Dr. Tom Lickiss discusses how aggregating and analyzing research funding data can provide insights into current research trends and help predict future directions. ÜberResearch collects funding data from hundreds of sources, cleans the data, and uses techniques like natural language processing to identify topics and trends over time. Case studies on optogenetics, optopatch, and brainbow show how analyzing when topics receive funding versus subsequent publications can offer a forward-looking view of emerging areas. With more integrated data sources, the complete picture of the research process from funding to outcomes can be examined.