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Research Infrastructure

The research infrastructure at the Whitaker Institute enables our research community to make a distinctive contribution to business and social science research nationally and internationally, and to play an active part in the public policy debates shaping Ireland and Europe in the 21st century.

Local Authority Finances

Winner of the 2014 WA and the 2015 World Summit Award, the website www.localauthorityfinances.com aims at increasing awareness of how taxpayers’ money is spent locally by providing cross-council information on local authority spending and income, disaggregated by expenditure function and revenue source. Aimed at improving transparency and accountability, the interactive web application can be used... | Read on »

TOPIK

TOPIK brings together an international multidisciplinary group of researchers who are pioneering research and advancing our knowledge into the realities that scientists as principal investigators face in leading and managing large scale funded research projects. ...

Duanaire

An online collection of Irish economic history data going back three centuries. Duanaire supports research on Irish fiscal and economic history and provides a permanent digital platform for curating, managing, exploring and open sharing of Irish economic history data.

Social Sciences Computing Hub

A unique and inclusive data repository and computing infrastructure for business and social sciences analytics offering a wide range of cross disciplinary workshops to generate a multidisciplinary perspective in addressing global and regional Public Policy issues.

Measurement Instrument Database for the Social Sciences

This open access repository has more than 530 measurement instruments from social scientists worldwide. It is quickly becoming the 'go to' place for researchers to consult for measurement tools for their own research.