Researchfish is an online submission system, which many funders (including the UK Research Councils, Arthritis Research UK, Cancer Research UK, and NIHR) use to collect and evaluate the outputs and outcomes of your research projects.

PIs on active Research Council grants and Research Council Funded students are required to report to Researchfish annually. You can log into the Researchfish submission system and record outcomes at any time throughout the year, but can only ‘submit’ your return during the submission period. You can find details of the next submission window on the UKRI Research Outcomes page.

Click here to find out how Pure can help you to complete your Researchfish submission

Power BI is the University's reporting and analytics tool. Research applications and awards data from the data warehouse is now available in Power BI and standard reports have been shared with users who previously had access to RESEARCH_REPORTING reports in Discoverer. You can apply for access to these reports via the IT Support Portal.

The log in URL for Power BI is https://app.powerbi.com

A short training course on how to navigate the research reports within Power BI can be accessed here.

Pure is the University Research Information System.

Login
Pure - https://pure.manchester.ac.uk/

Access
New users can request access by logging a ticket with IT Services.

Guidance
Guidance is available on the Pure Support Pages
Queries can be email to pure@manchester.ac.uk

Training
If you require training on Pure please contact the Pure Support Team at pure@manchester.ac.uk

Help and guidance regarding the research costing tool can be found here: https://www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/rbe/rs/research-costing-tool/ 

• Je-S ( used by AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC and STFC)
• Royal Society
• Wellcome Trust
• Leverhulme Trust
• Cancer Research UK

• eRA Commons (NIH)
• Fastlane Research Administration (NSF)
• Grants.gov
• Proposal Central

If you need to register with another funder’s electronic submission system, and you are unsure if the University is registered with them, or you need any help and assistance, please email the Research Operations Team at researchoperations@manchester.ac.uk

The University of Manchester's annual Research and Business Engagement Conference will take place on Wednesday 18th June 2025 in Roscoe Building. The event will bring together Research Services, Business Engagement and Research Finance colleagues to participate in a mixed day of presentations and workshops covering all aspects of research support.

The full programme can be viewed here. Abstracts of the parallel sessions can be viewed here. Book your place by filling in the registration form here.

If you have any questions about the event please contact researchoperations@manchester.ac.uk

Please complete the new starter form online with support from your line manager by logging into the IT Support Portal and searching Research Services Systems Access and Email Alerts in the service catalogue. This form is for an RSO, RSM, RFO or SRFO to request access to Research Services systems and email alerts.