Flexible by design
Every institute works differently. OSIRIS lets you configure activity types, fields, workflows, roles and reports around your own processes.
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Research is complex.
Managing it shouldn’t be.
OSIRIS helps research institutes collect, manage and showcase research information without unnecessary complexity. Flexible enough for your workflows, intuitive enough for everyday use.
Our philosophy
Research software should adapt to your institute — not the other way around.
Research information is created throughout the entire research lifecycle: in projects, publications, collaborations, infrastructures, software, teaching, events and much more.
OSIRIS was created to help research institutes manage this information without unnecessary complexity — flexible enough for your organisation, intuitive enough for everyday work.
Built for researchers
A research information system only works when people actually use it. OSIRIS focuses on self-reporting, clear interfaces and efficient everyday workflows.
Open by nature
Open source, open interfaces and community-driven development keep OSIRIS transparent, adaptable and independent.
Is OSIRIS the right fit?
Choosing the right research information system starts with understanding your own requirements.
Every research information system has its strengths. Rather than trying to be everything for everyone, OSIRIS focuses on flexibility, usability and transparency. If these are your priorities, there is a good chance that OSIRIS is the right choice.
OSIRIS is probably the right choice if...
- you are a small or medium-sized research institute.
- you want your software to adapt to your processes.
- researchers should be able to maintain their own information.
- you want to become productive quickly.
- open source and transparency matter to you.
- your institute evolves and your system should evolve with it.
Another approach may be a better fit if...
- strict ontologies or standards are more important than flexibility.
- you manage a very large university with highly standardized processes.
- individual configuration should be kept to a minimum.
- Researchers should not maintain their own information.
- your organisation primarily values governance over flexibility.
There is no perfect research information system — only the one that best fits your institute.
Which system suits our needs?
Different institutes need different systems.
OSIRIS is not trying to be the perfect solution for everyone. It is designed for research institutes that need flexibility, usability and transparency without turning research information management into a large-scale IT project.
OSIRIS
For research institutes that want to adapt the system to their own structures, workflows and reporting needs.
- Flexible data model
- Self-reporting by researchers
- Fast introduction
Semantic systems
A good fit when fixed ontologies, RDF, linked data and semantic interoperability are more important than local flexibility.
- Ontologies
- RDF and linked data
- Semantic interoperability
Repository systems
A good fit when your main focus is an institutional repository, open access workflows, publications, datasets and long-term archiving.
- Open access
- Institutional repository
- Metadata standards
Enterprise systems
A good fit for very large organizations that require highly standardized processes, central governance and large implementation projects.
- Large-scale rollout
- Central governance
- Highly standardized workflows
Features in action
Everything connected in one system.
OSIRIS connects people, organisations, projects, activities, publications, reporting and public visibility in one flexible research information system.
People at the centre
Manage researcher profiles, affiliations, roles and research outputs in one place.
Find a more detailed overview of OSIRIS features in the OSIRIS Wiki.
Benefits by role
One system. Different needs. Shared benefits.
OSIRIS is designed for everyone involved in research information: researchers, reporting teams, administrators and institute leadership.
Less administration. More reuse.
- Maintain publications and activities quickly through intuitive interfaces.
- Reuse the same information for CVs, reports, profiles and public webpages.
- Connect publications, projects, activities and identifiers in one place.
With OSIRIS, it’s actually really fun to enter your research. [translated]
With OSIRIS, managing your research activities becomes a pleasant side task. [translated]
Recurring reports without starting from scratch.
- Create reusable report templates for recurring reporting needs.
- Use filters, aggregations, pivot tables and exports directly in OSIRIS.
- Reduce manual copy and paste from emails, spreadsheets and separate lists.
Reports that used to require a lot of manual steps can now be produced much more quickly. It makes the work so much easier. [translated]
Configure locally without coding.
- Configure activity types, fields, templates, roles and workflows in the UI.
- Connect existing infrastructure such as LDAP, OAuth and external metadata sources.
- Adapt OSIRIS to local processes while keeping the system maintainable.
Turn research information into orientation.
- Gain an overview of projects, outputs, research areas and collaborations.
- Use reports, indicators and visualisations for strategy, evaluation and communication.
- Make research visible through public portfolio pages and structured data.
Portfolio
From OSIRIS to public research portal.
OSIRIS Portfolio transforms structured research information into modern researcher profiles, project pages, institute websites and public research portals — automatically and always up to date.
Integrations
Connect OSIRIS to your existing infrastructure.
OSIRIS integrates with authentication providers, publication databases, identifier systems, journal metrics, reporting tools and public research portals.
Open interfaces
Use APIs, exports and public interfaces to reuse research information across systems.
Custom integrations
Missing an interface? We build tailored connectors for repositories, HR systems, grant management platforms and other research infrastructure.
Community
Built in the open. Shaped by the community.
OSIRIS is more than software. It is an open-source project with documentation, regular exchange formats, community events and shared ideas for the future of research information management.
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Open wiki ↗ January 2027OSIRIS Community Days
Join our first in-person community meeting in Helmstedt with talks, workshops and networking.
Learn more → Every two monthsCommunity Meetings
We meet regularly online to present new developments, discuss ideas and collect feedback from the community.
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OSIRIS Commons
A future place to share templates, workflows, reports and best practices across institutions.
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Curious to see OSIRIS in action?
We would be happy to show you how OSIRIS works in practice, answer your questions and explore together whether it is the right fit for your institute.