Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR) started its journey in 2013 as an independent research centre. It was established as a part of School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (SLASS) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). The centrestrives to become a key research organization of the country by conducting high quality research in social science.

The centre has been awarded as a sub-project under the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) funded by the World Bank, and initiated and supervised by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Bangladesh.