DISSC is Yale’s central hub for advancing data-intensive social science. Whether you’re faculty, staff, or student, we provide you with expert support across the research lifecycle. We can help you acquire data, navigate Yale’s computing environments, manage complex or secure data, and ensure your research is ready for reproducibility.
“By giving me the tools I need, DISSC has allowed me to spend more time focusing on my research.”
Joshua Kalla, Associate Professor of Political Science
What We Offer
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Data Resources
Access high-value datasets—in many areas of social science—plus guidance on discovery, licensing, and acquisition.
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Workshops and Events
Engage in training and workshops focused on emerging methods, AI tools, and best practices in the social sciences.
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Research Support
One-on-one consultations, secure computing, software access, survey design, reproducibility services, and more.
Programs
We share data expertise to reduce barriers and improve quality through our programs.
Upcoming Events
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Fall 2026 Open and Reproducible Research Lunch Series: Reproducibility From Field Survey to Working Paper
Large-scale field data can be expensive and ephemeral, making transparency and reproducibility challenging but essential.
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The Women in AI Collective: Intro to GenAI Promptathon
Get hands-on with two of the generative AI tools available at Yale: Clarity and Copilot at this virtual lunch and learn.
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How to Cite and Report AI Use
Interested in writing about your research—scholarly, public, policy, and more—and working with AI?
Latest News
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Building an Open Research Ecosystem: Notes from the Research Data Alliance Meeting
Researchers from around the world gathered for the Research Data Alliance’s 27th Plenary meeting in London, October 6-8, 2026.
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- Newsletter
Fall 2026 Newsletter
A recent Yale News article and video highlighted Yale’s commitment to data-intensive social science.
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- In The News
NIH Plans $174M for Research Replicability, Reproducibility
The NIH’s five-year R3PEATS program comes alongside a new tool that seeks to help researchers identify connected scientific publications.
Schedule Office Hours
Schedule yours today and we will be in touch quickly to assist you.