The University of Melbourne,Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, is located in Victoria, Australia.

Mission is to undertake valuable and innovative social research and deliver high-quality postgraduate education and training services.

An independent, non-profit organization founded to conduct research on social and lifestyle issues, monitor and assess global sociocultural trends and provide new insights on human behaviour and social relations. SIRC aims to provide a balanced, calm and thoughtful perspective on social issues, promoting open and rational debates based on evidence rather than ideology. In pursuit of this balanced perspective, SIRC conducts research on positive aspects of social behaviour as well as the more problematic aspects that are the focus of most social-science research.