External Discovery Site (EDS)
Spotlight your institution’s scholarship on a public-facing site. EDS combines Academic Analytics’ accurate, comprehensive scholarly activity data with your university’s warehoused data to power a modern, configurable, pre-populated website that highlights research and researchers across faculty, programs, departments, and centers.
Designed for Discovery and Impact
EDS provides intuitive search and filters, rich faculty profiles, and flexible branding. Automatic data updates keep pages current and reduce manual upkeep, so prospective students, collaborators, and the media can confidently find expertise while your institution strengthens its public presence.
Highlight Scholarship and Expand Visibility.
Showcase university scholarship on a public-facing website.
Integrate university-warehoused data.
Connect faculty expertise to media, philanthropy and industry.
Customize interface to use university look and feel.
Scholars can control their pre-populated profiles.
Uses pre-populated, regularly updated data so profiles stay accurate with less manual effort.
External Discovery Site (EDS)
A Public, Pre-Populated Showcase for Faculty Scholarship
The External Discovery Site (EDS) gives your scholarship a broader audience by turning accurate, pre-populated data into rich public profiles that highlight expertise, outputs, and impact across programs and departments. Faculty gain a reliable home for their work that stays current with minimal upkeep, while deans get a cohesive view of strengths that supports recruitment, development, and strategic planning. EDS centralizes information that is often scattered across labs and personal pages, improving discoverability for collaborators, students, and media, and reinforcing your institution’s reputation for research excellence.
See How Top Universities Elevate Research Visibility and Showcase Scholarship
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Auburn University
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Michigan State University
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Howard University
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Clemson University
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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University of Florida
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Baylor University
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Faculty Insight
Build a Stronger Faculty Infrastructure
Faculty Insight provides a unified platform for capturing and sharing the full scope of faculty activity, from teaching and research to service and achievements. With pre-populated profiles and integrated data sources, institutions reduce administrative burden while giving faculty tools to showcase their work, discover opportunities, and foster collaboration. It's a smarter, more strategic approach to recognizing and supporting faculty across their academic journey.
Centralize faculty activity data to eliminate redundant entry and improve consistency.
Give faculty editable, pre-populated profiles to highlight their work and expertise.
Surface personalized funding, collaboration, and award opportunities.
Support recognition, retention, and faculty development initiatives.
Identify strengths and gaps across units to inform strategic hiring and planning.
Start your journey to better insights.
Start building a stronger research enterprise with better data.
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