What is Researchfish and why use it?

• ResearchfishLink opens in a new window is an online database which collects information about research outputs and outcomes. It is the world's leading service for the reporting of outcomes to enable research impact tracking.
• All UK Research Councils (as well as a number of other funders, such as CRUK) are imposing sanctions for those who do not submit a full Researchfish report by the specified deadline, resulting in no future payments on existing grants and no further grant applications being accepted if a return is not completed. Read RCUK's Compliance and ResponsibilityLink opens in a new window page on the RCUK website.
• Researchfish allows easy submission of research information on outputs and outcomes to individual funding organisations: UK Research Councils, Cancer Research UK, NIHR and many other public and charitable research funding agencies. It has been designed to allow researchers to report once across multiple funders, and to re-use their data.

• UKRI and the research councils must demonstrate the value and impact of publicly funded research and training.

  This helps us to:

  • justify additional spending to government – and attract more funding for the research community
  • be transparent about what our funding delivers
  • effectively track and analyse the progress, productivity and impact of research
  • prioritise funding efforts to meet wider strategic aims or programmes
  • make research more visible and open to the public – through automatic publishing on Gateway to Research everyone can see what’s been funded and understand the benefit.

  The information collected is also used in many research council publications

• Researchfish can be used to provide Warwick with vital information about the impact of our research.

Submitting your data

• You should enter the relevant information into distinct output types and sections in your Researchfish portfolio. Download a copy of the questions set hereLink opens in a new window.
• You or a nominated delegate can add, edit and delete entries, which can then be easily attributed to one or more grant awards. (Giving delegate / research team access to ResearchFish Link opens in a new window )
• Only the grant holder can submit the Researchfish report. You must validate the data and click ‘Submit’ on the Submission tab within the designated submission period.
• For most funders, you are expected to submit data once a year, during a defined submission period, although the system is open for data entry all year round.
• You can only submit outcomes during the submission period. You can create, edit and attribute your outcome records in Researchfish at any time, and it’s good practice to keep them up to date.

Help and advice

• Tips to 'optimise your Researchfish submissionsLink opens in a new window'
• Researchers can raise any questions via an online 'How can we help you today?Link opens in a new window' page which includes help videos, answers to FAQs, a copy of the questions and webinars for researchers and delegates.
• You do not register for a Researchfish account. Once your award details appear on Researchfish you will be sent an invitation to create an account. If you do not see the invitation email please check your junk/clutter folders. If unable to locate your invite you can request a new invitation by visiting the Invitation HelpLink opens in a new window section of the Researchfish website.
• Researchfish (login required) answers to Frequently Asked QuestionsLink opens in a new window
• What do the Response CodesLink opens in a new window  mean?
• Answers to student-related queries that PIs may raise about their projectsLink opens in a new window  
• View the Researchfish User Guide Link opens in a new window
• View an Overview of the Common Outcome typesLink opens in a new window
• View the help text for each Output TypeLink opens in a new window  
• View Outcomes Common Questions SetLink opens in a new window for information such as accepted values, multiple choice options, indicators of field type.
• If you are logged in, the page will also display help tabs about invitations, incorrect award details and submission issues: app.researchfish.com/helpwizLink opens in a new window
• For general queries relating to Researchfish please contact the Warwick Researchfish support team:
  • Research & Impact Services (academic): researchops@warwick.ac.uk
  • Academic Office (post-graduate): doctoralcollege@warwick.ac.uk

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Forgotten your Researchfish username or password? Please visit: app.researchfish.com/helpwiz/forgotLink opens in a new window

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Latest News

The 2025 submission period is:
3 February 2025 - until 4pm 13 March 2025

Submission for this period applies to following:

Research Councils (UKRI), Cancer Research (CRUK), British Heart Foundation (BHF), National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) and Wellcome

NIHR Guidance for NIHR award holders