The Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies is an interdisciplinary research institute that conducts studies on demographic and migration issues, welfare systems and social policies, science and technology policy and higher education, the relationship between science and society, and the creation, access, and dissemination of knowledge and information technologies.
Research activities focus on three main areas: Study of the relationships between demographic trends and social and economic development;
Study of social dynamics and welfare policies; Study of societal change related to the dissemination of knowledge and information technologies;

– To ensure that the body of research conducted responds to the needs of society in its areas of expertise, which include: population dynamics, migration policies and dynamics, social and demographic behaviors, gender studies, welfare, social integration, research, innovation and education policy, science education and public communication, globalization, social informatics and social computing, electronic health.
– To provide tools and methods for applying research results in a broad socio-economic context.