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Research Data Planner now live

We are pleased to announce the arrival of a new tool which makes it easy for researchers to complete their data management plans online. Research Data Planner includes information already entered in Research Master, automatically saves plans in HPECM, and facilitates collaborative creation with colleagues. Help and support are incorporated within Research Data Planner for your convenience.
Number sharing with Apple Watch now available

Staff members using a UofA-supplied Optus service with an Apple iPhone are now able to use Optus’ Number Sharing feature to connect their phone service to their Apple Watch (Series 4 Cellular + GPS model). This enables users to use the built-in cellular to take calls, send texts and listen to voicemail via their watch, without having to keep their phone with them at all times.
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New online data management plan tool COMING SOON

About to start a data management plan? You might want to wait! Research Data Planner is coming mid-February to help researchers create, edit, copy and manage their research data management plans. By using Research Data Planner, you’ll be able to access information about your research data more quickly and efficiently, and share information with the people in your team. Learn more
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Automatic publication claiming in Aurora

In order to reduce the amount of manual claiming/rejecting of records in Aurora, we have introduced Automatic publication claiming.
Writing your ARC grant application? Import your publications the easy way!
You are now able to import publications in several ways, into your grant application in the ARC RMS (Research Management System).
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Book your LabArchives training session now
LabArchives is the University’s electronic research notebook system. Researchers in all disciplines use this secure, web-based tool to:
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LabArchives training workshops are coming soon!
LabArchives is the University’s electronic research notebook system. Researchers in all disciplines use this secure, web-based tool to:
[Read more about LabArchives training workshops are coming soon!]
Use email to add files to your LabArchives notebooks
If you send files to inbox@au.labarchives.com using your LabArchives account email address, you can access the files in your inbox when you log into LabArchives. The text in the email becomes a description for the attached files, which can be added to any page where you have write access. Be careful: the LabArchives inbox will detect any email signature text and images. Make sure you have deleted any extraneous text and images (such as the uni logo) in the email before you send it.
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Competitive grants data now available in Aurora
Competitive grant information is now available for you to view in Aurora.
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Adding grants manually in Aurora
Aurora will harvest your grants data from ResearchMaster regularly and populate it directly into Aurora for you.