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Social Research - Social Trends Analysis TSRC - Third Sector Research Centre The Third Sector Research Centre works to enhance knowledge through independent and critical research. In collaboration with practitioners, policy makers, and other academics, we explore the key issues affecting charities and voluntary organisations, community groups, social enterprises, cooperatives and mutuals. News The future of TSRC TSRC's bid to renew our core funding from the ESRC Large Centres and Grants competition has been unsuccessful. Spotlight Unfolding tales of voluntary action What is the full story of third sector activity in communities struggling to manage tough economic and social challenges? This new monthly series will explore these issues and more, from the unique vantage point of TSRC's 'Real Times' project.

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Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Home Page Physiological Society Mind Hacks Survey Research Institute: Welcome to the Survey Research Institute at Cornell University. Cornell University Survey Research Institute more options Welcome to the Survey Research Institute at Cornell University. SRI has been providing survey research, data collection and analysis services since 1996 to a wide-range of academic, non-profit, governmental, and corporate clientele. Survey Research Institute Services - Study and Instrument Design - Sampling Procedures - Focus Groups - Data Collection - Web (including Qualtrics) - Scannable forms - Transcription - Data analysis, report writing ... and much more Polls The Empire State Poll A combination of an annual core of workplace, community, governmental, economic, media measures, omnibus modules, and special topical issue questions. Cornell National Social Survey An omnibus survey initiated by the Office of the Vice Provost for Social Sciences. In the News The Survey Research Institute at Cornell is conducting surveys to evaluate the impact on Health Reform on Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Programs. Saturday, November 23, 2013

Social science at the British Library The British Library is a hub for social science research, with vast and varied collections, expert staff and a wide range of events and activities across the social science community. Our department covers a number of different social science disciplines including sociology, social policy, anthropology, sports, human geography, politics, sociolinguistics and business and management studies. As well as collecting materials relevant to the research community, we are committed to supporting knowledge transfer through encouraging discussion, debate and exchange. We do this by: collaborating with universities, associations and individuals to host a range of events creating topical bibliographies on subjects as diverse as gender, knife-crime, and electoral reform producing services and web resources such as the Sport and Society website .