With its expert faculty, experienced staff and advanced technical facilities, the Center for Survey Research brings the best tools of social science to the service of researchers inside and outside the University of Virginia.

Services

• Survey design and development, survey data collection, and survey sampling
• Statistical analyses of results
• Field operations for surveys, telephone, in person, mail, and web-based surveys
• Focus groups

The Demographics Research Group conducts practical and policy-oriented analysis of census and demographic data under contract; and communicates rigorous research and its policy implications to clients through meaningful, intuitive publications, and presentations.

The Senior Executive Institute/LEAD programs offer intensive, interactive learning for local government officials in a supportive culture at UVA’s renowned Colgate Darden School of Business. The curriculum, designed by specifically for and by senior local government managers and the faculty at UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, takes a head-on approach to the challenges of government management and leadership.