IRIS is… a consortium of research universities using big administrative data to understand, explain, and improve higher education and research.

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Members-only Tutorial: The IRIS Impact Finder, Sept. 22

Communicators and government relations officers from IRIS member institutions are invited to a hands-on tutorial on the IRIS Impact Finder. Learn how to access and use this user-friendly tool to identify stories of research impact in your state and the country. No data experience necessary.

New NSF grant will create mosaic of data on the impact of university research

IRIS recently received a $2 million, three-year award from the NSF that will create a mosaic of linked data resources that will shed new light on the impacts of university-based research.

Under the auspices of the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), the funding will allow IRIS to link its unique UMETRICS dataset to several existing data resources. Read the full announcement at https://myumi.ch/erpD4

IRIS Membership

IRIS member universities submit data to the institute and receive back reports focused on institutional research, governmental relations, and public communications.

Reports and Data Products

IRIS produces interactive reports to illuminate the impact of universities’ research activities on the economy and career pathways of employees.

The IRIS Research Dataset

The IRIS dataset is a valuable asset for researchers in a variety of disciplines, capturing detailed data from nearly 400,000 awards representing more than 41% of U.S. total R & D spending at univerisities.

Current Members

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IRIS is… a consortium of research universities using big administrative data to understand, explain, and improve higher education and research.