The Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) is an interdisciplinary social science research centre, with its administrative base at Cardiff University, Wales. Its aim is to draw together and build upon the existing expertise in quantitative and qualitative research methods and methodologies .
The research partners are Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth, Bangor and Glamorgan Universities; and funding is jointly provided by the Welsh Assembly Government (via the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, HEFCW), and the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).[1]