The Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS) is a University-wide institute located physically within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Reflecting a hybrid model unusual in academia, it is both the University’s largest social science research center and an integral part of the Harvard administration. IQSS builds cutting-edge social science infrastructure, fosters a flourishing community of social scientists, and “does whatever it can to help students, faculty, and staff leverage each other's advances and take us all to the next level.” Cooperative partnerships include collaborations such as the Harvard Dataverse, Harvard Web Publishing, and the Applied Statistics Workshop. In addition to advancing faculty and student research, IQSS also empowers Harvard’s social scientists to focus on the intellectual components of their work by providing a full range of exceptional administrative support services.
See also: Science & Technology