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For Departments

Streamlining research communication at the departmental level with integrated governance.

Departmental Onboarding

1

Initial Creation: University staff must first create the department within the institutional dashboard and send an invitation link to the designated Department Admin.

2

Building Your Team: Additional department staff can be added in two ways:

  • Invitation: Directly invited via email by the Department Admin.
  • Self-Registration: Users can sign up here and request to join their specific department as staff.

Publishing Governance

Publishing capability is a privilege granted by University Staff through the "Can Publish" selector.

When "Can Publish" is ON

Department Editors have full authority to push departmental and lab news live to the platform.

When "Can Publish" is OFF

Department Editors review drafts and submit to University staff for final publication.

Research Lab Workflow

Research Labs operate within a supervised workflow to ensure institutional accuracy:

Research Lab Staff Drafts
Department Staff Reviews + Publishes (If authorised)

Note: Labs always send content to their parent department or the university. If the department lacks publishing permissions, the content must be submitted by the department to university staff for final approval.

Research Lab Draft
Department Admin Review
University Staff (Final Approval)

Roles & Scopes

Department Staff

Scope is limited to the entire department. Can create research labs, manage all departmental members, and oversee lab activities.

Research Lab Staff

Scope is restricted to their assigned research lab. Cannot view or manage actions in other labs or the broader department.

Granular Permissions

News Management

Creator

Can create and edit news drafts. Cannot review others' drafts or publish.

Reviewer

Can create, edit, and review drafts submitted by Creators.

Editor

Full control: Review and publish (If authorized), otherwise submit to Universities.

Team Management

Admin Permission: Users with Admin status can add/remove members and modify roles/permissions for any user within their designated scope.