Elements Knowledge Base

To edit your Elements profile, visit https://utah.elements.symplectic.org and log in with your uNID and CIS password.

Each year, faculty report their academic activity in Elements (formerly FAR). This information is used for annual reviews, salary increase allocations, accreditation reporting, and can also be used to generate biosketches, CVs, and university profiles.

Elements and Discovery only include accounts for University of Utah faculty members*. Faculty go to Elements to edit the information in their profiles, including biographical info, publications, professional/teaching activities, and grants. Support staff can request accounts to assist faculty and facilitate faculty activity evaluation.

*Except faculty in the School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, and Eccles Library.

Elements Profile

This information then gets pushed to the University of Utah Discovery site, which hosts faculty members’ public profiles.

Discovery Public Profile

What is Elements?

Elements is a comprehensive research information management system used by academic and research institutions. It enables efficient collection, organization, and reporting of research outputs, including publications, grants, patents, and professional activities. Elements integrates with various data sources and institutional systems, facilitating streamlined workflows for researchers, administrators, and librarians. With its robust analytics and reporting tools, Elements helps institutions enhance their research visibility, compliance, and strategic planning efforts.

How does Elements work?

Data In

Faculty member profiles are initiated in Elements based on appointment records in PeopleSoft, which is the Human Resources system of record at the University of Utah. The Elements system then aggregates information about the faculty member from a number of internal and external databases to populate the four main areas of the profile: Publications, Grants, and Teaching Activities. This data collection is done regularly, making it easier for faculty members to keep their profiles up to date. Faculty members also have the ability to edit and add/remove items in their profile.

Data Out

Selected information in a faculty member’s Elements account is automatically pushed to their Discovery public profile. Faculty have the ability to export their profile as Academic CVs and NIH Biographical Sketches, in either PDF or Word format. For more information, see the pages on Discovery Public Profiles and Exporting Profile Data.