Our research

Research and enterprise in the School of Education & Social Sciences aims to make societal impacts (of various kinds) across a range of topic areas including:

• psychology
• politics/public policy
• social work
• education
• alcohol and drugs studies
• sociology

Our researchers deliver projects which inform civil society and make contributions to public policymaking, often by working in partnership with external stakeholders at local, national and international levels. Our academics also undertake cutting-edge funded research by Research Councils and other funders.

The School’s key research themes include:

• public policy and administration
• community education
• refugee and migration studies
• criminal justice and youth studies
• social policy
• inequalities research
• holocaust research
• political behaviours
• crisis management

Our key objective as a School is to always put research at the heart of our teaching in order to enhance the student experience.