Reasons for having a research group webpage:
- It helps external audiences learn about your research and the expertise in your research centre.
- It attracts collaborative partners since it directs external contacts to the webpage.
- It provides information about the research being done within your university school by presenting the work of the research centre in a clear and consistent manner.
The research centre webpages are meant to provide information to external target groups. Keep in mind that it is up to centre members to actively direct external target groups to the webpage by letting them know that it exists.
Examples of research centre webpages:
- Centre for Tourism and Leisure Research (CETLER)
- Knowledge Implementation and Patient Safety (KIPS)
- Sustainable Energy Research Centre (SERC)
Create a webpage
Follow these four steps to create a webpage about the research centre and to update an existing webpage that was not created according to the instructions for structure given here.
1. Answer three questions
1. a) Who are the research centre’s primary target groups?
The research centre’s webpage is for external target groups. Write down who these target groups are, and within your centre, discuss their needs and interests that relate to your work. Also, discuss how you can inform them about your research centre.
1. b) How often do you plan to update the webpage?
Within your research centre, discuss how you want to use the webpage, how often you plan to update it and what information it should provide.
If you are going to be updating your webpage on a regular basis (i.e. several times per semester), you should appoint one person to take the web editor training. That person will then have editorial access to your webpage. For example, you may need to make regular updates because you want to provide information about upcoming seminars on your webpage. This is one reason why one centre member needs to take the web editor training since then they will be able to make the updates themselves.
Most research centres create webpages that remain unchanged over long periods. They are only updated when there are new research projects, publications, members and collaborative partners that need to be added. It is the centre that is responsible for ensuring that the information on the webpage is correct and up to date at all times.
1. c) Who is responsible for the factual information on the webpage?
One person should ensure the accuracy of the factual information on the webpage. The webpage should be reviewed at least once a year. In most cases, it is the head of the research centre who is appointed as the person in charge of the accuracy of the factual information.
2. Contact the Office of Marketing and Communication
Contact the Office of Marketing and Communication, kommunikation@du.se, and include the answers to the three questions (a., b. and c.) above.
3. Follow the instructions for content
After contacting the Office of Marketing and Communication, your research centre will create content using the instructions below. It is important that all webpages about the centre follow the structure so that it is easier for external target groups to read and understand content.
4. Publish the webpage
Contact the Office of Marketing and Communication when you have developed content according to the instructions. A colleague there will help you to publish your webpage.
Update the webpage
Always remember to follow the instructions for content. If there are going to be regular updates to the webpage (several times per semester), then a centre member needs to be appointed as editor and learn how to publish a webpage. The Office of Marketing and Communication provides web editor training to research centre members. After taking the training, members gain editorial access to the webpage.
Instructions for structure and content
Use the structure as described so that you meet the requirements relating to accessibility, plain language, mobile screens and navigation. By presenting themselves in a uniform manner, research groups will also facilitate access and readability for external target groups.
Name of the research centre
Use the name of your research team for the main heading on your webpage (about 70 characters).
Use this name in all communication. Avoid abbreviations. Feel free to contact the Department of Marketing and Communication if you want help with a name.
Introductory paragraph (ingress)
The introductory paragraph should be a maximum of 300 characters (this includes spaces). This is equivalent to about 2–3 sentences.
- This paragraph should describe the main focus of the research centre in a style that a general audience understands (popular science).
- The introductory paragraph will almost always appear with the page title. Therefore, there is no need to repeat the page title in this paragraph.
- Be sure the paragraph includes keywords: this will help the user determine right away if it is the right page for them.
About the research centre
Use about 1 500 characters (this includes spaces) for this text.
- Describe the focus of your research, preferably using popular science language, and the reason your research is important.
- Include information that will be relevant over time. Avoid going into detail about specific projects and avoid complicated information.
- For example, describe the subjects that the research involves, the expertise and competence the research group has, and the collaboration opportunities that exist.
- Give each piece of information its own paragraph and keep each paragraph concise (5–6 lines on a computer).
- Structured this way, it will be easier for a reader to gain an overview of your webpage and understand how to read it. Remember to vary the sentence length and to avoid abbreviations and acronyms. Use subheadings if necessary.
Research centre members
Enter the first and last name of each centre member from Dalarna University and indicate the main contact person for the group. Do not enter contact details as these are automatically generated from a database.
If external researchers have a significant role in the centre, enter their name, title, subject, university and email address.
Research/research groups
Use this heading if you want to provide a more detailed description of the research that is conducted in the centre. Here you can:
- Describe specific research fields, themes or focus areas that the centre works with.
- Link to research groups that form a part of the research centre (if relevant).
Publications
Provide the names of the most recent ten articles related to your research group in the following format: the authors’ first and last names; the title of the article; the name of the journal where it was published; the year in which it was published; and a link to the article in DiVA.
Example:
Dahlberg, Lena; McKee, Kevin; Frank, Amanda; Naseer, Mahwish. A systematic review of longitudinal risk factors for loneliness in older adults, Aging & Mental Health, 2021.
Research projects
Provide the name, link and start date of the research project that the research group is working on.
Example:
Miranda 2.0 - Improving the decision support for tourism and infrastructure planning
Project start: 01-05-2023
Tool: Display your Reasearch Projects
Create a Webpage for Your Research Project
Education and academic environment/innovation
Describe the connections to education at the first-cycle, second-cycle and third-cycle levels. Provide links to the relevant programme webpages.
- How were the students and doctoral students involved in the research?
- Contributions to the development of new forms of teaching or new research groups.
- Any innovation, solutions to societal challenges or policy development based on research.
Collaboration
Give the names of your collaborative partners: for example, the names of higher education institutions and organisations (public, private, non-profit).
Type the name of the organisation and provide a link to its webpage.
Example:
Julie Bernhardt and colleagues. Florey Institute, Melbourne: project “The NoVELL redesign project”
Financing
List the research funding bodies that support your research group.
Example: KK Foundation (KK-stiftelsen), Vinnova, Forte and so on.
Images
The Office of Marketing and Communication will help you to find a photo that can illustrate your research group.
Pictures must be in line with GDPR, accessibility and copyright law and must be uploaded to the university’s media gallery. Please note that you cannot use pictures from the internet without permission.
Calendar (optional)
If you want to provide information about upcoming seminars, conferences or events on your webpage, then you will need to make regular updates. In many cases, it’s better to use the university’s shared calendar. If you have a calendar on your webpage, write the heading, a short description, the target group, participants, date, time, location, registration/sign-up, and any digital links.
Create an event in the calendar (in Swedish)
Conferences at Dalarna University (in Swedish)