Welcome to ISBER

The Institute for Social, Behavioral and Economic Research (ISBER) is UCSB's Organized Research Unit for sponsored research in the social sciences and, to a lesser extent, other divisions of the university. With over 120 principal investigators and 10 Research Centers, ISBER provides help with conceptualizing, finding funding for, and administering projects.

UC Santa Barbara hosts a day of science and technology events for local middle and high school students
Bren School professor Roland Geyer contributes a chapter to an online book reflecting on Earth Day
Archaeologist Anabel Ford receives NSF grant to cover comprehensive work at Maya site El Pilar in Belize
Anthropologists, physicians and tribal leaders develop a strategy for managing COVID-19 among an indigenous population