term in inverted commas or perform a Boolean Search, inserting the AND operator between words.

The Europa World of Learning subject classification is intended to be a practical guide to the academic personnel listed in the database. The Subject Tree represents the 1,000 most commonly occurring subjects in the data and is not intended to represent the actual structure of academic institutions or imply any view on the relative importance of subjects in academia.

The distinctions between similar terms have been maintained unless it could be established that subjects were exact synonyms. In such cases, the more-common term has been retained.

Where multiple subjects are included in a subject descriptor, it has been classified under the first subject mentioned (e.g. Law and Economics is classified under Law).

Some subjects might ideally be assigned to more than one parent subject within the tree. However, in the interest of database functionality it was necessary to assign each subject only once. If you do not find the subject you require in the expected location, please check related subjects.

This taxonomy is undergoing a continuous process of refinement. Any comments regarding the classification of a particular subject, individual or institution would be most useful to the editorial team. Please click the Feedback link on the Home page to submit your comments.