Research IT

Mobile App Services

Design, development, deployment and maintenance of mobile apps across the University with a robust governance process to ensure mobile apps released through the University of Manchester brand are fully compliant with relevant policy and law.

Service Description

We have a three-tier service model for mobile app development and publishing and you can engage us at any level as dictated by your timescales, budget and collaborators.

Lifecycle projects – we will design, build and deploy your app and are the ideal choice for researchers with little access to technical expertise.

Support projects – you develop the app yourself but benefit from our processes and resources. Our RSEs will support you with regular meetings, provide on-the-job training as required and, if necessary, help with some of the development.

Deployment projects – you develop the app yourself. We won’t touch your code but will deploy your app to the University store accounts on Google Play and the Apple App Store while helping you ensure that your app meets appropriate standards plus any legislative obligations.

Charging Model

We provide informal advice, and a formal requirement capture service, for free and you are not committed to using us if you do not like what you hear! Lifecycle and Support projects are charged at an appropriate rate like all our RSE projects and our services can be added to grant proposals if you do not already have funding in place. Deploy tier projects cost £250 for two reviews of your submission and £125 per review thereafter.

Contact

To request either of the first two services, please complete a Lifecycle / Support project request form. For Deployment requests, please complete an Application Support form.

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