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Global Science Research (GSR)

Data collection company founded by Aleksandr Kogan to contract with SCL Group
Tracked because Data collection company founded by Aleksandr Kogan to contract with SCL Group · 11 documented connections
Facts on record7
Connections mapped11
Sources cited8
✦ Thin coverage gap +29 connected to 11 entities · only 7 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 1P 6I
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Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
PATTERN person → [affiliation] → person → [affiliation] → company 317× PATTERN company → [affiliation] → company → [subsidiary] → company 278× PATTERN company → [subsidiary] → company → [affiliation] → company 278× PATTERN person → [affiliation] → company → [affiliation] → company 164× PATTERN company → [affiliation] → company → [affiliation] → person 164×
Connection Map
Key Connections
→ Aleksandr Kogan person
founder
Global Science Research (GSR) was established by Aleksandr Kogan at the end of May 2014.
← This Is Your Digital Life instrument
operational
This Is Your Digital Life (TIYDL) was the company through which Aleksandr Kogan collected Facebook data via the GSR app. Kogan was the director and the app was built on the GSR platform.
← Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited company
contractor
Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited contracted with Global Science Research (GSR), founded by Aleksandr Kogan, to collect Facebook data.
← SCL Elections company
data partner
GSR, founded by Aleksandr Kogan, collected Facebook data that was subsequently used by SCL Elections.
← Joseph Chancellor person
affiliation
Joseph Chancellor is documented as being affiliated with or employed by Global Science Research (GSR), based on the database listing Joseph Chancellor immediately prior to GSR, suggesting a direct connection in the context of Cambridge Analytica-related data operations.
→ SCL Group company
contractor
GSR signed data collection contract with SCL Elections on June 4, 2014
Facts (7)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 161d ago · Avg age: 511d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (1)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Primary Source Global Science Research (GSR) was established by Aleksandr Kogan at the end of May 2014 and signed a contract with SCL Elections on June 4, 2014
All Connections (11)
→ SCL Group company
contractor confirmed
GSR signed data collection contract with SCL Elections on June 4, 2014
→ Aleksandr Kogan person
founder primary since 2014
Global Science Research (GSR) was established by Aleksandr Kogan at the end of May 2014.
→ Cambridge Analytica company
affiliation inferential since 2014
GSR's contract with SCL Elections connects it to the network that includes Cambridge Analytica through the SCL Group/Cambridge Analytica nexus.
→ Alexander Nix person
affiliation inferential since 2014
Alexander Nix was CEO of SCL Elections and SCL Group, making him associated with GSR through the contract.
→ Christopher Wylie person
whistleblower/connected inferential since 2018
Christopher Wylie was a whistleblower who exposed the work of SCL/Cambridge Analytica and its data operation involving GSR.
← Philometrics company
contractor inferential since 2026
Philometrics is listed near Global Science Research (GSR) and Eunoia Technologies in the same untrusted data block, which may indicate involvement in academic data collection or psychological profiling operations connected to GSR's known activities.
← This Is Your Digital Life instrument
operational primary since 2014
This Is Your Digital Life (TIYDL) was the company through which Aleksandr Kogan collected Facebook data via the GSR app. Kogan was the director and the app was built on the GSR platform.
contractor primary since 2014
Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited contracted with Global Science Research (GSR), founded by Aleksandr Kogan, to collect Facebook data.
← SCL Elections company
data partner primary since 2014
GSR, founded by Aleksandr Kogan, collected Facebook data that was subsequently used by SCL Elections.
← Joseph Chancellor person
affiliation primary since 2018
Joseph Chancellor is documented as being affiliated with or employed by Global Science Research (GSR), based on the database listing Joseph Chancellor immediately prior to GSR, suggesting a direct connection in the context of Cambridge Analytica-related data operations.
← Eunoia Technologies company
affiliation inferential since unknown
Eunoia Technologies is listed in proximity to Global Science Research (GSR), which was involved in data acquisition for political profiling, suggesting a potential operational link.
Sources (8)
2026-05-09 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Global Science Research (GSR) not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Global Science Research (GSR) — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Global Science Research (GSR) — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Global Science Research (GSR) — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Global Science Research (GSR) — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Global Science Research (GSR) — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Global Science Research (GSR) — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2014-05-31 ↗ Guardian report and TechCrunch citing contract documents web_search Processed 📜 Receipt