Research applications

Software applications available to researchers

Specialised research applications

Specialised applications are software applications that are additional to those provided as part of the standard image. They include applications dedicated to undertaking computationally and data intensive research, and for supporting research in specialised academic fields.

The Specialist Computer Sciences team in Technical Services manage and support many of the specialist research software applications, and can assist new users with access to existing software or the purchase and installation of new software.

The team also provide full support for purchase and implementation of specialist hardware such as high-performance workstations, either dual boot Windows and Linux or solely Linux operating systems. The same level of support is also provided for Mac OS hardware and software.

To contact the Specialist Computer Sciences team:

  • email [email protected] 
  • visiting the counter in John Dalton Central Block, room C2.08a.

Research administration applications

  • Worktribe; Our project workflow system will help you track your research, monitor funding activities, and get approval for your research.
  • Ethos: All research undertaken in the University must have ethical approval via EthOS – this includes both staff and student projects.
  • Research Data Storage: The research data storage (RDS) platform provides Manchester Metropolitan researchers with a secure environment for all research data.
  • Symplectic: Sympletic is the University’s research information system - our platform for recording all research outputs.
  • Espace: Manchester Metropolitan’s institutional repository (espace) is the public facing showcase of all outputs uploaded via Symplectic.
  • SciVal: Quick, easy access to the research metrics from institutions, groups and individuals from across the world.
  • Researchfish: Researchfish is a ‘Research Outcomes System’ designed to enable researchers to report their outputs once across multiple funders.

Find more information about the standard research systems on the staff intranet: Research Systems.