Whether you are a researcher looking to find out more about the services we provide or a study participant wanting to know more about the surveys we are conducting, we invite you to take some time to become acquainted with our projects, staff and services.

The BOSR is a one-stop survey research shop that collects data to help answer important questions facing society.  We are located in Benton Hall—our home since October 2006. The BOSR supports a number of projects that use telephone interviewing, in-person interviews, focus groups, Web-based surveys, scannable questionnaire forms, and grant accounting. As a quick overview, some of our current projects are detailed below.

The links at the top will help you navigate through the history of the BOSR, the types of projects we regularly conduct, and information on how we may be able to help you in your research. If the BOSR is new to you or if it has simply been awhile since you've visited us, we hope that the information you find here will be useful to you as you learn about the exciting ways we may be able to assist you with your research, today or in the near future.

 

Find out more information on all of our current projects.

 

BOSR News & Events 

 

Family Choices Research


10/19/2011 - BOSR co-director Dr. Julia McQuillan's has co-authored research on the relationship between careers and fatherhood was recently the focus of a UNL News release and Lincoln Journal Star article. 

 

The study, which will appear in the journal Fathering, uses data collected by BOSR as part of our Family Choices survey. The research hightlights changing attitudes among US men on the dynamics of fatherhood and careers, noting that more men feel work and leisure complementary rather than exclusive aspects to parenthood.

Data & Donuts


9/29/2011 - The Bureau of Social Research (BOSR) and Survey, Statistics, and Psychometrics (SSP) Core Facility are sponsoring a free drop-in Data, Donuts, Surveys & Solution session.

 

BOSR and SSP staff will help researchers brainstorm ideas for designing, collecting, analyzing and funding their research projects. The free drop-in session is on Friday, September 30th from 11:00am to noon in 104 Benton. The event is open to anyone looking to develop a research project. For more information, call 402-472-3672.