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# Create a research project

<mark style="color:$primary;">**Outcome**</mark>\
You create a new research space, ready to receive files, applications, and collaborators.

<mark style="color:$primary;">**Before you start**</mark>

* You hold the **Organisation Manager** or **Organisation Faculty** role.
* You have a name and description in mind for the project.
* You have decided on visibility - Private is almost always the right choice for active research.

#### Create the Space

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Navigate to your organisation Dashboard.
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Click the **+** (plus) icon next to the Spaces list, or click the **+ SPACE** button in the Recent Spaces section at the bottom of the Dashboard.
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From the dropdown menu, select **Project**.
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Enter a name and description.

The name must be unique within the organisation, so be descriptive. Both name and description can be edited later.
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Choose a visibility option.
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Under **Initial content**, choose **Add README** or **Create space based on a template**. The template option can copy an existing Research Project where you are a Space Administrator or clone a Git repository.
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Click **+ ADD SPACE**.
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Visibility is set at creation and cannot be changed. All other properties - including name, description, and resource pool mapping - can be modified at any time later.
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For full Space management options including cloning from a Git repository, see [Administration › Space management](/administration/space-management.md).