The Papua New Guinea National Research Institute (PNG NRI) is a public policy and development research institute in Papua New Guinea.
In 1961 the New Guinea Research Unit (NGRU) was established in Port Moresby as part of the Australian National University.
[1] When PNG gained independence in 1975, the NGRU became the Institute for Applied Social and Economic Research (IASER), established by legislative act.
[2] IASER began functioning formally on 1 January 1976, expanding its scope to publish monographs, discussion papers and bibliographies.
[2] The IPNGS had existed from 1974 to 1988, with a mandate to preserve and research "traditional indigenous culture" in Papua New Guinea.