diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f4d2ab3b2c..2fa908009b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -166,3 +166,5 @@ storage/
 /config/credentials/stage.yaml.enc
 /config/credentials/production.key
 /config/credentials/production.yaml.enc
+.nvmrc
+
diff --git a/app/services/external_apis/ror_service.rb b/app/services/external_apis/ror_service.rb
index 4aa4b159b6..44fa3fec7e 100644
--- a/app/services/external_apis/ror_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/external_apis/ror_service.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def fetch(force: false)
           if old_checksum_val == metadata[:checksum]
             log_message(method: method, message: 'There is no new ROR file to process.')
           else
-            download_file = download_file = metadata['key']
+            download_file = metadata['key']
             download_url = metadata.fetch('links', {}).fetch('download', metadata.fetch('links', {})['self'])
             log_message(method: method, message: "New ROR file detected - checksum #{metadata[:checksum]}")
             log_message(method: method, message: "Downloading #{download_file}")
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def process_ror_file(zip_file:, file:)
 
               log_message(
                 method: method,
-                message: "Unable to process record for: '#{hash&.fetch('name', 'unknown')}'",
+                message: "Unable to process record for: '#{hash.fetch('names', []).first&.fetch('value', 'unknown')}'",
                 info: false
               )
             end
@@ -204,14 +204,16 @@ def process_ror_record(record:, time:)
 
         registry_org = RegistryOrg.find_or_create_by(ror_id: record['id'])
         registry_org.name = safe_string(value: org_name(item: record))
-        registry_org.acronyms = record['acronyms']
-        registry_org.aliases = record['aliases']
-        registry_org.country = record['country']
+        registry_org.acronyms = extract_names(item: record, type: 'acronym')
+        registry_org.aliases = extract_names(item: record, type: 'alias')
+        registry_org.country = extract_country(item: record)
         registry_org.types = record['types']
         registry_org.language = org_language(item: record)
         registry_org.file_timestamp = time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
         registry_org.fundref_id = fundref_id(item: record)
-        registry_org.home_page = safe_string(value: record.fetch('links', []).first)
+        
+        website = record.fetch('links', []).find { |l| l['type'] == 'website' }
+        registry_org.home_page = safe_string(value: website ? website['value'] : nil)
 
         # Attempt to find a matching Org record
         registry_org.org_id = check_for_org_association(registry_org: registry_org)
@@ -250,15 +252,26 @@ def check_for_org_association(registry_org:)
       #    "Example College (example.edu)"
       #    "Example College (Brazil)"
       def org_name(item:)
-        return '' unless item.present? && item['name'].present?
+        return '' unless item.present? && item['names'].present?
+
+        # Find ror_display name
+        name_obj = item['names'].find { |n| n['types']&.include?('ror_display') }
+        name = name_obj ? name_obj['value'] : item['names'].first['value']
+        
+        return '' if name.blank?
+
+        country = extract_country(item: item)&.fetch('country_name', '')
+        
+        # Try to get the domain from the 'domains' array first
+        website = item.fetch('domains', []).first
+        # Fallback to extracting it from the website link
+        website = org_website(item: item) if website.blank?
 
-        country = item.fetch('country', {}).fetch('country_name', '')
-        website = org_website(item: item)
         # If no website or country then just return the name
-        return item['name'] unless website.present? || country.present?
+        return name unless website.present? || country.present?
 
         # Otherwise return the contextualized name
-        "#{item['name']} (#{website || country})"
+        "#{name} (#{website || country})"
       end
 
       # Extracts the org's ISO639 if available
@@ -266,38 +279,58 @@ def org_language(item:)
         dflt = I18n.default_locale || 'en'
         return dflt if item.blank?
 
-        country = item.fetch('country', {}).fetch('country_code', '')
-        labels = case country
-                 when 'US'
-                   [{ iso639: 'en' }]
-                 else
-                   item.fetch('labels', [{ iso639: dflt }])
-                 end
-        labels.first&.fetch('iso639', I18n.default_locale) || dflt
+        # Try to get language from ror_display name
+        name_obj = item.fetch('names', []).find { |n| n['types']&.include?('ror_display') }
+        return name_obj['lang'] if name_obj.present? && name_obj['lang'].present?
+        
+        dflt
       end
 
       # Extracts the website domain from the item
       def org_website(item:)
         return nil unless item.present? && item.fetch('links', [])&.any?
-        return nil if item['links'].first.blank?
+        
+        website_obj = item['links'].find { |l| l['type'] == 'website' }
+        return nil unless website_obj.present? && website_obj['value'].present?
 
         # A website was found, so extract just the domain without the www
         domain_regex = %r{^(?:http://|www\.|https://)([^/]+)}
-        website = item['links'].first.scan(domain_regex).last.first
-        website.gsub('www.', '')
+        website = website_obj['value'].scan(domain_regex).last&.first
+        website&.gsub('www.', '')
       end
 
       # Extracts the FundRef Id if available
       def fundref_id(item:)
         return '' unless item.present? && item['external_ids'].present?
-        return '' unless item['external_ids'].fetch('FundRef', {}).any?
+        
+        fundref = item['external_ids'].find { |id| id['type'] == 'fundref' }
+        return '' unless fundref.present?
+
+        return fundref['preferred'] if fundref['preferred'].present?
+        
+        fundref.fetch('all', []).first
+      end
 
-        # If a preferred Id was specified then use it
-        ret = item['external_ids'].fetch('FundRef', {}).fetch('preferred', '')
-        return ret if ret.present?
+      # Helper to extract names by type
+      def extract_names(item:, type:)
+        return [] unless item.present? && item['names'].present?
+        
+        item['names'].select { |n| n['types']&.include?(type) }.map { |n| n['value'] }
+      end
 
-        # Otherwise take the first one listed
-        item['external_ids'].fetch('FundRef', {}).fetch('all', []).first
+      # Helper to extract country
+      def extract_country(item:)
+        return nil unless item.present? && item['locations'].present?
+        
+        # Assuming we take the first location
+        loc = item['locations'].first
+        return nil unless loc.present? && loc['geonames_details'].present?
+        
+        details = loc['geonames_details']
+        {
+          'country_name' => details['country_name'],
+          'country_code' => details['country_code']
+        }
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/services/external_apis/ror_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/external_apis/ror_service_spec.rb
index 6f32f33dd6..3dd309d388 100644
--- a/spec/services/external_apis/ror_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/external_apis/ror_service_spec.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
       xit 'returns an empty array' do
         expect(described_class.search(term: @term)).to eql([])
       end
-      xit 'logs the response as an error' do
+      it 'logs the response as an error' do
         described_class.expects(:handle_http_failure).at_least(1)
         described_class.search(term: @term)
       end
@@ -70,28 +70,36 @@
           items: [
             {
               id: 'https://ror.org/1234567890',
-              name: 'Example University',
+              names: [
+                { types: ['ror_display'], value: 'Example University' },
+                { types: ['alias'], value: 'Example' },
+                { types: ['acronym'], value: 'EU' }
+              ],
               types: ['Education'],
-              links: ['http://example.edu/'],
-              aliases: ['Example'],
-              acronyms: ['EU'],
+              links: [{ type: 'website', value: 'http://example.edu/' }],
               status: 'active',
-              country: { country_name: 'United States', country_code: 'US' },
-              external_ids: {
-                GRID: { preferred: 'grid.12345.1', all: 'grid.12345.1' }
-              }
+              locations: [
+                { geonames_details: { country_name: 'United States', country_code: 'US' } }
+              ],
+              external_ids: [
+                { type: 'grid', preferred: 'grid.12345.1', all: ['grid.12345.1'] }
+              ]
             }, {
               id: 'https://ror.org/0987654321',
-              name: 'Universidade de Example',
+              names: [
+                { types: ['ror_display'], value: 'Universidade de Example' },
+                { types: ['alias'], value: 'Example' },
+                { types: ['acronym'], value: 'EU' }
+              ],
               types: ['Education'],
               links: [],
-              aliases: ['Example'],
-              acronyms: ['EU'],
               status: 'active',
-              country: { country_name: 'Mexico', country_code: 'MX' },
-              external_ids: {
-                GRID: { preferred: 'grid.98765.8', all: 'grid.98765.8' }
-              }
+              locations: [
+                { geonames_details: { country_name: 'Mexico', country_code: 'MX' } }
+              ],
+              external_ids: [
+                { type: 'grid', preferred: 'grid.98765.8', all: ['grid.98765.8'] }
+              ]
             }
           ]
         }
@@ -132,8 +140,8 @@
           time_taken: 5,
           items: [{
             id: Faker::Internet.url,
-            name: Faker::Lorem.word,
-            country: { country_name: Faker::Lorem.word }
+            names: [{ types: ['ror_display'], value: Faker::Lorem.word }],
+            locations: [{ geonames_details: { country_name: Faker::Lorem.word } }]
           }]
         }
         @term = Faker::Lorem.word
@@ -206,8 +214,8 @@
         items = Array.new(4).map do
           {
             id: Faker::Internet.unique.url,
-            name: Faker::Lorem.word,
-            country: { country_name: Faker::Lorem.word }
+            names: [{ types: ['ror_display'], value: Faker::Lorem.word }],
+            locations: [{ geonames_details: { country_name: Faker::Lorem.word } }]
           }
         end
         results1 = { number_of_results: 4, items: items }
@@ -225,8 +233,8 @@
         items = Array.new(7).map do
           {
             id: Faker::Internet.unique.url,
-            name: Faker::Lorem.word,
-            country: { country_name: Faker::Lorem.word }
+            names: [{ types: ['ror_display'], value: Faker::Lorem.word }],
+            locations: [{ geonames_details: { country_name: Faker::Lorem.word } }]
           }
         end
         results1 = { number_of_results: 7, items: items[0..4] }
@@ -247,8 +255,8 @@
         items = Array.new(12).map do
           {
             id: Faker::Internet.unique.url,
-            name: Faker::Lorem.word,
-            country: { country_name: Faker::Lorem.word }
+            names: [{ types: ['ror_display'], value: Faker::Lorem.word }],
+            locations: [{ geonames_details: { country_name: Faker::Lorem.word } }]
           }
         end
         results1 = { number_of_results: 12, items: items[0..4] }
@@ -273,17 +281,17 @@
       end
       xit 'ignores items with no name or id' do
         json = { items: [
-          { id: Faker::Internet.url, name: Faker::Lorem.word },
+          { id: Faker::Internet.url, names: [{ types: ['ror_display'], value: Faker::Lorem.word }] },
           { id: Faker::Internet.url },
-          { name: Faker::Lorem.word }
+          { names: [{ types: ['ror_display'], value: Faker::Lorem.word }] }
         ] }.to_json
         items = described_class.send(:parse_results, json: JSON.parse(json))
         expect(items.length).to eql(1)
       end
       xit 'returns the correct number of results' do
         json = { items: [
-          { id: Faker::Internet.url, name: Faker::Lorem.word },
-          { id: Faker::Internet.url, name: Faker::Lorem.word }
+          { id: Faker::Internet.url, names: [{ types: ['ror_display'], value: Faker::Lorem.word }] },
+          { id: Faker::Internet.url, names: [{ types: ['ror_display'], value: Faker::Lorem.word }] }
         ] }.to_json
         items = described_class.send(:parse_results, json: JSON.parse(json))
         expect(items.length).to eql(2)
@@ -292,31 +300,31 @@
 
     describe '#org_name' do
       xit 'returns nil if there is no name' do
-        json = { country: { country_name: 'Nowhere' } }.to_json
+        json = { locations: [{ geonames_details: { country_name: 'Nowhere' } }] }.to_json
         expect(described_class.send(:org_name, item: JSON.parse(json))).to eql('')
       end
       xit 'properly appends the website if available' do
         json = {
-          name: 'Example College',
-          links: ['https://example.edu'],
-          country: { country_name: 'Nowhere' }
+          names: [{ types: ['ror_display'], value: 'Example College' }],
+          links: [{ type: 'website', value: 'https://example.edu' }],
+          locations: [{ geonames_details: { country_name: 'Nowhere' } }]
         }.to_json
         expected = 'Example College (example.edu)'
         expect(described_class.send(:org_name, item: JSON.parse(json))).to eql(expected)
       end
-      xit 'properly appends the country if available and no website is available' do
+      it 'properly appends the country if available and no website is available' do
         json = {
-          name: 'Example College',
-          country: { country_name: 'Nowhere' }
+          names: [{ types: ['ror_display'], value: 'Example College' }],
+          locations: [{ geonames_details: { country_name: 'Nowhere' } }]
         }.to_json
         expected = 'Example College (Nowhere)'
         expect(described_class.send(:org_name, item: JSON.parse(json))).to eql(expected)
       end
       xit 'properly handles an item with no website or country' do
         json = {
-          name: 'Example College',
+          names: [{ types: ['ror_display'], value: 'Example College' }],
           links: [],
-          country: {}
+          locations: []
         }.to_json
         expected = 'Example College'
         expect(described_class.send(:org_name, item: JSON.parse(json))).to eql(expected)
@@ -332,35 +340,35 @@
         expect(described_class.send(:org_website, item: nil)).to eql(nil)
       end
       xit 'returns the domain only' do
-        item = JSON.parse({ links: ['https://example.org/path?a=b'] }.to_json)
+        item = JSON.parse({ links: [{ type: 'website', value: 'https://example.org/path?a=b' }] }.to_json)
         expect(described_class.send(:org_website, item: item)).to eql('example.org')
       end
       xit 'removes the www prefix' do
-        item = JSON.parse({ links: ['www.example.org'] }.to_json)
+        item = JSON.parse({ links: [{ type: 'website', value: 'www.example.org' }] }.to_json)
         expect(described_class.send(:org_website, item: item)).to eql('example.org')
       end
     end
 
     describe '#fundref_id' do
       before(:each) do
-        @hash = { external_ids: {} }
+        @hash = { external_ids: [] }
       end
       xit 'returns a blank if no external_ids are present' do
         json = JSON.parse(@hash.to_json)
         expect(described_class.send(:fundref_id, item: json)).to eql('')
       end
       xit 'returns a blank if no FundRef ids are present' do
-        @hash['external_ids'] = { FundRef: {} }
+        @hash['external_ids'] = [{ type: 'grid', preferred: '1', all: %w[2 1] }]
         json = JSON.parse(@hash.to_json)
         expect(described_class.send(:fundref_id, item: json)).to eql('')
       end
       xit 'returns the preferred id when specified' do
-        @hash['external_ids'] = { FundRef: { preferred: '1', all: %w[2 1] } }
+        @hash['external_ids'] = [{ type: 'fundref', preferred: '1', all: %w[2 1] }]
         json = JSON.parse(@hash.to_json)
         expect(described_class.send(:fundref_id, item: json)).to eql('1')
       end
       xit 'returns the firstid if no preferred is specified' do
-        @hash['external_ids'] = { FundRef: { preferred: nil, all: %w[2 1] } }
+        @hash['external_ids'] = [{ type: 'fundref', preferred: nil, all: %w[2 1] }]
         json = JSON.parse(@hash.to_json)
         expect(described_class.send(:fundref_id, item: json)).to eql('2')
       end
diff --git a/spec/support/helpers/webmocks.rb b/spec/support/helpers/webmocks.rb
index 0e13645230..de93a55f19 100644
--- a/spec/support/helpers/webmocks.rb
+++ b/spec/support/helpers/webmocks.rb
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ def mocked_ror_response
       10.times.each do
         body[:items] << {
           id: Faker::Internet.url(host: 'ror.org'),
-          name: Faker::Company.unique.name,
-          links: [[Faker::Internet.url, nil].sample],
-          country: { country_name: Faker::Books::Dune.planet },
-          external_ids: {
-            FundRef: { preferred: nil, all: [Faker::Number.number(digits: 6)] }
-          }
+          names: [{ types: ['ror_display'], value: Faker::Company.unique.name }],
+          links: [{ type: 'website', value: Faker::Internet.url }],
+          locations: [{ geonames_details: { country_name: Faker::Books::Dune.planet } }],
+          external_ids: [
+            { type: 'fundref', preferred: nil, all: [Faker::Number.number(digits: 6)] }
+          ]
         }
       end
       body.to_json