For universities, CTUs and research institutes

Run the work around your research study with clarity.

From study setup to final handover, AQ gives academic research teams one place to organise study files, prepare participating sites, assign responsibilities and learning, and follow up quality actions — so every study is set up consistently and handover is never lost.

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The challenges of academic research delivery

The operational work behind academic research.

Each study brings its own arrangements, teams and systems. Select a challenge to see how AQ handles it.

01Mixed requirements

Every study starts differently

Today

An investigator-led study, a multicentre collaboration and a no-visit study require different arrangements — and teams rebuild them from scratch each time.

With AQ

Define the study structure, participating teams, expected documentation and responsibilities that apply to that study.

CTMSeTMFeISF
Academic research does not follow one standard workflow

From study setup to continuity.

Your operating model depends on the study you are running, the responsibilities your institution holds and the teams involved. Choose the study type your team runs.

University-led multicentre studiesACAD-014Illustrative study workspaceCross-module checksStep 1 of 6
Stage 1 · Set up the study

Translate the approved study plan into a working structure.

Create the study and participating teams. Organise applicable protocols, approvals and supporting documents, define expected documents and configure visits where the study includes scheduled participant activity.

What has to be in place before the research can begin?
Give the research team a defined structure for starting its work.
Modules in this stageExample configuration
eTMFQMSeISFCTMS
Step 1 of 6
CTMS · eTMF · eISFStudy structure and setup checklistIllustrative study data
ACAD-014 · Study recordProtocol v2.1 · Ethics filed
Coordinating unit
18 expected
Northgate General
12 expected
Warrington
12 expected
Surrey
Awaiting confirmation
Protocol and approvals organised
Expected documents defined · 26 placeholders
Study staff added · 11 roles
Visit schedule configured — not used for this study
AQ flagsSurrey has not confirmed participation; two expected documents depend on it. Confirm the site before assigning learning.
Add participating teamDefine expected documents
Built around the people doing the work

Built around the people doing the work.

Configure access around the work each person performs and the records they are authorised to review.

Investigators and research leads

Review study documentation, delegated responsibilities and operational progress within their remit.

Study oversight
CTU and trial management teams

Set up studies, coordinate participating sites, follow up outstanding documentation and prepare progress reviews.

Assigned studies
Research coordinators and delivery teams

Maintain assigned study activity, participant follow-up and local documentation where applicable.

Assigned sites
Research governance and sponsor teams

Review study evidence, responsibilities and quality information across the studies they oversee.

Sponsor remit
Quality and training teams

Maintain controlled procedures, assign learning and manage formal quality actions.

Organisation-wide
Research pharmacy teams

Manage pharmacy documentation where pharmacy activity forms part of the study.

Pharmacy file

Internal permissions and external sponsor or CRO access are managed separately — administrators assign external users to specified studies, sites and folders, and update or withdraw access as assignments change.

Fitting into your research environment

AQ works alongside your existing research environment.

AQ does not require your institution to move every research activity into one platform.

Research activityAQ supportsRemains in your existing systems
Study setup
CTMSeTMF

Study structure, responsibilities and operational documentation.

Institutional process

Funding, contracts, sponsorship acceptance and ethics processes.

Participant activity
CTMS

Recruitment follow-up, appointments and attendance where required.

REDCap / EDC

Research data capture, analysis and statistical systems.

Study documentation
eTMFeISFePSF

Sponsor, investigator, site or pharmacy files according to responsibility.

Institutional repositories

Institutional repositories where applicable.

Procedures and quality
QMSCAPA

Controlled documents, learning and quality actions.

Organisation-wide systems

Organisation-wide systems that remain outside the study.

Reporting and closure
eTMFAdmin

Operational evidence, document history and handover.

Institutional services

Grant accounting, publication, impact reporting and data repositories.

Use AQ for the operational work your academic teams need to coordinate. Keep research data, finance, analysis, safety, laboratory and publication activity in the systems already selected for those purposes. Define the required exchange with your institutional IT team.

Academic Research Guide
How each AQ module supports academic study delivery, module by module.
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FAQs

Questions from academic research teams.

AQ supports study operations, documentation, delegation, training and quality workflows. It can work alongside REDCap, EDC and other research data systems. It is not a replacement for participant-level data capture, statistical analysis or data repositories.

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