# Institutions Institutions provide a unified discovery and administrative layer across multiple organizations. Institutions do not host data directly, but rather unify a number of organizations and researchers that are distributing data on Redivis. For example, a university might exist as a single institution on Redivis, with organizations created for different research groups and centers within the university. Institutions can also create sub-institutions, allowing for additional layers of discovery and administration. For example, a university may be an institution, which is composed of a number of[ sub-institutions](/reference/institutions/sub-institutions.md), each representing a particular school. If you're interested in learning more about how an institutional deployment might facilitate data discovery, administration, and cost management at your university, [contact us.](https://forms.monday.com/forms/12417d2dbc78c5358dc9aafcbbccf426) [Explore all institutions on Redivis](https://redivis.com/explore) ## The institution home page This page provides a central home for all organizations within your institution, allowing researchers to easily discover different organizations and their data across your institution. This page is hosted at "redivis.com/\". The institution page can be customized by administrators on the [Settings](/reference/institutions/settings.md) tab of the administrator panel to reflect branding and provide context to researchers working with data at your institution. The page will also display a list of organizations within the institution. Organizations will appear in this list if a) they are publicly listed and have at least one dataset that is visible to the current user; or b) the current user is a member of that organization. {% hint style="info" %} If you would like to create an institution, [contact us](mailto:contact@redivis.com)! {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.redivis.com/reference/institutions.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.