PURE, the system researchers use to manage and track their scientific work and activities, has officially gone live for all of Amsterdam UMC. The era of two separate PURE systems, one for each Amsterdam UMC location, is now over. From this point forward, all of Amsterdam UMC will operate on a single, unified platform. The PURE portal showcases Amsterdam UMC’s research in an organized, accessible way.

PURE offers a snapshot of Amsterdam UMC’s research at a glance, displaying figures like the total "Research Output" of 207,798 publications and 1,064 awards in the “trophy case.” Through the portal, research institutes, departments, and individual researchers can present the collective achievements of Amsterdam UMC. Each researcher also has an official profile on PURE that includes a summary of their work—an impressive calling card, especially useful when applying for grants. This profile is also presented on the research website of Amsterdam UMC.

Highlighting Social Impact

Currently, the portal provides essential information such as researcher profiles, awards, publications, and datasets. According to Lieuwe Kool, a member of the PURE team, "We hope to expand this content next year with a 'social impact' section, allowing us to highlight guidelines and policy documents that draw on our scientific work.”

Data Verification

In recent months, the PURE team has worked intensively to merge and verify over 250,000 articles and datasets from the AMC and VUmc locations. Around 3,000 researchers were found to have duplicate registrations. Kool notes, “The Medical Library will continue to keep profiles up-to-date using sources like PeopleSoft, Scopus, and Elsevier. However, we still encourage all researchers to review their own data in the new system soon and update details as needed, such as their research focus or profile picture.”

More information

More information on PURE and the medical library can be found here. More information on how to manage your personal profile in PURE can be found here.

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