Institute for the Research and Improvement of Social Sciences (IRISS)
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Institute for the Research and Improvement of Social Sciences (IRISS) Details
The Institute for the Research and Improvement of Social Sciences (IRISS; reg numbers VO/0681 and LPA-41) is a Malta-based independent, non-profit civil society research institute with an exclusive focus on the social sciences. It was formally established as a distinct legal personality in June 2012, following the gradual setting up of its informal structures in the preceding decade.The IRISS's main objectives are to:(i) enhance knowledge through seminars, workshops and active participation in learning programmes;(ii) raise public awareness about the social sciences, including political studies, social psychology, sociology, economics and anthropology, and their importance in understanding and improving the world we live in;(iii) encourage the advancement of scientific knowledge in the social sciences through scholarly breakthroughs;(iv) encourage the development of new tools and theories in the social sciences with a view to widening the real-world applicability of the social sciences;(v) compete for public (mostly EU) Funding in the social sciences area.
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