Research Systems & Tools
The University's research activity is measured and analysed in a number of areas, including research income, research impact, and citations and research outputs. The following tools are utilised for managing the lifecycle of these activities.
Find funding that suits you
Pivot-RP and Research Professional are online services providing access to research funding opportunities from Australian and global sponsors, authoritative research news and policy development, and expert guidance for winning research funding.
Aurora
Aurora is the University's web-based system for capturing and reporting research publications, outputs, professional activities and profile information.
ORBIT
Operational Research Business Information Tool (ORBIT) is a web-based system giving detailed views of research activities at the University.
ResearchMaster (RME)
ResearchMaster supports the management and administration of pre and post-award competitive research grants processes, animal and human ethics applications, and amendment approvals, Faculty and School based reporting.
HERDC
The Higher Education Research Data Collection (HERDC) is comprised of research income submitted by universities to the Commonwealth Government each year, and is used by the Commonwealth to determine the University’s share of Research Block Grants.
Research technology support
Researcher profiles
Individual profile webpages providing up to date information to potential research students, collaborators and industry partners.
Phoenix HPC
Phoenix High Performance Computing (HPC) service allows University researchers to improve time frames for analysis and processing of big data, increase complexity in models and simulations, and produce the best of innovative and collaborative researched.
Altmetrics & explorer for institutions
Altmetrics are metrics and qualitative data that are complementary to traditional, citation-based metrics and Explorer for Institutions is an intuitive platform that enables you to monitor the online activity surrounding academic research.
Figshare
Figshare is an online digital repository where researchers can preserve and share their research outputs, including figures, datasets, images, and videos.
ORCiD
ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher.
Other systems
Adelaide Research & Scholarship (DSpace)
Online Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) is the University's digital repository and provides a platform for the collection, organisation, access and preservation of the research and scholarly outputs.
Excellence in research for Australia (ERA)
A national assessment system that evaluates the quality of the research conducted at Australian universities.