Mission

MachenTagar conducts interdisciplinary research at the intersection of accommodation studies, legal technology, veterans’ transition, housing policy, and AI ethics. Our work spans sixteen academic disciplines — producing scholarship, forensic-grade tools, and open methodologies that serve practitioners, communities, and the public interest.

We exist to ensure that the tools and knowledge produced by research reach the people who need them — not just the institutions that can afford them.

The Institute

MachenTagar Research Institute Ltd is an independent research institute operating under the MachenTagar global research network.

Our presence is grounded in the legal and cultural frameworks of this jurisdiction:

MachenTagar is not a university lab. It is not a government agency. It is an independent research institute funded by institutional licensing revenue, operating under the Banting Principle: institutions pay, people are free, always.

Core Values

The Banting Principle

Institutions pay. People are free. Always.

Named for Sir Frederick Banting, who sold the insulin patent for one dollar because he believed life-saving discoveries should be accessible to everyone. Every MachenTagar tool, publication, and methodology follows this principle. Veterans, tenants, and individual researchers access the platform at no cost. Institutional licensing funds the work.

Forensic-Grade Standards

All MachenTagar tools and research outputs are built to forensic evidentiary standards. SHA-256 cryptographic hashing, privacy-compliant data handling, timestamped provenance chains, and local-first architecture ensure that every output is verifiable, defensible, and privacy-preserving.

Indigenous Data Sovereignty

All MachenTagar tools and methodologies are provided free, in perpetuity, to Indigenous nations and communities worldwide. Full data sovereignty is guaranteed.

Contact

MachenTagar Research Institute Ltd Scotland

scot@machentagar.ca