PI and lab websites
Research focus, people, publications, news, opportunities, contact information, and a clear update path.
Research websites
Websites built around the science and the people who need to use them.
Custom websites and complete rebuilds for PIs, labs, centers, programs, consortia, societies, and research nonprofits. The structure, content, design, update path, and hosting plan are defined together.
Current content
Research, people, publications, or opportunities are out of date.
Research themes, people, publications, and opportunities need a clearer structure.
Updates are difficult
The team needs a clear update process.
A practical editor or defined update process can be part of the build.
The audience has changed
Recruitment, collaboration, or public information now matters.
The site can be organized for the people who actually need to use it.
What can be built
A focused lab site or a larger research publication system.
The project is shaped around the content and workflow. It can be a concise PI or lab site, a multi-institutional consortium site, a program or center website, or a digital publication with structured records and editorial stories.
Program and consortium sites
Investigators and partner sites, shared programs, resources, working groups, updates, and collaboration information.
Centers and societies
Audience-specific navigation, programs, membership or participation information, news, events, and resources.
Reports and research publications
Annual reports, research highlights, donor impact microsites, story collections, and structured publication or funding records.
Examples include lab, consortium, annual report, impact-reporting, and research-story websites.
The public examples use changed or created names, institutions, data, and identifying details. They are examples of project types and are not presented as client work.
Explore research website examples →Project decisions
Design, content, updates, hosting, and handoff are part of the same plan.
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Define the audience and content
Clarify who the site serves, what information must be easy to find, and what already exists.
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Develop the structure and visual direction
Build a content architecture and design system specific to the field, program, and organizational context.
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Choose the update path
Use a content editor, a documented handoff, or ongoing support based on how the team works.
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Set the hosting boundary
Use an existing domain or a hosted researchpages.org address. Ownership, security, maintenance, and ongoing costs are written into the scope.
Questions
Research website questions
Can a research team update the site after launch?
Yes. A content editor can support routine changes such as publications, people, news, and opportunities. A complete handoff or ongoing support can also be defined.
Can the website use an existing domain?
Yes. A project can use an organization-owned domain or a hosted project address at researchpages.org.
Can you work with a group outside the United States?
Yes. Projects can support research groups and scientific organizations based in or outside the United States.
Every project begins with a written scope and estimate covering the build, content responsibilities, hosting, editor access, maintenance, and update process.