diff --git a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
index 382ad4d1d..7ca4e5eec 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def admin
       @user_content_cards = [
         { title: "Bookmarks tally", path: tally_bookmarks_path, icon: "🔖",
           bg_color: "bg-gray-50", text_color: "text-gray-800" },
-        { title: "Recent Activity", path: dashboard_recent_activities_path, icon: "🧭",
+        { title: "Recent portal activity", path: dashboard_recent_activities_path, icon: "🧭",
           bg_color: "bg-gray-50", text_color: "text-gray-800" },
         { title: "Event Registrations", path: event_registrations_path, icon: "🎟️",
           bg_color: "bg-blue-100", text_color: "text-blue-800" },
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def admin
           bg_color: "bg-gray-50", text_color: "text-gray-800" },
         { title: "Organizations", path: projects_path, icon: "🏫",
           bg_color: "bg-gray-50", text_color: "text-gray-800" },
-        { title: "Users", path: users_path, icon: "👥",
+        { title: "User accounts", path: users_path, icon: "👥",
           bg_color: "bg-gray-50", text_color: "text-gray-800" },
         { title: "!!!Forms", path: authenticated_root_path, icon: "📋",
           bg_color: "bg-gray-50", text_color: "text-gray-800" },
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/admin.html.erb b/app/views/dashboard/admin.html.erb
index b4128710a..d18f7915b 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/admin.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/admin.html.erb
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@
 
         </a>
       <% end %>
-      <% @reference_cards.each do |card| %>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Column 2 -->
+    <div class="flex flex-col gap-4 flex-1">
+      User-generated content
+      <% @user_content_cards.each do |card| %>
         <a href="<%= card[:path] %>"
            class="flex items-center gap-6 rounded-lg shadow-lg border border-gray-200
                   <%= card[:bg_color] %> <%= card[:text_color] %>
@@ -39,11 +44,12 @@
         </a>
       <% end %>
     </div>
+  </div>
 
-    <!-- Column 2 -->
-    <div class="flex flex-col gap-4 flex-1">
-      User-generated content
-      <% @user_content_cards.each do |card| %>
+  <div class="mt-20">
+    Base data
+    <div class="flex gap-6 mt-3">
+      <% @reference_cards.each do |card| %>
         <a href="<%= card[:path] %>"
            class="flex items-center gap-6 rounded-lg shadow-lg border border-gray-200
                   <%= card[:bg_color] %> <%= card[:text_color] %>