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Student guide Β· 3 of 9
Your dashboard
Your home page: research group, raindrops, next badge and setup checklist.
Your dashboard at /dashboard is home base. It shows your research group first, then your raindrops, your next badge and a short setup checklist.
Header tiles
Your raindrop balance, your rank this month, your research groups and your tasks.
Research group card
Shows your group's status (Waiting for approval, Approved or Paper submitted), its members, and the buttons Open group, Aktiful Survey and Upload files.
With no group yet, you see Find a paper to research. See Research groups and papers for how to join one.
Next badge
A progress bar and how many raindrops you still need for your next badge. See Raindrops and badges for the full badge ladder.
Get set up checklist
Work through these once:
- Add a profile photo
- Write a short bio
- Get your guardian to sign the consent form (under 18 only)
- Join a research paper team
- Take your first quiz
Ask anything about using Rainflower. For example: