UKRI will only be asking for students who are in the third or later year of their studies to submit their outcomes, i.e. students whose awards started on or before February 2020.
Students who are in their first or second year of study at the time of the data collection period are excluded from the exercise (excepting a small number of cases where students were included in the submission period last year).
Students who are co-funded by two Research Councils will only need to provide details for one Research Council – the name of the lead Research Council is provided in Researchfish and can be seen after logging in.
Students who are funded by other organisations that also use Researchfish to collect outcomes information (including a number of medical charities) will be contacted by them directly.
It varies by funder. For the 2023 submission period (6 February - 4pm 16 March 2023), Researchfish submission is optional for all UKRI Research Council student awards, unless advised otherwise. Other funders such as the NIHR do require submission as a condition of grant.
There is a UKRI Sanctions Policy which applies to all Research Council funded award holders, but it does not apply to PhD students or their supervisors. However, if you are a PhD student whose award started on or before February 2020, you are strongly encouraged to participate as overall institutional compliance may be considered in making future doctoral training awards and the University will therefore be monitoring submission levels throughout the submission period.
Log in to Researchfish at: https://app.researchfish.com/researcher_home
If you have any problems logging on, or have any questions about the awards / data in your profile, please contact the help desk at support@researchfish.com.
Researchfish includes the ability for you to manage your profile information (including making changes to your password and email address). You can do this via the “My Account” section of the system.
When you log on to Researchfish you can click the “My Awards” button on the left-hand menu. Click an award then you can enter details of outcomes by clicking sections on the left of the page (publications, collaborations, etc.), and following the instructions. It is important that you then associate each outcome with the relevant award(s) as shown in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-RG1H4zfGo&list=PLdHIODRLeCdPMl5J7YKBtAd6RzFNC9sEY&index=1&t=19s In this section your studentship will be listed on the right of the screen.
There are a whole range of outcomes that can be reported on Researchfish; however, many will not be relevant to you as a student. The most likely sections of relevance to you include:
i. Publications – papers you have published as part of your PhD
ii. Collaborations – any work completed in collaboration, e.g. with another academic group
iii. Engagement Activities – instances where you communicated your research to a non-academic audience, e.g. presentations at science fairs or schools
iv. Other Outputs & Knowledge / Future Steps – anything else you think is an important outcome from your research
v. Secondments, Placements and Internships – time spent at other organisations
Please remember, do not add any confidential, sensitive or personal information to Researchfish as outcomes submitted may be made public (e.g. through Gateway to Research).
It is very common for most impacts to occur towards the end of a project or after it has finished. Do not worry if you have nothing to report until towards the end of your PhD, just submit a blank response. You are still expected to complete the submission process, however, even if there are no outcomes to report.
UKRI has had supervisors added to studentships as Team Members so they have the ability to help you add attributions if they so wish. Please note that the supervisors will not be able to submit the return, this is the responsibility of the student. Additional supervisors can be added to your studentship details as ‘team members’.
However, the SUBMIT button is only available when the submission period is open. Only you can see and click on the SUBMIT button.
If you have publications already listed in Pure, you can copy them directly into Researchfish using the publication ID, e.g. DOI, PubMed ID or Scopus ID.
You can enter data at any time but you will need to confirm that all of your information is accurate and complete during the annual submission period. The next submission period is 6 February 2023 to 4pm 16 March 2023. You will receive a reminder email to finish entering and submit your data. Successful submissions will be confirmed by the system via email.
For general guidance and support please contact your supervisor.
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