Your start page

On your start page you will find all important information and links at a glance.

OSIRIS start page

The different buttons on your start page are explained below:

1. add activity: This button directs you immediately to the Add activity page
2. my activities: Here you will see the list of all activities that are linked to you
3. my year: You will be redirected to the my year page, which gives you an overview of your activities using a timeline. The current quarter is highlighted in yellow, as are the associated activities. Further explanations can be found here
4. preview: Here you can see a preview of what your profile will look like in the portfolio
5. my achievements: If Achievements have been activated by the administration you can see yours here
6. edit profile: Here you can edit your profile. You will find more details in the next section 7 Claim activity: If you find activities in OSIRIS that should be assigned to you, you can claim them here
7. export CV: OSIRIS offers you the option of downloading a list of all entries for further use here

Further direct links are available in the next bar.

• News: Shows you the latest entries within your institute in OSIRIS
• General: Shows your profile with all the information you have entered
• Publications: A list of your publications with the graphics Impact Factor Histogram and Role in Publications
• Coauthors: Shows you your co-author network over the last five years
• Activities: Listing of all activities (except publications), represented by a bar chart over the years
• Word cloud: A word cloud image based on the title and abstract of publications you are linked to in OSIRIS

There are additional buttons at the top right of your start page.

At the top right you will find buttons for general settings

The bell button shows you notifications regarding updates, name mentions etc. Next to it you will find the option to set the language of OSIRIS to English. The accessibility button allows you to customise the site to your needs. If you have been assigned the maintenance of another profile, you can find the corresponding name by clicking on the last button in the drop-down menu.

Edit profile

Here you can make all the settings relating to your profile. Always remember to click on Update when you make changes.

Personal

On this page you can change your name or enter variations of your name to improve author matching for publications. For example, if you have published scientific publications with a different name, you can enter it here so that the publications can be linked to your profile.

Enter variations of your name for author matching

If you change your name, your name will be changed in your profile and future activities will be labelled with this name, but existing entries will retain the old version.

Organisation

Here you can enter organisational details, such as your room number or your current position in the institute. If the administration has specified roles, you can choose from a list here. If this is not the case, you can enter the role as free text.

Research

To describe your research, you can choose from a list of keywords provided by the administration. You can specify your expertise and research interests more individually using the free text fields. If you click in the field to add an expertise, you will be shown all the terms already available so that you can also choose from these.

Biography

Here you can map your career by entering your stations in the form provided. Simply add a contribution if you would like to enter several stations.

Portfolio

Portfolio is the external presentation of institutional research and presents your profile with all your achievements, from publications to third-party funded projects and research activities. On this page you can decide for yourself what information is shown to the outside world or whether your profile is shown at all. You can also enter an alternative e-mail address.

Contact

Here you can enter your contact details as well as your ORCID and Google Scholar ID.

Account

You can transfer the maintenance of your profile to another user. This is useful if you are away for a longer period of time, for example.
This person can access all your private details and settings, as well as make and delete changes.

Settings

Here you can make minor settings, such as whether the coins and achievements (if activated) are visible on your profile or not.