diff --git a/src/components/dropdowns/UserSettingsDropdown.vue b/src/components/dropdowns/UserSettingsDropdown.vue
index 9408ec4..e245908 100644
--- a/src/components/dropdowns/UserSettingsDropdown.vue
+++ b/src/components/dropdowns/UserSettingsDropdown.vue
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
     </template>
 
     <!-- Administrators get to see additional items -->
-    <template v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')">
+    <template v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)">
       <b-dropdown-header class="text-center border-bottom mb-2"><strong>{{ $t('dropdownUserSettingsAdvancedSettings') }}</strong></b-dropdown-header>
-      <b-dropdown-item :to="{ name: Pages.germinateSettings }" v-if="userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Administrator')"><span class="text-warning"><MdiIcon :path="mdiCog"/></span> {{ $t('dropdownUserSettingsGerminateSettings') }}</b-dropdown-item>
-      <b-dropdown-item :to="{ name: Pages.userPermissions }" v-if="userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Administrator')"><span class="text-warning"><MdiIcon :path="mdiAccountKey"/></span> {{ $t('dropdownUserSettingsUserPermissions') }}</b-dropdown-item>
+      <b-dropdown-item :to="{ name: Pages.germinateSettings }" v-if="userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR)"><span class="text-warning"><MdiIcon :path="mdiCog"/></span> {{ $t('dropdownUserSettingsGerminateSettings') }}</b-dropdown-item>
+      <b-dropdown-item :to="{ name: Pages.userPermissions }" v-if="userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR)"><span class="text-warning"><MdiIcon :path="mdiAccountKey"/></span> {{ $t('dropdownUserSettingsUserPermissions') }}</b-dropdown-item>
       <b-dropdown-item v-if="storeServerSettings.dataImportMode !== 'NONE'" :to="{ name: Pages.importUpload }"><span class="text-warning"><MdiIcon :path="mdiUpload"/></span> {{ $t('dropdownUserSettingsDataUpload') }}</b-dropdown-item>
       <b-dropdown-item :to="{ name: Pages.germplasmUnifier }"><span class="text-warning"><MdiIcon :path="mdiSetMerge"/></span> {{ $t('dropdownUserSettingsGermplasmUnifier') }}</b-dropdown-item>
       <b-dropdown-item :to="{ name: Pages.userFeedback }" v-if="storeServerSettings.supportsFeedback"><span class="text-warning"><MdiIcon :path="mdiCommentQuoteOutline"/></span> {{ $t('dropdownUserSettingsUserFeedback') }}</b-dropdown-item>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 
 import GetTokenModal from '@/components/modals/GetTokenModal'
 import MdiIcon from '@/components/icons/MdiIcon'
-import { userIsAtLeast, apiDeleteToken, apiPostToken } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, apiDeleteToken, apiPostToken, USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 
 import { mdiAccount, mdiCog, mdiAccountKey, mdiUpload, mdiCircleMultiple, mdiSetMerge, mdiLogoutVariant, mdiLoginVariant, mdiCommentQuoteOutline } from '@mdi/js'
 import { Pages } from '@/mixins/pages'
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ export default {
       mdiLogoutVariant,
       mdiLoginVariant,
       mdiCommentQuoteOutline,
-      enabled: true
+      enabled: true,
+      USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR,
+      USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR
     }
   },
   computed: {
diff --git a/src/components/germplasm/SpecificPassport.vue b/src/components/germplasm/SpecificPassport.vue
index 5fe4c40..00ccd32 100644
--- a/src/components/germplasm/SpecificPassport.vue
+++ b/src/components/germplasm/SpecificPassport.vue
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ import PedigreeChart from '@/components/charts/PedigreeChart'
 import PedigreeTable from '@/components/tables/PedigreeTable'
 import PedigreeDefinitionTable from '@/components/tables/PedigreeDefinitionTable'
 import PublicationsWidget from '@/components/util/PublicationsWidget'
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 import { apiPostGermplasmTable, apiPostGermplasmGroupTable, apiPostGermplasmDatasetTable, apiPostGermplasmAttributeTable, apiPostPedigreeTable, apiPostEntityTable, apiPatchGermplasmLocation, apiPostPedigreedefinitionTable } from '@/mixins/api/germplasm'
 import { apiPostGermplasmInstitutionTable, apiPostCommentsTable } from '@/mixins/api/misc'
 import { entityTypes } from '@/mixins/types'
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ export default {
     ]),
     isAtLeastDataCurator: function () {
       if (this.storeToken) {
-        return userIsAtLeast(this.storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')
+        return userIsAtLeast(this.storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)
       } else {
         return false
       }
diff --git a/src/components/images/ImageCarousel.vue b/src/components/images/ImageCarousel.vue
index f735532..58f91eb 100644
--- a/src/components/images/ImageCarousel.vue
+++ b/src/components/images/ImageCarousel.vue
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       </b-carousel-slide>
     </b-carousel>
 
-    <div v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Administrator')">
+    <div v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR)">
       <b-button @click="$refs.carouselEditModal.show()">{{ $t('buttonEditCarousel') }}</b-button>
 
       <CarouselEditModal ref="carouselEditModal" @change="update" />
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import CarouselEditModal from '@/components/modals/CarouselEditModal'
 
 import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 import { getImageUrl } from '@/mixins/image'
 import { apiGetTemplateCarouselConfig } from '@/mixins/api/misc'
 
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ export default {
   data: function () {
     return {
       slide: 0,
-      images: null
+      images: null,
+      USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/src/components/images/ImageGallery.vue b/src/components/images/ImageGallery.vue
index 4c2ff9c..cd99697 100644
--- a/src/components/images/ImageGallery.vue
+++ b/src/components/images/ImageGallery.vue
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
 
     <b-button-group>
       <b-button @click="download" v-if="images && images.length > 0"><MdiIcon :path="mdiDownload" /> {{ $t('buttonDownloadImages') }}</b-button>
-      <b-button @click="$refs.imageUploadModal.show()" v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')"><MdiIcon :path="mdiUpload" /> {{ $t('buttonUpload') }}</b-button>
+      <b-button @click="$refs.imageUploadModal.show()" v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)"><MdiIcon :path="mdiUpload" /> {{ $t('buttonUpload') }}</b-button>
     </b-button-group>
 
-    <ImageUploadModal :foreignId="foreignId" :referenceTable="referenceTable" v-on:images-updated="refresh()" ref="imageUploadModal" v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')" />
+    <ImageUploadModal :foreignId="foreignId" :referenceTable="referenceTable" v-on:images-updated="refresh()" ref="imageUploadModal" v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)" />
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import ImageTags from '@/components/images/ImageTags'
 import ImageUploadModal from '@/components/modals/ImageUploadModal'
 import { getImageUrl } from '@/mixins/image'
 import { apiPostImages, apiPostImagesExport } from '@/mixins/api/misc.js'
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 
 import { mdiDownload, mdiUpload } from '@mdi/js'
 
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ export default {
       images: [],
       imageCount: -1,
       imageTags: [],
-      selectedTag: null
+      selectedTag: null,
+      USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR
     }
   },
   props: {
diff --git a/src/components/images/ImageNode.vue b/src/components/images/ImageNode.vue
index cc8b468..94a20b8 100644
--- a/src/components/images/ImageNode.vue
+++ b/src/components/images/ImageNode.vue
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
         <div style="height: 6px;" v-else />
       </div>
     </a>
-    <b-button class="position-absolute image-delete-button" variant="danger" v-b-tooltip="$t('buttonDelete')" @click="deleteImage" v-if="storeToken && storeToken.userType && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')">
+    <b-button class="position-absolute image-delete-button" variant="danger" v-b-tooltip="$t('buttonDelete')" @click="deleteImage" v-if="storeToken && storeToken.userType && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)">
       <MdiIcon :path="mdiDelete" />
     </b-button>
     <b-card-body class="card-image-details">
-      <b-input-group v-if="storeToken && storeToken.userType && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')" class="mb-2">
+      <b-input-group v-if="storeToken && storeToken.userType && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)" class="mb-2">
         <b-textarea rows="3" max-rows="10" class="image-description" v-model="image.imageDescription"/>
         <b-input-group-append>
           <b-button variant="success" @click="updateImageDescription"><MdiIcon :path="mdiContentSave" /></b-button>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
             {{ tag.tagName }}
           </b-badge>
         </template>
-        <div v-if="storeToken && storeToken.userType && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')">
+        <div v-if="storeToken && storeToken.userType && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)">
           <b-badge class="bg-info"
                     v-b-tooltip.hover
                     href="#"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ import ImageExifModal from '@/components/modals/ImageExifModal'
 import { imageTypes } from '@/mixins/types'
 import { apiDeleteImage, apiPatchImage } from '@/mixins/api/misc'
 import { getImageUrl } from '@/mixins/image'
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 
 import { mdiDelete, mdiContentSave, mdiCalendarClock, mdiPencil, mdiImageText } from '@mdi/js'
 
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ export default {
       mdiImageText,
       src: null,
       largeSrc: null,
-      imageLoaded: false
+      imageLoaded: false,
+      USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR
     }
   },
   components: {
diff --git a/src/components/news/NewsSection.vue b/src/components/news/NewsSection.vue
index 79c9c2c..080a015 100644
--- a/src/components/news/NewsSection.vue
+++ b/src/components/news/NewsSection.vue
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
           <div v-html="selectedNews.newsContent" />
           <b-button-group class="mt-3">
             <b-button v-if="selectedNews.newsHyperlink && selectedNews.newsHyperlink.lastIndexOf('#', 0) !== 0" :href="selectedNews.newsHyperlink" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">{{ $t('pageNewsReadMore') }} <MdiIcon :path="mdiOpenInNew" /></b-button>
-            <b-button v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')" @click="deleteNewsItem(selectedNews.newsId)" variant="danger"><MdiIcon :path="mdiDelete" /> {{ $t('buttonDelete') }}</b-button>
+            <b-button v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)" @click="deleteNewsItem(selectedNews.newsId)" variant="danger"><MdiIcon :path="mdiDelete" /> {{ $t('buttonDelete') }}</b-button>
           </b-button-group>
         </b-modal>
       </b-col>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
                 <b-button variant="primary" :href="project.newsHyperlink" rel="noopener noreferrer" v-if="project.newsHyperlink">
                   <MdiIcon :path="mdiOpenInNew" /> {{ $t('pageNewsReadMore') }}
                 </b-button>
-                <b-button v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')" @click="deleteNewsItem(project.newsId)" variant="danger">
+                <b-button v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)" @click="deleteNewsItem(project.newsId)" variant="danger">
                   <MdiIcon :path="mdiDelete" /> {{ $t('buttonDelete') }}
                 </b-button>
               </b-button-group>
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
           @change="updateProjects" />
       </b-col>
     </b-row>
-    <div v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')">
+    <div v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)">
       <b-button @click="$refs.addNewsModal.show()">{{ $t('buttonAddNews') }}</b-button>
       <AddNewsModal ref="addNewsModal" v-on:news-added="update()" />
     </div>
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 import MdiIcon from '@/components/icons/MdiIcon'
 import DataImportJobs from '@/components/dataimport/DataImportJobs'
 import AddNewsModal from '@/components/modals/AddNewsModal'
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 import { apiPostNewsTable, apiDeleteNews } from '@/mixins/api/misc'
 import { getImageUrl } from '@/mixins/image'
 import { MAX_JAVA_INTEGER } from '@/mixins/api/base'
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ export default {
           text: () => this.$t('widgetNewsTypeGeneralNews'),
           path: mdiNewspaper
         }
-      }
+      },
+      USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR
     }
   },
   watch: {
diff --git a/src/components/structure/SidebarAsyncJobs.vue b/src/components/structure/SidebarAsyncJobs.vue
index 67c9389..a1cb02a 100644
--- a/src/components/structure/SidebarAsyncJobs.vue
+++ b/src/components/structure/SidebarAsyncJobs.vue
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
                 <!-- Show a button to view the feedback -->
                 <span class="text-danger" v-if="job.feedback.length > 0"><MdiIcon :path="mdiAlertCircle" />&nbsp;<small><a href="#" @click.prevent="showFeedback(job)">{{ $t('widgetAsyncJobPanelFeedback') }}</a></small></span>
               </div>
-              <div v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')">
+              <div v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)">
                 <span class="text-info"><MdiIcon :path="mdiFileDocumentAlert" />&nbsp;<small><a href="#" @click.prevent="downloadImportJobLog(job)">{{ $t('widgetAsyncJobPanelDownloadLog') }}</a></small></span>
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ import { mdiDelete, mdiDownload, mdiUpload, mdiRefresh, mdiDatabase, mdiClose, m
 
 import UploadStatusTable from '@/components/tables/UploadStatusTable'
 import { apiPostDatasetAsyncExport, apiDeleteDatasetAsyncExport } from '@/mixins/api/dataset'
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 import { apiPostDataAsyncImport, apiDeleteDataAsyncImport, apiGetDataAsyncImportStart, apiGetDataAsyncImportLog } from '@/mixins/api/misc'
 import { templateImportTypes } from '@/mixins/types'
 import { downloadBlob } from '@/mixins/util'
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ export default {
           path: mdiImageMultiple,
           color: () => this.storeServerSettings ? this.storeServerSettings.colorsTemplate[5 % this.storeServerSettings.colorsTemplate.length] : null
         }
-      }
+      },
+      USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR
     }
   },
   computed: {
diff --git a/src/components/structure/SidebarComponent.vue b/src/components/structure/SidebarComponent.vue
index 9240a6d..368fed2 100644
--- a/src/components/structure/SidebarComponent.vue
+++ b/src/components/structure/SidebarComponent.vue
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ import 'vue-sidebar-menu/dist/vue-sidebar-menu.css'
 
 import { getNumberWithSuffix } from '@/mixins/formatting'
 
-import { mdiArrowCollapseLeft, mdiArrowCollapseRight, mdiChartAreaspline, mdiBookOpenPageVariant, mdiChartGantt, mdiChartSankey, mdiChevronRight, mdiDatabase, mdiDna, mdiEarth, mdiFileDownload, mdiFileExport, mdiFolderTable, mdiFormatIndentIncrease, mdiGroup, mdiHarddisk, mdiHome, mdiImageMultiple, mdiInformation, mdiInformationOutline, mdiMagnify, mdiMap, mdiMapSearch, mdiNewspaperVariant, mdiPulse, mdiReorderVertical, mdiShovel, mdiSprout, mdiTagMultiple, mdiTagTextOutline, mdiWeatherSnowyRainy } from '@mdi/js'
+import { mdiArrowCollapseLeft, mdiArrowCollapseRight, mdiViewGridPlusOutline, mdiChartAreaspline, mdiBookOpenPageVariant, mdiChartGantt, mdiChartSankey, mdiChevronRight, mdiDatabase, mdiDna, mdiEarth, mdiFileDownload, mdiFileExport, mdiFolderTable, mdiFormatIndentIncrease, mdiGroup, mdiHarddisk, mdiHome, mdiImageMultiple, mdiInformation, mdiInformationOutline, mdiMagnify, mdiMap, mdiMapSearch, mdiNewspaperVariant, mdiPulse, mdiReorderVertical, mdiShovel, mdiSprout, mdiTagMultiple, mdiTagTextOutline, mdiWeatherSnowyRainy } from '@mdi/js'
 
 import { apiGetOverviewStats } from '@/mixins/api/stats'
 import { Pages } from '@/mixins/pages'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 
 const emitter = require('tiny-emitter/instance')
 const germinateLogo = 'M 11.999836,0 C 5.384778,0 -3.9999998e-7,5.38515 0,12.00026 -3.9999998e-7,18.61531 5.384778,24.00011 11.999836,24.00011 18.614894,24.00011 24,18.61531 24,12.00026 24,5.38515 18.614894,0 11.999836,0 Z m 0,2.09227 c 5.484271,0 9.907984,4.42367 9.907984,9.90799 0,5.48425 -4.423713,9.90754 -9.907984,9.90754 -5.4842703,0 -9.9076558,-4.42329 -9.9076558,-9.90754 0,-5.48432 4.4233855,-9.90799 9.9076558,-9.90799 z M 9.5003025,5.50579 c -2.4997191,0 -2.4997043,0 -3.7494633,2.16472 L 4.500991,9.83539 c -1.2498943,2.16476 -1.2498943,2.16487 0,4.32945 l 1.2498482,2.16476 c 1.261759,2.16476 1.2617442,2.16476 3.7494633,2.16476 2.4996545,0 2.4997185,0 3.7495455,-2.16476 h -8.1e-5 c 1.249812,-2.16476 1.249787,-2.16469 0,-4.32934 v -1.1e-4 H 10.750152 8.2505363 l 1.2497662,2.16469 H 12 L 10.750152,16.3296 H 8.2505363 L 7.0006881,14.16484 5.7508392,12.00015 7.0006881,9.83539 8.2505363,7.67051 h 2.4996157 2.499696 L 12,5.50579 Z m 4.9993125,0 1.249849,2.16472 1.249848,2.16488 h -2.499697 l -1.249767,2.16476 h 2.499616 l 1.249848,2.16469 -1.249848,2.16476 -1.249849,2.16476 h 2.499697 l 1.249849,-2.16476 1.249766,-2.16476 c 1.249826,-2.16476 1.249826,-2.16469 0,-4.32945 L 18.249161,7.67051 16.999312,5.50579 Z'
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ export default {
   },
   computed: {
     ...mapGetters([
-      'storeServerSettings'
+      'storeServerSettings',
+      'storeToken'
     ]),
     menu: function () {
       const tempNav = [
@@ -206,6 +208,18 @@ export default {
                       path: mdiShovel
                     }
                   }
+                },
+                {
+                  title: this.$t('menuTrialsCreate'),
+                  identifiers: ['trial-creation'],
+                  href: { name: Pages.trialCreation },
+                  icon: {
+                    element: SidebarIcon,
+                    attributes: {
+                      path: mdiViewGridPlusOutline
+                    }
+                  },
+                  hidden: !userIsAtLeast(this.storeToken ? this.storeToken.userType : null, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)
                 }
               ]
             },
@@ -474,25 +488,29 @@ export default {
         }
       ]
 
-      if (this.storeServerSettings && this.storeServerSettings.hiddenPages && this.storeServerSettings.hiddenPages.length > 0) {
-        const hiddenPages = this.storeServerSettings.hiddenPages
+      const hiddenPages = (this.storeServerSettings && this.storeServerSettings.hiddenPages && this.storeServerSettings.hiddenPages.length > 0) ? this.storeServerSettings.hiddenPages : []
 
-        return tempNav.filter(function f (o) {
-          if (o.identifiers) {
-            if (o.identifiers.some(i => hiddenPages.includes(i))) {
-              return false
-            }
-          }
+      // const currentUserType = this.storeToken ? this.storeToken.userType : null
 
-          if (o.child && o.child.length > 0) {
-            return (o.child = o.child.filter(f)).length
+      return tempNav.filter(function f (o) {
+        if (o.identifiers) {
+          if (o.identifiers.some(i => hiddenPages.includes(i))) {
+            return false
           }
+        }
 
-          return true
-        })
-      } else {
-        return tempNav
-      }
+        // if (o.minUserType) {
+        //   if (!userIsAtLeast(currentUserType, o.minUserType)) {
+        //     return false
+        //   }
+        // }
+
+        if (o.child && o.child.length > 0) {
+          return (o.child = o.child.filter(f)).length
+        }
+
+        return true
+      })
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/src/components/structure/StoryNavbar.vue b/src/components/structure/StoryNavbar.vue
index 775dc1a..97bc409 100644
--- a/src/components/structure/StoryNavbar.vue
+++ b/src/components/structure/StoryNavbar.vue
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <b-dropdown-item @click="closeStory" variant="danger"><MdiIcon :path="mdiClose" /> {{ $t('buttonCloseStory') }}</b-dropdown-item>
       </b-nav-item-dropdown>
 
-      <b-nav-item-dropdown class="active" v-if="storeActiveStory.isEdit && storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')" @show="showPopover = false">
+      <b-nav-item-dropdown class="active" v-if="storeActiveStory.isEdit && storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)" @show="showPopover = false">
         <template v-slot:button-content>
           <MdiIcon :path="mdiPencil" /> {{ $t('buttonEdit') }}
         </template>
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ import MdiIcon from '@/components/icons/MdiIcon'
 import AddStoryStepModal from '@/components/modals/AddStoryStepModal'
 import { mdiChevronLeft, mdiChevronRight, mdiClose, mdiArrowDown, mdiArrowDownRight, mdiFormatListNumbered, mdiDelete, mdiPencil } from '@mdi/js'
 import { getImageUrlById } from '@/mixins/image'
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 import { apiDeleteStoryStep, apiPostStoryTable } from '@/mixins/api/misc'
 
 export default {
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ export default {
       mdiChevronLeft,
       mdiChevronRight,
       showPopover: true,
-      stepIndexOffset: 0
+      stepIndexOffset: 0,
+      USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR
     }
   },
   computed: {
diff --git a/src/components/tables/DatasetTable.vue b/src/components/tables/DatasetTable.vue
index 21e63a4..85fdfda 100644
--- a/src/components/tables/DatasetTable.vue
+++ b/src/components/tables/DatasetTable.vue
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ import { apiPostPedigreeDatasetExport } from '@/mixins/api/germplasm'
 import { datasetStates, datasetTypes } from '@/mixins/types'
 import { getHighContrastTextColor } from '@/mixins/colors'
 import { isPageAvailable, downloadBlob } from '@/mixins/util'
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 import { getDateTimeString, isTruncatedAfterWords, truncateAfterWords, getNumberWithSuffix } from '@/mixins/formatting'
 
 import { mdiHelpCircle, mdiOpenInNew, mdiPageNext, mdiInformationOutline, mdiPlusBox, mdiDelete, mdiAttachment, mdiMapMarker, mdiCheck, mdiNewBox, mdiTextBoxCheckOutline, mdiAccountMultiple, mdiFilePlus, mdiDownload, mdiSquareEditOutline, mdiLinkBoxVariantOutline, mdiTextBoxOutline } from '@mdi/js'
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ export default {
       'storeToken'
     ]),
     userIsDataCurator: function () {
-      return this.storeToken && userIsAtLeast(this.storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')
+      return this.storeToken && userIsAtLeast(this.storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)
     },
     localTableActions: function () {
       return [{
diff --git a/src/components/tables/ExperimentTable.vue b/src/components/tables/ExperimentTable.vue
index 1643546..9afbaac 100644
--- a/src/components/tables/ExperimentTable.vue
+++ b/src/components/tables/ExperimentTable.vue
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@
 
       <!-- Edit dataset -->
       <template v-slot:cell(edit)="data">
-        <a href="#" class="text-decoration-none" @click.prevent="onExperimentEditClicked(data.item)" v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')">
+        <a href="#" class="text-decoration-none" @click.prevent="onExperimentEditClicked(data.item)" v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)">
           <span v-b-tooltip.hover :title="$t('tableTooltipExperimentEdit')"><MdiIcon :path="mdiSquareEditOutline"/></span>
         </a>
       </template>
 
       <!-- Delete experiment -->
       <template v-slot:cell(delete)="data">
-        <a href="#" class="text-decoration-none" @click.prevent="onExperimentDeleteClicked(data.item)" v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')">
+        <a href="#" class="text-decoration-none" @click.prevent="onExperimentDeleteClicked(data.item)" v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)">
           <span v-b-tooltip.hover :title="$t('tableTooltipExperimentDelete')"><MdiIcon className="text-danger" :path="mdiDelete"/></span>
         </a>
       </template>
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ import ExperimentCreationModal from '@/components/modals/ExperimentCreationModal
 import { datasetTypes } from '@/mixins/types'
 import { getHighContrastTextColor } from '@/mixins/colors'
 import { isTruncatedAfterWords, truncateAfterWords } from '@/mixins/formatting'
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 
 import { mdiPageNext, mdiSquareEditOutline, mdiDelete } from '@mdi/js'
 import { Pages } from '@/mixins/pages'
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ export default {
         idColumn: 'experimentId',
         tableName: 'experiments'
       },
-      selectedExperiment: null
+      selectedExperiment: null,
+      USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR
     }
   },
   computed: {
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ export default {
         }
       ]
 
-      if (this.storeToken && userIsAtLeast(this.storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')) {
+      if (this.storeToken && userIsAtLeast(this.storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)) {
         result.push({
           key: 'edit',
           type: undefined,
diff --git a/src/components/tables/FileresourceTable.vue b/src/components/tables/FileresourceTable.vue
index b1daf37..8bc5c7f 100644
--- a/src/components/tables/FileresourceTable.vue
+++ b/src/components/tables/FileresourceTable.vue
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       </template>
       <!-- Delete resource -->
       <template v-slot:cell(deleteFileresource)="data">
-        <b-button variant="danger" class="ml-3" v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')" @click="onDeleteResource(data.item)"><MdiIcon :path="mdiDelete" /></b-button>
+        <b-button variant="danger" class="ml-3" v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)" @click="onDeleteResource(data.item)"><MdiIcon :path="mdiDelete" /></b-button>
       </template>
     </BaseTable>
   </div>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 import BaseTable from '@/components/tables/BaseTable'
 import defaultProps from '@/const/table-props.js'
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 import { isTruncatedAfterWords, truncateAfterWords, getNumberWithSuffix } from '@/mixins/formatting'
 import { apiDeleteFileresource, apiGetDataResource } from '@/mixins/api/dataset'
 import { downloadBlob } from '@/mixins/util'
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ export default {
       options: {
         idColumn: 'fileresourceId',
         tableName: 'fileresources'
-      }
+      },
+      USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR
     }
   },
   computed: {
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ export default {
         }
       ]
 
-      if (this.storeToken && userIsAtLeast(this.storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')) {
+      if (this.storeToken && userIsAtLeast(this.storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)) {
         result.push({
           key: 'deleteFileresource',
           type: undefined,
diff --git a/src/components/tables/TraitTable.vue b/src/components/tables/TraitTable.vue
index bc7de46..4ac45da 100644
--- a/src/components/tables/TraitTable.vue
+++ b/src/components/tables/TraitTable.vue
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@
       </template>
       <!-- Edit trait -->
       <template v-slot:cell(edit)="data">
-        <a href="#" class="text-decoration-none" @click.prevent="onTraitEditClicked(data.item)" v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')" v-b-tooltip.hover :title="$t('tableTooltipTraitEdit')">
+        <a href="#" class="text-decoration-none" @click.prevent="onTraitEditClicked(data.item)" v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)" v-b-tooltip.hover :title="$t('tableTooltipTraitEdit')">
           <MdiIcon :path="mdiSquareEditOutline" />
         </a>
       </template>
     </BaseTable>
 
     <!-- Trait state modal -->
-    <TraitEditModal :trait="trait" v-if="trait && storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Administrator')" @changed="refresh" ref="traitEditModal" />
+    <TraitEditModal :trait="trait" v-if="trait && storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR)" @changed="refresh" ref="traitEditModal" />
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ import BaseTable from '@/components/tables/BaseTable'
 import TraitEditModal from '@/components/modals/TraitEditModal'
 import defaultProps from '@/const/table-props.js'
 import { dataTypes } from '@/mixins/types.js'
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 import { getNumberWithSuffix } from '@/mixins/formatting'
 import { Pages } from '@/mixins/pages'
 
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ export default {
         idColumn: 'traitId',
         tableName: 'traits'
       },
-      trait: null
+      trait: null,
+      USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR,
+      USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR
     }
   },
   computed: {
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ export default {
         }
       ]
 
-      if (this.storeToken && userIsAtLeast(this.storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')) {
+      if (this.storeToken && userIsAtLeast(this.storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)) {
         result.push({
           key: 'edit',
           type: undefined,
diff --git a/src/components/tables/UserGroupTable.vue b/src/components/tables/UserGroupTable.vue
index 0f55525..1112a44 100644
--- a/src/components/tables/UserGroupTable.vue
+++ b/src/components/tables/UserGroupTable.vue
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
       <!-- Additional action buttons -->
       <template v-slot:cell(actions)="data">
-        <b-button-group v-if="hideDefaultActions !== true && storeToken && storeToken.userType === 'Administrator'">
+        <b-button-group v-if="hideDefaultActions !== true && storeToken && storeToken.userType === USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR">
           <!-- Edit group -->
           <b-button variant="outline-info" size="sm" v-b-tooltip.hover :title="$t('buttonEdit')" @click="$emit('edit-group-clicked', data.item)"><MdiIcon :path="mdiRenameBox" /></b-button>
           <!-- Delete group -->
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import MdiIcon from '@/components/icons/MdiIcon'
 import BaseTable from '@/components/tables/BaseTable'
 import defaultProps from '@/const/table-props.js'
 import { getNumberWithSuffix } from '@/mixins/formatting'
+import { USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 
 import { mdiRenameBox, mdiDelete } from '@mdi/js'
 
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ export default {
       options: {
         idColumn: 'userGroupId',
         tableName: 'groups'
-      }
+      },
+      USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR
     }
   },
   computed: {
diff --git a/src/components/util/DataStoryWidget.vue b/src/components/util/DataStoryWidget.vue
index 7174bf1..4c1aaae 100644
--- a/src/components/util/DataStoryWidget.vue
+++ b/src/components/util/DataStoryWidget.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       <b-spinner variant="primary" type="grow" />
     </div>
     <div v-else>
-      <template v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')">
+      <template v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)">
         <b-row>
           <b-col cols=12 sm=6 lg=4 class="col-xxl-3">
             <StoryCard :story="newStory" :isPlaceholder="true" @create-clicked="createNewStory" />
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import StoryCard from '@/components/util/StoryCard'
 import { apiPostStoryTable } from '@/mixins/api/misc'
 import { MAX_JAVA_INTEGER } from '@/mixins/api/base'
 
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 
 export default {
   components: {
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ export default {
       stories: [],
       page: 1,
       itemsPerPage: 12,
-      selectedStory: null
+      selectedStory: null,
+      USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/src/components/util/PublicationCard.vue b/src/components/util/PublicationCard.vue
index 7d6caa5..c200baf 100644
--- a/src/components/util/PublicationCard.vue
+++ b/src/components/util/PublicationCard.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       <b-button variant="primary" :href="displayData.URL" rel="noopener noreferrer" v-if="displayData.URL">
         <MdiIcon :path="mdiOpenInNew" /> {{ $t('buttonReadMore') }}
       </b-button>
-      <b-button v-if="canDelete && storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')" @click="$emit('deleteReference', publication)" variant="danger">
+      <b-button v-if="canDelete && storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)" @click="$emit('deleteReference', publication)" variant="danger">
         <MdiIcon :path="mdiDelete" /> {{ $t('buttonDelete') }}
       </b-button>
     </b-card-footer>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 import ReferenceModal from '@/components/modals/ReferenceModal'
 import MdiIcon from '@/components/icons/MdiIcon'
 
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 
 import { mdiDelete, mdiOpenInNew, mdiDotsHorizontal } from '@mdi/js'
 
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ export default {
     return {
       mdiDelete,
       mdiOpenInNew,
-      mdiDotsHorizontal
+      mdiDotsHorizontal,
+      USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR
     }
   },
   computed: {
diff --git a/src/components/util/PublicationsWidget.vue b/src/components/util/PublicationsWidget.vue
index 6e36ee6..66b313c 100644
--- a/src/components/util/PublicationsWidget.vue
+++ b/src/components/util/PublicationsWidget.vue
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
       <h5 v-else>{{ $t('headingNoData') }}</h5>
 
-      <b-button v-b-modal.add-publication-modal v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')"><MdiIcon :path="mdiPlusBox" /> {{ $t('buttonAddPublication') }}</b-button>
+      <b-button v-b-modal.add-publication-modal v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)"><MdiIcon :path="mdiPlusBox" /> {{ $t('buttonAddPublication') }}</b-button>
 
       <b-modal id="add-publication-modal"
               ref="addPublicationModal"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import PublicationCard from '@/components/util/PublicationCard'
 import MdiIcon from '@/components/icons/MdiIcon'
 
 import { apiGetPublications, apiPutPublication, apiPutPublicationReference, apiDeletePublicationReference } from '@/mixins/api/misc'
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 
 import { mdiChevronDoubleDown, mdiPlusBox } from '@mdi/js'
 
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ export default {
         errorMessage: null,
         loading: false,
         date: null
-      }
+      },
+      USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR
     }
   },
   watch: {
diff --git a/src/components/util/StoryCard.vue b/src/components/util/StoryCard.vue
index 07c8e84..c224712 100644
--- a/src/components/util/StoryCard.vue
+++ b/src/components/util/StoryCard.vue
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
           <MdiIcon :path="mdiTextBoxCheckOutline"/> {{  $t('tableTooltipDatasetPublications') }}
         </b-button>
 
-        <template v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')">
+        <template v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)">
           <b-dropdown>
             <template #button-content>
               <MdiIcon :path="mdiCog" />
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ import DatasetTable from '@/components/tables/DatasetTable'
 import { mdiPlay, mdiCalendar, mdiDelete, mdiTextBoxCheckOutline, mdiPlusBox, mdiPencil, mdiCog, mdiFormatListNumbered } from '@mdi/js'
 import { getImageUrl, getImageUrlById } from '@/mixins/image'
 import { apiPostDatasetTable } from '@/mixins/api/dataset'
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 import { apiDeleteStoryById } from '@/mixins/api/misc'
 import { Pages } from '@/mixins/pages'
 
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ export default {
       mdiDelete,
       mdiTextBoxCheckOutline,
       mdiFormatListNumbered,
-      mdiPlusBox
+      mdiPlusBox,
+      USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR
     }
   },
   computed: {
diff --git a/src/mixins/api/auth.js b/src/mixins/api/auth.js
index fcd9ebc..879f7d3 100644
--- a/src/mixins/api/auth.js
+++ b/src/mixins/api/auth.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import { authAxios } from '@/mixins/api/base'
 
+const USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR = 'Administrator'
+const USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR = 'Data Curator'
+const USER_TYPE_REGULAR_USER = 'Regular User'
+
 /**
  * Checks whether the given user type is at least the given minimum user type
  * @param {String} userType The user type to check
@@ -7,12 +11,12 @@ import { authAxios } from '@/mixins/api/base'
  */
 const userIsAtLeast = (userType, atLeast) => {
   switch (atLeast) {
-    case 'Administrator':
-      return userType === 'Administrator'
-    case 'Data Curator':
-      return userType === 'Administrator' || userType === 'Data Curator'
-    case 'Regular User':
-      return userType === 'Administrator' || userType === 'Data Curator' || userType === 'Regular User'
+    case USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR:
+      return userType === USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR
+    case USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR:
+      return userType === USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR || userType === USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR
+    case USER_TYPE_REGULAR_USER:
+      return userType === USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR || userType === USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR || userType === USER_TYPE_REGULAR_USER
   }
 
   return false
@@ -50,5 +54,8 @@ export {
   apiPostToken,
   apiSetupCheckGatekeeper,
   apiSetupCheckDatabase,
-  apiSetupStore
+  apiSetupStore,
+  USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR,
+  USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR,
+  USER_TYPE_REGULAR_USER
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/i18n/en_GB.json b/src/plugins/i18n/en_GB.json
index c3b8d03..1ee821f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/i18n/en_GB.json
+++ b/src/plugins/i18n/en_GB.json
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@
   "menuTrialsData": "Trials data",
   "menuTrialsDataExport": "Trials export",
   "menuTrialsTraits": "Traits",
+  "menuTrialsCreate": "Trial creation",
   "menuTopDarkModeToggle": "Toggle dark mode",
   "modalMessageJumpToPage": "Page number (1 - {maxPage})",
   "modalTitleChangelog": "What's new?",
diff --git a/src/router/index.js b/src/router/index.js
index 4573176..56c24af 100644
--- a/src/router/index.js
+++ b/src/router/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import VueRouter from 'vue-router'
 import auth from '@/auth'
 import store from '@/store'
 import { loadLanguageAsync } from '@/plugins/i18n'
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 import { Pages } from '@/mixins/pages'
 
 const emitter = require('tiny-emitter/instance')
@@ -95,21 +95,21 @@ const routes = [
           {
             path: 'user-permissions',
             name: Pages.userPermissions,
-            meta: { minUserType: 'Administrator' },
+            meta: { minUserType: USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR },
             component: () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "user-permissions" */ '@/views/admin/UserPermissions.vue'),
             beforeEnter: requireAuth
           },
           {
             path: 'germinate-settings',
             name: Pages.germinateSettings,
-            meta: { minUserType: 'Administrator' },
+            meta: { minUserType: USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR },
             component: () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "germinate-settings" */ '@/views/admin/GerminateSettings.vue'),
             beforeEnter: requireAuth
           },
           {
             path: 'user-feedback',
             name: Pages.userFeedback,
-            meta: { minUserType: 'Administrator' },
+            meta: { minUserType: USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR },
             component: () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "germinate-settings" */ '@/views/admin/UserFeedback.vue'),
             beforeEnter: requireAuth
           }
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ const routes = [
           {
             path: 'germplasm-unifier',
             name: Pages.germplasmUnifier,
-            meta: { minUserType: 'Data Curator' },
+            meta: { minUserType: USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR },
             component: () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "germplasm-unifier" */ '@/views/data/germplasm/GermplasmUnifier.vue'),
             beforeEnter: requireAuth
           },
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ const routes = [
             path: 'trials/create',
             redrrect: '/data/trials/create',
             name: Pages.trialCreation,
-            meta: { minUserType: 'Data Curator' },
+            meta: { minUserType: USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR },
             component: () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "trial-creation" */ '@/views/data/trials/TrialCreation.vue'),
             beforeEnter: requireAuth
           },
@@ -347,14 +347,14 @@ const routes = [
           {
             path: 'data-upload',
             name: Pages.importUpload,
-            meta: { minUserType: 'Data Curator' },
+            meta: { minUserType: USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR },
             component: () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "data-uploader" */ '@/views/data/DataUploader.vue'),
             beforeEnter: requireAuth
           },
           {
             path: 'data-upload/:templateType',
             name: Pages.importUploadType,
-            meta: { minUserType: 'Data Curator' },
+            meta: { minUserType: USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR },
             component: () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "data-uploader-type" */ '@/views/data/DataUploader.vue'),
             beforeEnter: requireAuth
           }
diff --git a/src/views/HomeView.vue b/src/views/HomeView.vue
index f9c37a8..5c85c64 100644
--- a/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
     <p v-html="$t('pageDashboardText')" />
 
     <!-- Publications -->
-    <div v-if="showPublicationSection && (showPublications || (storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')))" class="mb-4">
+    <div v-if="showPublicationSection && (showPublications || (storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)))" class="mb-4">
       <h2>{{ $t('pageDashboardPublicationsTitle') }}</h2>
       <p>{{ $t('pageDashboardPublicationsText') }}</p>
 
       <PublicationsWidget referenceType="database" @publication-count-changed="count => showPublications = count > 0"/>
     </div>
 
-    <template v-if="showDataStorySection && (showStories || (storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')))">
+    <template v-if="showDataStorySection && (showStories || (storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)))">
       <h1>{{ $t('pageStoriesTitle') }}</h1>
       <DataStoryWidget :filterOn="storyFilterOn" @story-count-changed="updateStories" />
     </template>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ import { apiGetOverviewStats } from '@/mixins/api/stats'
 import { getNumberWithSuffix } from '@/mixins/formatting'
 import { statCategories } from '@/mixins/types'
 import { getTemplateColor, hexToRgb, rgbColorToHex, brighten } from '@/mixins/colors'
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 
 import { mdiPresentationPlay } from '@mdi/js'
 
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ export default {
         comparator: 'equals',
         operator: 'and',
         values: [1]
-      }]
+      }],
+      USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR
     }
   },
   computed: {
diff --git a/src/views/data/DataResources.vue b/src/views/data/DataResources.vue
index 87ae471..788ea7b 100644
--- a/src/views/data/DataResources.vue
+++ b/src/views/data/DataResources.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <template>
   <div>
-    <h1>{{ $t('pageDataResourcesTitle') }} <b-button size="sm" v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')" @click="onShowAddModal"><MdiIcon :path="mdiPlus" /></b-button></h1>
+    <h1>{{ $t('pageDataResourcesTitle') }} <b-button size="sm" v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)" @click="onShowAddModal"><MdiIcon :path="mdiPlus" /></b-button></h1>
     <hr />
     <p>{{ $t('pageDataResourcesText') }}</p>
 
     <FileresourceTable :getData="getFileResourcesTable" ref="dataresourceTable" />
 
     <!-- Modal to allow adding new file resources -->
-    <FileResourceModal ref="fileResourceModal" v-on:resource-added="update" v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Data Curator')" />
+    <FileResourceModal ref="fileResourceModal" v-on:resource-added="update" v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR)" />
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import MdiIcon from '@/components/icons/MdiIcon'
 import FileResourceModal from '@/components/modals/FileResourceModal'
 import FileresourceTable from '@/components/tables/FileresourceTable'
 
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 import { apiPostFileResourceTable, apiPostFileresourceDatasetTable } from '@/mixins/api/dataset'
 
 import { mdiPlus } from '@mdi/js'
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ export default {
   },
   data: function () {
     return {
-      mdiPlus
+      mdiPlus,
+      USER_TYPE_DATA_CURATOR
     }
   },
   computed: {
diff --git a/src/views/data/trials/Traits.vue b/src/views/data/trials/Traits.vue
index d941a5b..2c69a55 100644
--- a/src/views/data/trials/Traits.vue
+++ b/src/views/data/trials/Traits.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <h1>{{ $t('pageTraitsTitle') }}</h1>
     <TraitTable :getData="getData" :getIds="selectionMode === 'multi' ? getIds : null" :selectionMode="selectionMode" v-on:selection-changed="updateButtonState" ref="traitTable" />
 
-    <template v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, 'Administrator')">
+    <template v-if="storeToken && userIsAtLeast(storeToken.userType, USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR)">
       <Collapse :visible="false" :title="$t('pageTraitsUnifierTitle')" :showLoading="false" @toggle="unifierExpanded = !unifierExpanded" ref="traitCollapse">
         <template v-slot:content>
           <p>{{ $t('pageTraitsUnifierText') }}</p>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import MdiIcon from '@/components/icons/MdiIcon'
 import Collapse from '@/components/util/Collapse'
 import TraitTable from '@/components/tables/TraitTable'
 import { apiPostTraitTable, apiPostTraitTableIds, apiPostTraitUnification } from '@/mixins/api/trait'
-import { userIsAtLeast } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
+import { userIsAtLeast, USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR } from '@/mixins/api/auth'
 import { MAX_JAVA_INTEGER } from '@/mixins/api/base'
 
 import { mdiArrowRightBox, mdiSetMerge } from '@mdi/js'
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ export default {
       unifierExpanded: false,
       selectedTraits: null,
       primaryTrait: null,
-      selectedIds: []
+      selectedIds: [],
+      USER_TYPE_ADMINISTRATOR
     }
   },
   computed: {