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Please ask your Department Manager to contact the 91ÌÒÉ« Office to request an account for you. The account creation process is in two stages:

1. You will receive an invitation email from 91ÌÒÉ«fish containing a link via which you can create an account. When you have done this, please notify the RO.
2. You will receive a second invitation email from 91ÌÒÉ«fish. It is essential you click the link contained in this to obtain access to your Department’s awards.

The 91ÌÒÉ«fish webiste has . 

The PI has not accepted the invitation to add the award to their account. If they cannot find the original email, a new invitation can be requested by following going to  in the  section of the 91ÌÒÉ«fish website. Dashboard users can submit request on behalf of their PIs.

91ÌÒÉ«fish users must receive an invitation in order to create an account. If the PI cannot find the original invitation email, a new invitation can be requested by going to in the  section of the 91ÌÒÉ«fish website. Dashboard users can submit request on behalf of their PIs

PIs should have a single account for all awards held in 91ÌÒÉ«fish. If multiple accounts have been created in error, these can be merged into a single account by  directly. Live Chat is recommended during the Submission Period.

Only certain funders use the 91ÌÒÉ«fish system (a full list of funders is available on the ) and funders that use 91ÌÒÉ«fish do not necessarily add all awards to the system. If an award does not appear on the Dashboard, the 91ÌÒÉ« Office can confirm whether or not the award has been added by the funder.

NB. Awards made to other institutions with 91ÌÒÉ« academics acting as Co-Is will only appear in the accounts of the PI at the lead institution.

Once a PI has added outcomes to their awards, the  must be completed. Each funder requires a separate submission, so the process may have to be followed multiple times.

Funders may grant a one year exemption from completing a 91ÌÒÉ«fish return for PIs who are unable to complete a return. Common reasons for exemptions include: 

• Parental leave
• Long term sick leave
• Fieldwork where no internet access will be available.

If this applies to a PI in your department, please notify the 91ÌÒÉ« Office who will request a one year exemption from the funder. NB. Exemptions will only be applied if the PI is unable to complete for the full duration of the submission period.

Funders typically require 91ÌÒÉ«fish submissions to be completed for up to five submission periods following the end of an award. If there are no new outcomes to report, the PI must still go through the submission process to avoid incurring sanctions.

In some cases, it may be possible to close an award in 91ÌÒÉ«fish if no further outcomes are expected. If the following criteria are met, the 91ÌÒÉ« Office can request the closure of an award for you: 

• PI does not expect any further outcomes AND 
• Five submission windows have been completed since the funding end date; AND 
• The PI has no other awards from that Funder requiring a submission.

Please notify the 91ÌÒÉ« Office as soon as possible providing as much detail as you can such us:

• If the PI has left College, where are they now based?
• If the PI is a member of a different College department, which department should they be associated with?

The 91ÌÒÉ« Office can amend award details in 91ÌÒÉ«fish or request response code changes from Funders as applicable.

The award PI can add other researchers to the award as ‘Team Members’. Guidance on how to do this is available on the . Team Members can add outcomes to an award but the final Submission Process can only be completed by the PI themselves.

91ÌÒÉ«fish has published  NB Confidential or sensitive information, especially any containing identifiable personal data should not be added. Specific funder guidance can be found at:

• (91ÌÒÉ« Councils)

A guidance document on this is available from .