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

Happening @ IRIS

IRIS 2020 Webinar Series

Visit our YouTube channel for sessions describing our data reports, and our recent work analyzing the impacts of COVID on university research.

Work with us!

We currently have an opening for a full-time developer. A Bachelor's degree and at least one year of successful programming experience are required. Please visit https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/192583/iris_developer for more information and to apply.

IRIS awarded $500,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

The funding will allow IRIS to continue its work to understand the full impact of the pandemic on research operations at member universities, and to expand the number of universities included in the data analysis.

Read the full announcement at http://myumi.ch/gjVwj.

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