From the University of Durham, The Graduate Junction aims to bring together Masters, Doctoral and Postdoctoral researchers from across disciplines and around the world to create an online global research community.

The Graduate Junction has two main objectives:

• To provide researchers with an easy way of meeting and discussing their research interests with others in a global and multi-disciplinary environment.
• To provide comprehensive searchable listings of information relevant to the graduate research community.

"We created The Graduate Junction because it was something we ourselves perceived a need for. At the same time, we were put off by too many sites which include unnecessary functionality and which, because they are profit-driven, are plastered with banner advertising. We have designed The Graduate Junction to be simple and to provide only information which is relevant to the research community."