Social Science

    One of the most representatives on social sciences is the ISSP  (Irish Social Sciences Platform). ISSP is an all-island platform for social science research and graduate training in the social, cultural and economic transformations shaping Ireland in the 21st century.

The Irish Social Sciences Platform brings together academics from 19 disciplines in 8 institutions across the island in a common programme of research on knowledge, innovation, society and space. ISSP focus on investigating three broad themes of national importance – creating balanced development, sustaining communities and building the knowledge economy. The 8 ISSP partner institutions are Dublin City University, IT Sligo, Mary Immaculate College, NUI Galway, NUI Maynooth, Queens University Belfast, University College Cork and University of Limerick.

ISSP researchers take an active role in social, economic and cultural policy debates as Ireland recovers slowly from the crash. It works closely with local communities, voluntary and semi-state agencies, and local and national government in tackling issues for building a prosperous future for the whole island of Ireland.

There are six research centres involved in ISSP within NUI Galway

Centre for Innovation and Structural Change (Whitaker Institute)

Centre for Disability Law and Policy

Centre for Research on Occupational and Life Stress (CROLS)

Child and Family Research Centre (CFRC)

Irish Centre for Rural Transformation & Sustainability (ICERTS)

Irish Centre for Social Gerentology (ICSG)