Researcher profiles and ORCID

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

Use your unique ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) iD and other researcher identifiers to create and manage your profile as a researcher without naming ambiguity.

Your ORCID iD allows individuals and organisations to see your research activities, expertise and outputs.

Researcher profiles and ORCID iDs

Maximise the visibility of your research outputs by discovering how to establish a researcher profile.

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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