diff --git a/CHANGE_LOG.md b/CHANGE_LOG.md
index 6401770c4..61c49d712 100644
--- a/CHANGE_LOG.md
+++ b/CHANGE_LOG.md
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 # Version Change Log
 The sections below refer to the release tags for this repository:
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 ## [Version 1.4.3](https://github.com/dresa-org-au/TeSS/releases/tag/v1.4.2)
 
-Deployed: *TBA*
+Deployed: *28<sup>th</sup> January, 2023*
 
 - Updates:
   - [Invite Email: Add Getting Started Information](https://github.com/nrmay/issues/374)
-
+  - [Optimize Search Fields](https://github.com/nrmay/TeSS/issues/321)
 
 - Fixes:
   - [Security Updates 4](https://github.com/nrmay/TeSS/issues/373)
+  - [Security Updates 5](https://github.com/nrmay/TeSS/issues/385)
 
 
 ## [Version 1.4.2](https://github.com/dresa-org-au/TeSS/releases/tag/v1.4.2)
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 46d44af67..53e43cddc 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ gem 'dynamic_sitemaps', github: 'lassebunk/dynamic_sitemaps', branch: 'master'
 gem 'whenever', '~> 1.0.0'
 
 # These are required for Sidekiq, to look up scientific topics
-gem 'httparty'
+gem 'httparty', '~> 0.21.0'
 gem 'sidekiq', '~> 6.5.6'
 gem 'slim'
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ gem 'icalendar', '~> 2.4.1'
 
 gem 'bootstrap-datepicker-rails', '~> 1.6.4.1'
 
-gem 'rack', '~> 2.2.3.1'
+gem 'rack', '~> 2.2.6.2'
 
 gem 'rack-cors', require: 'rack/cors'
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ gem 'rest-client'
 
 # for converting html to markdown
 gem 'reverse_markdown'
-gem 'nokogiri', '~> 1.13.6'
+gem 'nokogiri', '~> 1.13.10'
 
 # eventbrite api
 gem 'eventbrite_sdk'
@@ -160,7 +160,14 @@ gem 'sassc', '= 2.1.0'
 gem 'psych', '< 4'
 
 # rails html sanitizer security update
-gem 'rails-html-sanitizer', '~> 1.4.3'
+gem 'rails-html-sanitizer', '~> 1.4.4'
+gem 'loofah', '~> 2.19.1'
+
+# fix net-protocol warnings by specifically importing net-http
+gem 'net-http'
+
+# security update 5
+gem 'globalid', '~> 1.0.1'
 
 source 'https://rails-assets.org' do
   gem 'rails-assets-clipboard', '~> 1.5.12'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 5043d9565..40a1655e0 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ GEM
     friendly_id (5.2.5)
       activerecord (>= 4.0.0)
     geocoder (1.8.0)
-    globalid (1.0.0)
+    globalid (1.0.1)
       activesupport (>= 5.0)
     gravtastic (3.2.6)
     haml (5.0.4)
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ GEM
     http-accept (1.7.0)
     http-cookie (1.0.5)
       domain_name (~> 0.5)
-    httparty (0.20.0)
-      mime-types (~> 3.0)
+    httparty (0.21.0)
+      mini_mime (>= 1.0.0)
       multi_xml (>= 0.5.2)
     httpclient (2.8.3)
     i18n (1.12.0)
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ GEM
     listen (3.7.1)
       rb-fsevent (~> 0.10, >= 0.10.3)
       rb-inotify (~> 0.9, >= 0.9.10)
-    loofah (2.18.0)
+    loofah (2.19.1)
       crass (~> 1.0.2)
       nokogiri (>= 1.5.9)
     lunchy (0.10.4)
@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ GEM
     multi_json (1.15.0)
     multi_xml (0.6.0)
     nested_form (0.3.2)
+    net-http (0.3.2)
+      uri
     net-http-persistent (4.0.1)
       connection_pool (~> 2.2)
     net-protocol (0.1.3)
@@ -317,7 +319,7 @@ GEM
       timeout
     netrc (0.11.0)
     nio4r (2.5.8)
-    nokogiri (1.13.8-x86_64-linux)
+    nokogiri (1.13.10-x86_64-linux)
       racc (~> 1.4)
     nokogumbo (2.0.5)
       nokogiri (~> 1.8, >= 1.8.4)
@@ -358,8 +360,8 @@ GEM
     public_suffix (5.0.0)
     pundit (1.1.0)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
-    racc (1.6.0)
-    rack (2.2.3.1)
+    racc (1.6.2)
+    rack (2.2.6.2)
     rack-cors (1.1.1)
       rack (>= 2.0.0)
     rack-oauth2 (1.21.2)
@@ -395,8 +397,8 @@ GEM
     rails-dom-testing (2.0.3)
       activesupport (>= 4.2.0)
       nokogiri (>= 1.6)
-    rails-html-sanitizer (1.4.3)
-      loofah (~> 2.3)
+    rails-html-sanitizer (1.4.4)
+      loofah (~> 2.19, >= 2.19.1)
     rails-i18n (5.1.3)
       i18n (>= 0.7, < 2)
       railties (>= 5.0, < 6)
@@ -626,6 +628,7 @@ GEM
     unicorn (6.1.0)
       kgio (~> 2.6)
       raindrops (~> 0.7)
+    uri (0.12.2)
     validate_email (0.1.6)
       activemodel (>= 3.0)
       mail (>= 2.2.5)
@@ -674,10 +677,11 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   font-awesome-sass (~> 4.7.0)
   friendly_id (~> 5.2.4)
   geocoder
+  globalid (~> 1.0.1)
   gravtastic (~> 3.2.6)
   haml (~> 5.0.4)
   handlebars_assets
-  httparty
+  httparty (~> 0.21.0)
   i18n_data
   icalendar (~> 2.4.1)
   iso_country_codes
@@ -690,10 +694,12 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   kt-paperclip (~> 6.4, >= 6.4.1)
   linkeddata
   listen
+  loofah (~> 2.19.1)
   lunchy
   minitest (= 5.10.3)
   money-rails
-  nokogiri (~> 1.13.6)
+  net-http
+  nokogiri (~> 1.13.10)
   omniauth-rails_csrf_protection
   omniauth_openid_connect
   pg
@@ -702,7 +708,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   psych (< 4)
   public_activity (~> 1.6.4)!
   pundit (~> 1.1.0)
-  rack (~> 2.2.3.1)
+  rack (~> 2.2.6.2)
   rack-cors
   rails (~> 5.2.8.1)
   rails-assets-clipboard (~> 1.5.12)!
@@ -711,7 +717,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails-assets-markdown-it (~> 7.0.1)!
   rails-assets-moment (~> 2.15.0)!
   rails-controller-testing
-  rails-html-sanitizer (~> 1.4.3)
+  rails-html-sanitizer (~> 1.4.4)
   rails-i18n
   rails_admin
   rdoc (>= 6.3.1)
@@ -745,4 +751,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   will_paginate
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   2.3.21
+   2.3.14
diff --git a/app/assets/images/markdown_logo.png b/app/assets/images/markdown_logo.png
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/app/assets/images/markdown_logo.png.orig b/app/assets/images/markdown_logo.png.orig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0dd62aff6
Binary files /dev/null and b/app/assets/images/markdown_logo.png.orig differ
diff --git a/app/models/event.rb b/app/models/event.rb
index baaf768da..2795b5e61 100644
--- a/app/models/event.rb
+++ b/app/models/event.rb
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ class Event < ApplicationRecord
   #                   :target_audience, :venue)
 
   def self.facet_fields
-    field_list = %w( city country content_provider cost_basis eligibility end
-                      event_types fields keywords online organizer start
+    field_list = %w( city country content_provider cost_basis eligibility
+                      event_types fields keywords online organizer
                       target_audience venue )
     field_list.append('operations') unless TeSS::Config.feature['disabled'].include? 'operations'
     field_list.append('scientific_topics') unless TeSS::Config.feature['disabled'].include? 'topics'
diff --git a/app/views/search/common/_search_info.html.erb b/app/views/search/common/_search_info.html.erb
index 5dc0c9750..5a313681b 100644
--- a/app/views/search/common/_search_info.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/search/common/_search_info.html.erb
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ resource_type - type of result objects returned by SOLR, may or may not be passe
 <% local_assigns.fetch :resource_type, 'result' %>
 <%# RESULTS COUNT %>
 <div class="search-results-count">
-  <%= pluralize( resources.total, resource_type.humanize.downcase ) %> found
+  <%=resources.total.to_s%> <%=resource_type.humanize.downcase.pluralize(resources.total)%> found
 </div>
diff --git a/app/views/users/show.html.erb b/app/views/users/show.html.erb
index fab2b21b3..e0c4c39e8 100644
--- a/app/views/users/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/show.html.erb
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@
           <div id="events" class="tab-pane fade in active">
             <div class="row">
               <div class="search-results-count">
-                <%= (upcoming_events.count > 0 ? "Showing" : "Found") + " #{pluralize(events.count, "upcoming event")}#{(upcoming_events.count > resource_limit) ? " out of #{upcoming_events.count}" : ''}." %>
-                <%= "Found #{pluralize(past_events.count, "past event")}." %>
+                <%= (upcoming_events.count > 0 ? "Showing" : "Found") + events.count.to_s + " #{"upcoming event".pluralize(events.count)}#{(upcoming_events.count > resource_limit) ? " out of #{upcoming_events.count}" : ''}." %>
+                <%= "Found “ + past_events.count.to_s + #{"past event".pluralize(past_events.count)}." %>
               </div>
               <ul>
                 <% if upcoming_events.count > resource_limit %>
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
           <div id="packages" class="tab-pane fade">
             <div class="row">
               <div class="search-results-count">
-                <%= (packages.count > 0 ? "Showing" : "Found") + " #{pluralize(packages.count, "package")}#{(@user.packages.count > resource_limit) ? " out of #{@user.packages.count}" : ''}." %>
+                <%= (packages.count > 0 ? "Showing" : "Found") + " " + packages.count.to_s + " #{"package".pluralize(packages.count)}#{(@user.packages.count > resource_limit) ? " out of #{@user.packages.count}" : ''}." %>
                 <%= link_to('View all results.', packages(user: @user.username)) if (@user.packages.count > resource_limit) %>
               </div>
               <% packages.each do |package| %>
diff --git a/bin/bundle b/bin/bundle
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/bin/rails b/bin/rails
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/bin/rake b/bin/rake
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/bin/setup b/bin/setup
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/bin/spring b/bin/spring
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/bin/update b/bin/update
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/bin/yarn b/bin/yarn
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/config/initializers/version.rb b/config/initializers/version.rb
index 69d971f5d..4e60c160a 100644
--- a/config/initializers/version.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/version.rb
@@ -1 +1 @@
-APP_VERSION = '1.4.2'
+APP_VERSION = '1.4.3'
diff --git a/config/tess.example.yml b/config/tess.example.yml
index 4123827dd..3e213f65e 100644
--- a/config/tess.example.yml
+++ b/config/tess.example.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ dresa: &dresa
     logo_open_graph: 'dresa/DReSA_Symbol.png'
     logo_email: 'dresa/DReSA_Extended_Default.png'
     theme: 'en-AU'
-    repository: 'https://github.com/nrmay/TeSS'
+    repository: 'https://github.com/dresa-org-au/TeSS'
     supported_by: 'dresa_supported_by.erb'
     widget_example: 'elixir_widget_example'
   gmaps:
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 226cada28..40fc4fb67 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -318,13 +318,13 @@
     t.string "slug"
     t.boolean "public", default: false
     t.text "description"
-    t.string "expertise_academic", default: [], array: true
-    t.string "expertise_technical", default: [], array: true
     t.text "location"
     t.string "orcid"
     t.string "experience"
-    t.text "interest", default: [], array: true
-    t.text "activity", default: [], array: true
+    t.string "expertise_academic", default: [], array: true
+    t.string "expertise_technical", default: [], array: true
+    t.string "interest", default: [], array: true
+    t.string "activity", default: [], array: true
     t.string "language", default: [], array: true
     t.string "social_media", default: [], array: true
     t.string "type", default: "Profile"
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@
     t.integer "invitations_count", default: 0
     t.index ["authentication_token"], name: "index_users_on_authentication_token"
     t.index ["confirmation_token"], name: "index_users_on_confirmation_token", unique: true
-    t.index ["email"], name: "index_users_on_email", unique: true
+    t.index ["email"], name: "index_users_on_email"
     t.index ["identity_url"], name: "index_users_on_identity_url", unique: true
     t.index ["invitation_token"], name: "index_users_on_invitation_token", unique: true
     t.index ["invited_by_id"], name: "index_users_on_invited_by_id"