About

Our mission is to promote excellence in social science research across the University of Massachusetts Amherst. 

The Institute for Social Science Research provides resources and support for campus-wide researchers using or learning to use social science methods, seeking to take part in collaborative and interdisciplinary research, doing publicly engaged research, and seeking external funding for research.

View of Machmer and the Du Bois Library with a flowering tree in the foreground.

ISSR Partners

Based in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, ISSR serves as a hub for social scientists across organizational boundaries in every college at UMass and across the Five Colleges. ISSR is supported by the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Office of the Provost, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Graduate School. We gratefully acknowledge all ISSR partners and collaborators, on campus and beyond.

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