Exploring sexuality, relationships,
and well-being
For 75 years, the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University has been the trusted source for scientific knowledge and research on critical issues in sexuality, gender, and reproduction.
Learn about our missionREGISTRATION OPEN: 75th Anniversary Symposium
Join us on September 6th-7th in Bloomington to hear the latest research insights and celebrate our 75th Anniversary as we honor leaders in the fields of sexuality, gender, and reproduction research.
Kinsey-Kelley Center for Gender Equity in Business
A new partnership with the IU Kelley School of Business will address issues of gender inequity, sexual misconduct and sexual harassment in the workplace.
Our research
Learn more about the science-based discoveries—both past and present—that reveal the complexity of sexuality and relationships.
Read moreOur collections
Search our site and online catalog to discover art, artifacts, publications, and anthropological resources that document the stories of our common humanity.
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From Executive Director, Dr. Justin Garcia
Today’s Kinsey Institute is a dynamic interdisciplinary research center and archival collection, world-renowned for research, historical preservation, and education programs exploring sex, sexuality, relationships, and well-being. We welcome you to join us in the discovery of the unknown as we continue to advance knowledge and change the world for the better.
Learn moreIn the Media
"Indiana’s Kinsey-Kelley Center Hopes To Move The Needle On Workplace Inequities" Poets & Quants, July 8.
"What’s The Deal With Baby Talk In Relationships?" Refinery29, July 5.
"‘The worst-case scenario’: what IU experts have to say about a post-Roe world." Indiana Daily Student, June 27.
Events
April 1 - December Bettina Rheims: Everything All At Once
McCalla School, Bloomington
August 5 - September 23 Wild Horse Running: The Courageous Journey of Tom Fox
Maxwell Hall
August 26 Policing Bodies and Manifesting Justice: A Talk with Authors India Thusi and Valena Beety Maxwell Hall, 6:00-7:30pm
September 6-7 75th Anniversary Research Symposium
IU Auditorium/Franklin Hall
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Sexuality and intimate relationships are essential to our individual and collective well-being. Your support will help the Kinsey Institute advance research and education in the science of love, sexuality, gender, and sexual health, and give a diverse field of researchers the resources they need to make new discoveries.
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