Researcher profiles and ORCID

Create your ORCID profile, and promote research expertise and outputs.

What is a researcher profile?

Researcher profiles are excellent platforms for researchers and HDRs to showcase academic works and achievements, serving as powerful tools for enhancing visibility, accessibility, and collaboration.

All RMIT researchers have public academic profiles, managed through Elements, showcasing research activities and outputs. RMIT academic profiles can be curated to include biographical information, as well as research interests and outputs.

Additionally, all RMIT HDRs and researchers are encouraged to create ORCID profiles, which can combine all outputs (e.g., publications), grants and other professional activities into a unique identifier eliminating name ambiguity. ORCID profiles are also interoperable across various systems, including publisher platforms and funding agencies (e.g., the Australian Research Council). This interoperability streamlines processes and saves time—for instance, when applying for grants.

Guide to researcher profiles and ORCID iDs

Maximise the visibility of your research outputs by discovering how to establish and manage researcher profiles.

Setting up your researcher profile

This module provides an overview of commonly used researcher profiles and how to establish and maintain them.

Social media for researchers

This guide introduces platforms and provides tips to maximise social media usage. It covers relevant university policies and guidelines, as well as copyright information.

Social media for researchers workshop

Social media platforms can be excellent tools for increasing your online profile and connecting with a wider audience. You will learn:

the benefits of sharing research with a wide audience
methods for discovering new research and networking with other researchers
social media platforms: their purpose, benefits and drawbacks
strategies for sharing research and tracking mentions in online media (e.g. altmetrics)
tips and insights from RMIT researchers engaging with social media to promote their research
where social media can go wrong and how to manage it.

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