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Services

The IHSSR offers contract research and consultancy services to the public and private sectors as well as engaging in competitively funded research. In offering these services the IHSSR strives to maximise the efficiency, relevance and reliability of social research by:

  • Collaborating closely with research users and other stakeholders throughout the life of all projects;
  • Using state of the art data collection and analysis techniques housed in the Institute's Population Research Laboratory to ensure that data is collected as quickly as possible while eliminating opportunities for error;
  • Building teams of experienced social researchers with expertise in data collection and analysis, project management, communication and the specific topics on which research is focused;
  • Providing researchers with the administrative support, access to services and collegial environment necessary to maximise their own productivity.

The level of IHSSR contribution to any given project is, of course, negotiable and may vary from taking responsibility for particular areas such as data collection or analysis through to involvement in every aspect of that project from its conceptualisation to its evaluation. Further, the IHSSR employs two specialist officers, a Biostatistician and a Research Development Officer, that have the capacity to become directly involved in project development. Guidelines for engaging with them are listed below.

In short, the IHSSR offers the following services: