Social Sciences
School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences has research that is world leading and internationally recognised for the major contribution that it has made to the advancement of knowledge. Covering a range of disciplines, Social Sciences at Nottingham Trent University has a strong focus on theoretically-informed and applied research that is multi-disciplinary in nature.
Social Sciences at NTU encapsulates a diverse range of research activity which brings together academics engaged in applied research, spanning psychology, politics and international relations, sociology, social policy and social work. The last Research Assessment Exercise in 2008 ranked Nottingham Trent University joint 8th in the country for its research in social policy, with 60% of its research activity regarded as either world-leading or internationally excellent.
We are especially successful in responding to the needs of external partners and have recently won grants from the ESRC, British Academy, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, European Commission, Home Office, Cabinet Office, BECTA, Department for Education, Age Concern, Responsibility in Gambling Trust – and have undertaken research for a wide range of public service organisations in the East Midlands and beyond.
Research is undertaken across the range of social science disciplines and covers the breadth of social and governmental concerns. The areas of research that are of particular interest to us and in which we can offer PhD supervision, are based on projects connected with the following research groups:
- Community engagement
- Crime (including crime reduction, criminal justice, responses to crime, policing, criminological theory, hate crime)
- Geography of social problems and public service provision
- Land, society and community
- Religion and sexuality
- Work and employment
- Young people and inclusion
Social Work and Professional Practice
- Social inclusion / exclusion
- Homelessness
- Faith and social welfare
- Comparative social policy / social welfare and the Chinese community
- Gambling and social responsibility
- Domestic violence
- Mental health / substance misuse and offending
Politics and International Relations
- International political economy
- International/global political theory
- Development and Sustainability
- Critical security studies
- Comparative politics in Europe and the Middle East
- Youth political and civic participation
- Addiction and Aberrant Behaviours
- Wellbeing
- Cognition and Perception
- Language and Psycholinguistics
- Development, Interaction and Social Relations
The scholarships will pay UK / EU fees and provide a maintenance stipend linked to the RCUK rate (£13,590 per annum for 2012 / 13) for up to three years.
The closing date for applications is 9 am, Friday 15 February 2013.
