Indiana University Research

From collaborating with NASA to search for life on Mars to developing a vaccine for rotavirus-norovirus in infants, IU has earned its reputation as a world-class research institution. Home to one of the fastest university-owned supercomputers in the world and supported by $941 million in FY2025 from our partners, IU researchers are building collaborations and uncovering new solutions that improve lives in Indiana and around the globe. Indiana University researchers have driven innovation and creative initiatives for more than 200 years.

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IU Research by the numbers 2025

4,354proposals submitted

2,902Awards received

1,319Number of principal investigators

872Number of sponsors

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Upcoming events

Monday, January 26, 2026

11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.

Online

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Interested in grants, fellowships, or other funding opportunities? Meet individually with a consultant from Proposal Development Services to discuss your goals and  IU’s Research Development...Read more

Monday, January 26, 2026

12 p.m.1 p.m.

On-Line

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Join IU Research for the second of its AI Brown Bag Presentations.  This event will feature Professor Jingwen Yan, as she describes her work in using AI to develop computational data mode...Read more

CANCELED: Ostrom Workshop | Colloquium: Alyssa Paredes

Monday, January 26, 2026

12 p.m.1:30 p.m.

The Ostrom Workshop, 513 N PARK AVE

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The Ostrom Workshop Colloquium Series - co-sponsored by the IU Department of Geography - welcomes Dr. Alyssa Paredes (University of Michigan, Department of Anthropology). 

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