Getting started

By adding information about yourself to your Bridges profile, colleagues who find your published research will have the opportunity to learn more about you and your work, thereby increasing their likelihood of engaging with your research, sharing it, and creating opportunities for discussion and collaboration.

Once you have logged into Bridges you can access your profile page by clicking on your account icon in the top right of the screen and selecting Profile.

The following fields should be completed to provide useful information to people viewing your profile.

ORCiD: All researchers are encouraged to create an ORCiD  - a unique, digital identifier to distinguish yourself from other researchers with similar names. Add your ORCiD to your Bridges profile to automatically sync your published items with your unique ID.

• For detailed instructions on connecting your ORCiD, see: https://knowledge.figshare.com/articles/item/how-to-sync-orcid-and-datacite-for-figshare
• We strongly recommend adding your ORCiD to your myResearch (Pure) profile as well.

Job title: Depending on your title, this can be a quick way of letting people know your field of research or work.

Field of Interest: Here you can be more specific about your field of research. The predefined list is taken from the Field of Research codes. Search for, and select, as many fields as relate to your research.

Social media links: Link to your other online profiles or social media  accounts. You can choose from Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin.
Tip: You might also like to link back to your monash.figshare profile from those accounts to increase your visibility.

Biographical information: Include a description of your research and activities. You can reach a wider audience by using language that can be easily understood by people outside your discipline.