MRO ARC app

The MRO ARC Team will be trialling the MRO ARC App between January and May 2016, alongside the scheme email distribution lists so that researchers will have a choice as how to receive information.  

During the busy ARC grants season, keeping researchers up to date with timely ARC scheme information as well as relevant MRO guidance, is key to the service excellence standards and continuous improvement strategy of the Monash Research Office. 

 Traditionally the MRO ARC Team have used both intranet and scheme email distribution lists to communicate information to the Monash research community about upcoming grant rounds.  For 2016, we would like to trial a further channel of communication – a MRO ARC App – which may offer a number of advantages over the more traditional methods:

·         Push notifications to mobiles or email accounts alerting to new content
·         On-the-go access to information
·         Mobile-friendly content layouts
·         Opportunities to interact with both the MRO ARC team and other researchers applying to the same scheme through forums

We will trial the MRO ARC App between January and May 2016 

alongside the scheme email distribution lists so that researchers will still have a choice as how to receive information.  At the end of this period, we will seek feedback from users of the App to determine whether we continue its use, and if so what improvements are desirable.

The App itself is an adaptation of a commercially available platform designed to improve communication to teams.  It’s free to download and use, and access to the MRO ARC App is restricted to users approved by the MRO ARC Team only.  It is available across all platforms – iOS, Android and desktop – and members can join ARC scheme-specific groups within the App to ensure that the information received is tailored to the schemes of interest.

To use:

1.       Download ‘Team App’ from the App Store or Google Play and sign up for an account.  You will receive an email to confirm your registration.
2.       Log in and search for ‘MRO ARC’ and request access to the ARC scheme access groups that are of interest to you.
3.       MRO ARC Team will approve your membership if you are a Monash University staff member.
4.       Have a look around the MRO ARC App at the pre-populated information on upcoming ARC Scheme rounds.
5.       The MRO ARC Team will post information as it becomes available, and monitor the forums to answer questions or comment on topics.

A poster and FAQ document​ is attached here.