diff --git a/angular.json b/angular.json
index 071c1a5..4469700 100644
--- a/angular.json
+++ b/angular.json
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
               "src/material.scss"
             ],
             "scripts": [
-              "src/assets/openaire-theme/js/uikit.min.js",
-              "src/assets/openaire-theme/js/uikit-icons.min.js",
+              "node_modules/uikit/dist/js/uikit.min.js",
+              "node_modules/uikit/dist/js/uikit-icons.min.js",
               "node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.js"
             ]
           },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6b29064..3295999 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "rxjs": "^6.5.1",
     "ts-md5": "^1.2.0",
     "tslib": "^2.0.0",
+    "uikit": "3.12.0",
     "zone.js": "~0.10.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index 68a15bc..c9c9030 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {Component, Inject, RendererFactory2, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
 import {EnvProperties} from './openaireLibrary/utils/properties/env-properties';
-import {MenuItem, RootMenuItem} from './openaireLibrary/sharedComponents/menu';
+import {MenuItem} from './openaireLibrary/sharedComponents/menu';
 import {AggregatorInfo, PortalAggregators} from "./utils/aggregators";
 import {UserManagementService} from "./openaireLibrary/services/user-management.service";
 import {User} from "./openaireLibrary/login/utils/helper.class";
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import {OpenaireEntities} from "./openaireLibrary/utils/properties/searchFields"
 })
 export class AppComponent {
   isClient: boolean = false;
-  menuItems: RootMenuItem [] = [];
+  menuItems: MenuItem [] = [];
   userMenuItems: MenuItem[] = [];
   community = null;
   id: string = null;
@@ -120,24 +120,17 @@ export class AppComponent {
 
   private buildMenu() {
     this.menuItems = [
-      {rootItem: new MenuItem("home", "Home", "", "/", false, [], null, {}), items: []},
-      {
-        rootItem: new MenuItem("search", "Search", "", "/search/find", false, [], ["/search/find"], {}),
-        items: []
-      },
-      {
-        rootItem: new MenuItem("deposit", "Deposit", "", "/participate/deposit/learn-how", false, [], ["/participate/deposit/learn-how"], {}),
-        items: []
-      },
-      {
-        rootItem: new MenuItem("link", "Link", "", "/participate/claim", false, [], ["/participate/claim"], {}),
-        items: [new MenuItem("", "Start linking", "", "/participate/claim", false, [], ["/participate/claim"], {}),
-          new MenuItem("", "Learn more", this.properties.claimsInformationLink, "", false, [], [], {})]
-      },
-      {
-        rootItem: new MenuItem("develop", "Develop", "", "/develop", false, [], ["/develop"], {}),
-        items: []
-      }
+      new MenuItem("home", "Home", "", "/", false, [], null, {}),
+      new MenuItem("search", "Search", "", "/search/find", false, [], ["/search/find"], {}),
+      new MenuItem("deposit", "Deposit", "", "/participate/deposit/learn-how", false, [], ["/participate/deposit/learn-how"], {}),
+      new MenuItem("link", "Link", "", "/participate/claim", false, [], ["/participate/claim"], {},
+        null, null, null, null, "_blank", "internal", false,
+        [
+          new MenuItem("", "Start linking", "", "/participate/claim", false, [], ["/participate/claim"], {}),
+          new MenuItem("", "Learn more", this.properties.claimsInformationLink, "", false, [], [], {})
+        ]
+      ),
+      new MenuItem("develop", "Develop", "", "/develop", false, [], ["/develop"], {}),
     ];
     let params = {};
     // params[this.agg.queryFieldName] = this.agg.valueId;
diff --git a/src/app/openaireLibrary b/src/app/openaireLibrary
index 1e3c9d7..4cec290 160000
--- a/src/app/openaireLibrary
+++ b/src/app/openaireLibrary
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1e3c9d7cba92176af8a8d45f500bdaa97e1cdebc
+Subproject commit 4cec2907da5e1bf55cf59930c23dd9a45c569b89
diff --git a/src/assets/openaire-theme b/src/assets/openaire-theme
index eb5739a..f085a90 160000
--- a/src/assets/openaire-theme
+++ b/src/assets/openaire-theme
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit eb5739ab8271aa71c8e58998ab88c61878f8788d
+Subproject commit f085a90973b216b89065848dba864e2d581acc84
diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index 800d21c..5ea0dad 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
    </head>
     <body>
     <div class="uk-badge" style="border: 0px; border-radius: 0px; background-color: #bc2300 !important;   position: absolute; z-index: 1000;">Beta instance</div>
+    <div class="uk-offcanvas-content uk-height-viewport">
+      <app-root></app-root>
+    </div>
    </body>
    <script type="text/javascript">
       function loadAltmetrics(e,t,n){