University of Frankfurt Institute for Social Research

Institut für Sozialforschung

Abbreviation	IfS
Formation	1923; 101 years ago (1923)
Founder	Felix Weil
Legal status	Foundation
Headquarters	Frankfurt am Main
Coordinates	50°07′06″N 8°39′14″E / 50.118414°N 8.65385°E / 50.118414; 8.65385
Leader	Ferdinand Sutterlüty (Acting Director)
Affiliations	Goethe University Frankfurt Columbia University
Website	www.ifs.uni-frankfurt.de

The Institute for Social Research (German: Institut für Sozialforschung, IfS) is a research organization for sociology and continental philosophy, best known as the institutional home of the Frankfurt School and critical theory. Currently a part of Goethe University Frankfurt, it has historically also been affiliated with Columbia University in New York City.