Using the VIVO open source software, the project Research Information Platform with VIVO will submit a federated research information platform (FIP) to the BUA. Internally, the emerging platform will serve to facilitate better, easier search, presentation, and interdisciplinary networking of researchers and their work and topics, as well as to manage and analyze research information. Externally, the platform serves science communication and knowledge transfer with its transparent, structured presentation. The project is led by Malte Dreyer (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin).