Launch Your Research Community
with Expert Support

Designed for universities, research organisations, and scientific societies seeking a powerful, independent social platform, with expert support available for customisation, deployment, and community success.

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What is included

Everything you need for a successful launch of your online community

Dedicated setup

An engineer available to support your team during the entire deployment process.

Custom branding

Deploy with your organisation's visual identity, domain, and messaging to create your own digital presence.

Custom integrations

Seamless connections with your existing systems and databases, such as ORCID, institutional SSO and research repositories.

Security & compliance

GDPR compliance and institutional data protection standards implementation.

Researcher training workshops

Interactive sessions around best practices for federated scientific discourse.

Admin & moderator training

Complete training for your community managers and moderators.

Governance framework

Policies and procedures aligned with your institutional values and research culture.

Self-hosted or fully managed

We can assist you in launching an instance on your own infrastructure or provide managed hosting through our partners.

Custom development

Tailored features and extensions built specifically based on your institution's needs.

What makes this different

Unlike commercial platforms that keep you dependent on vendors, our pilot program is geared at building up your institutional capacity while maintaining complete data sovereignty and technical independence.

Ongoing support

Continuous enhancements and expert guidance for long-term success

6 months of priority technical support

Dedicated assistance from our engineering team.

Monthly sessions

Optional progress reviews, planning, or community meetings.

Repository integration assistance

Ongoing maintenance of repository connections, DOI workflows, and research object preservation to maximise discoverability and impact

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How it works

From initial consultation to thriving research community in 4 weeks

Step 1
Initial consultations
Connect with our technical team to share your institutional needs, ask questions about federated infrastructure, and discuss deployment timeline. We'll assess your infrastructure, requirements, and integration needs.
Step 2
Pilot agreement
We prepare a tailored technical specification and implementation plan for any custom development, then agree on terms, timeline, and support scope.
Step 3
Planning
Collaborative session covering governance, moderation, onboarding strategy, and success metrics. We create a customised launch roadmap.
Step 4
Pilot launch
Immediate deployment of your pilot with support from our dedicated team.
Step 5
Co-design & implementation
We collaborate with you on the design of custom integrations or features, and implement them progressively, regularly deploying updates for rapid feedback and iteration.
Step 6
Ongoing support
Monthly check-ins, technical assistance, and support for your research community.

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Complete data sovereignty and open source code guarantee you're never locked in