IRIS Reports & Products
IRIS is a national consortium of research institutions focused on creating new, independent statistical evidence about the economic impact of research. Our reports help member institutions document the economic impact of their investments in scientific research, manage their research portfolios, and inform outreach to federal and state stakeholders.
Spending Report
This report provides details on employment and spending patterns for university-based sponsored research projects.
Vendor Profile Report
To capture the economic impact of university research, this report provides data on the vendors that provide research-related goods and services.
Government Reports
These reports are meant to show lawmakers and their staff the impact of research and break down research-related spending and activity by congressional and state legislative districts.
Employee Report
This report tracks the career paths of research-funded employees after they leave a member university. It provides insight into the workforce outcomes of faculty, postdocs, staff, and students, showing where former employees go after leaving the university, what industries they enter, which companies hire them, and their earnings.
The IRIS Impact Finder
Designed to help communicators find potentially interesting research-related stories, this map-based tool shows research vendor activity across a university’s home state.
KL2 Impact Report
An IRIS pilot projects uses data from the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) program to track the career funding progressions of grant awardees.
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