For researchers

You do the science. IVAR Studios, an immersive production studio in Stockholm, helps it reach the people who need to hear it: in classrooms, museums, domes and online.

Why storytelling matters for research impact

You've spent years on a finding that could change how people understand the world. But a paper in a journal reaches other scientists - not the students, policymakers, or communities who could act on it. Storytelling isn't about simplifying your work. It's about making it accessible, memorable and emotionally resonant. The projects we've built with researchers have reached millions of people, been used in hundreds of classrooms, and won recognition from the Webby Awards and international film festivals. We're not a marketing agency. We're storytellers who take science seriously.

What we need from you

Access to the science

Papers, datasets, field notes, briefings - whatever helps us understand the work. We'll do the reading.

Time for conversation

A few calls or meetings to help us find the human story inside the research. We ask a lot of questions.

Review and accuracy

We'll ask you to review scripts and key content for scientific accuracy. Your name is on this too.

What you get

A story that does your research justice

Not a dumbed-down explainer, but a narrative that respects the complexity while reaching non-specialist audiences.

Professional production

Award-winning film, 3D, interactive and immersive production - delivered in formats your audiences actually use.

Measurable reach

Gibson the Lion has more than 75 million views. Memories of Mexico is used in hundreds of Swedish schools. Teachers at five Swedish upper-secondary schools rated the ICEVR classroom material 9.6 to 10 out of 10 on average.

How projects are funded

IVAR Studios works as the communication and dissemination partner in research projects. Our collaborations are typically funded through research grants (Horizon Europe, national research councils), institutional partnerships, museum commissions, co-production agreements, or a combination of these. We're experienced in working within grant frameworks and can help you shape the communication and dissemination component of your application. In Horizon Europe terms, we cover communication (reaching the public) and dissemination (getting results to the people who can use them), and we can write that work package with you. ICEVR, for example, was funded through the open call of the Horizon Europe project XR4ED and built on research from three EU-funded Arctic programmes. If you're at the proposal stage and want to explore whether a storytelling component could strengthen your bid, that's a good time to talk.

What it looks like in practice

ICEVR

XR4ED, EU-funded project

We worked with researchers from three EU-funded Arctic research programmes - CHARTER, ECOTIP, and FACE-IT - to translate their climate data into an interactive VR classroom experience. Students explore a time-shifting fjord, see how glacier retreat alters ecosystems, and interact with real 3D-scanned environments. Teachers at five Swedish upper-secondary schools evaluated it and rated it 9.6 to 10 out of 10 on average.

Expedition Everest VR

National Geographic

During the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Expedition to Mount Everest, we embedded with an international team of glaciologists, meteorologists and geographers to capture their climate research in 360° video. The resulting VR series puts viewers at base camp alongside scientists. Webby Award and Webby People's Voice for Best 360 Video in 2021, and used in classrooms and VR theatres worldwide.

Gibson the Lion

National Geographic

In close collaboration with the Zambia Carnivore Programme, we filmed the first-ever 360-video from inside a wild lion pride. Using custom-built remote-controlled camera rigs, we captured footage no human could - putting viewers face to face with big cats in VR. Over 75 million views for National Geographic, widely used in wildlife conservation education.

Workshops

Want your own team to work this way?

We run hands-on immersive storytelling workshops in half-day, one-day and three-day formats — headsets, 3D scanning, interactive web and AI, built around your material.

See our workshops →

Not sure if your research is a fit?

We're happy to have a conversation - no pitch deck needed. Tell us about your work and we'll let you know honestly whether we can help.

Get in touch hello@ivar.studio +46 (0) 733 13 05 69