researchProjectResource

Description

Record of research project details including title, organisation, dates, principal researcher, summary, tags.

The researchProjectResource schema inherits from resourceType.

Properties

Name	Description	Required	Type
ProjectCode	Project code or number for the project, in the form of a scheme and id.	No	identifierType
LeadOrganization	The lead organisation of the project record. May be the RDC and the holding.	No	organizationType
ResearchOrganizations	Organisations participating in the project.	No	Array of  organizationType
PrincipalResearcher	The principal or lead researcher.	No	string
ProjectStartDate	Date the project started.	No	date-time
ProjectEndDate	Date the project ended.	No	date-time
Readiness	Technology Readiness Level or range.	No	string
Abstract	Abstract of project.	No	string
ProjectContent	Statements of background, need, objectives and body of the project.	No	projectContentType
ContactEmail	Email address of the contact for the project.	No	string
CommercialOpportunities	Commercial opportunities for the project.	No	Array of  string
Industries	Industries relevant to the project.	No	Array of  string
FocusAreas	Project focus areas.	No	Array of  string
TechnologyAreas	Technology areas relevant to the project.	No	Array of  string
Sustainabilities	Sustainabilities addressed by the project.	No	Array of  string
PublishedDate	Date the project was published.	No	date-time
Locations	Locations where the project was conducted. Not all fields may be relevant.	No	Array of  postalAddress
GeneratedTags	Tags auto-generated for the project.	No	Array of  string
ConfiguredTags	Tags configured or manually entered for the project.	No	Array of  string
GeneratedAbstract	Auto-generated abstract of project.	No	string
Id	Unique identifier (UUID) used within the current server to identify the resource.	Yes	string
Identifiers	Identifiers for the resource (see well-known/schemes... for example identity schemes).	No	Array of  identifierType
Links	Linked resources that are related to the current resource.	No	Array of  relationType
Meta	Meta-data for the resource. Mandatory if you wish to support synchronisation.	Yes	metaDataType
Name	A user-readable name for the resource.	No	string
Self	Uniform resource identifier (URI) of the resource (rel=self).	No	string

Examples

Example 1

{
  "resourceType": "ResearchProjectResource",
  "id": "a597bf0f-5512-42ee-96eb-b7a3ae91d386",
  "identifiers": [
    {
      "scheme": "au.myrdc.project",
      "id": "99999"
    }
  ],
  "name": "My project name",
  "meta": {
    "sourceId": {
      "scheme": "au.myrdc.projectid",
      "id": "99999"
    },
    "modified": "2025-08-03T08:00:00Z"
  },
  "links": [
    {
      "relationship": "Database",
      "related": "https://www.database.com/listings/research-project/lorem-ipsum-dolor"
    },
    {
      "relationship": "Project",
      "related": "https://myrdc.com.au/related-projects/lorem-ipsum-dolor"
    }
  ],
  "leadOrganization": {
    "id": {
      "scheme": "au.leicode",
      "id": "123412345E1234B01234"
    },
    "name": "MyRDC Australia",
    "url": "https://myrdc.com.au"
  },
  "researchOrganisations": [
    {
      "name": "My University",
      "url": "https://myuni.edu.au"
    }
  ],
  "projectCode": {
    "scheme": "au.myrdc.projectcode",
    "id": "PRO-000"
  },
  "principalResearcher": "Jane Smith",
  "projectStartDate": "2022-04-20T00:00:00Z",
  "projectEndDate": "2025-05-08T00:00:00Z",
  "readiness": "TRL 5-9",
  "abstract": "Quisque sed urna leo. Cras ut consectetur arcu. Nam facilisis ipsum sed ante ullamcorper, nec hendrerit tortor blandit. Ut interdum, dolor sed placerat dapibus, enim urna viverra mi, at ultrices massa velit quis lectus. Aliquam pretium arcu eu convallis imperdiet. Morbi ut eros neque. Mauris porta arcu ac efficitur tempor.",
  "projectContent": {
    "body": "Nullam vehicula imperdiet elit et fermentum. Aenean mi eros, sollicitudin non finibus et, mollis in lacus. Nullam id eros lacus. Praesent eget eleifend eros. Proin at aliquet ligula. Curabitur at sem aliquet, scelerisque neque sit amet, fringilla nulla. Aliquam erat volutpat. Ut ut iaculis felis. Etiam vitae mauris at eros tristique varius. Nam vel arcu eu est efficitur aliquet."
  },
  "contactEmail": "jsmith@myuni.edu.au",
  "commercialOpportunities": [
    "export market development"
  ],
  "industries": [
    "Fruits",
    "Nuts"
  ],
  "focusAreas": [
    "Functional food & ingredients"
  ],
  "technologyAreas": [
    "Plant science",
    "Novel ingredients"
  ],
  "sustainabilities": [
    "Crop pollination"
  ],
  "publishedDate": "2025-07-18T00:00:00Z",
  "locations": [
    {
      "addressCountry": "Australia",
      "addressRegion": "Queensland",
      "addressLocality": "Bundaberg",
      "postalCode": "4670"
    }
  ],
  "generatedAbstract": "Maecenas convallis lacinia odio, sit amet pellentesque urna dictum et. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Vivamus sodales erat eu mauris pharetra, vel hendrerit diam laoreet."
}