School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences is recognised nationally and internationally for our theoretically informed and applied research. We foster a culture that values the diversity of all our communities and publicises and celebrates excellence in all we do.
We create vibrant and inclusive learning and teaching environment grounded in scholarship, research, and professional practice.
Through our strategic partnerships, we influence and shape civic, cultural, and social life. We maximise the employability of our students through our curriculum and engagement with our external partners.
Latest News
Covid-19 National Foresight Group publishes reports online ahead of a second wave
Tue 06 Oct 2020
The C19 National Foresight Group (C19 NFG), set up to consider how Covid-19 would affect different groups, organisations and practices across society and to share rapid learning in order to save lives, relieve harm and support communities, has published a number of reports and products online, with more to be added in the future.
New ‘mock hospital’ facility to help train healthcare professionals of the future
Wed 16 Sep 2020
Using technology to help manage loneliness resulting from COVID-19
Wed 02 Sep 2020
High speed gambling reduces self-control even among non-problem gamblers, experimental study shows
Wed 19 Aug 2020
Study reveals how Omega-3 can help the brain to regulate impulsive reactions to aggressive behaviour
Tue 11 Aug 2020
Our Research Groups and Centres
Centre for Behavioural Research Methods
Centre for Behavioural Research Methods
The Centre for Behavioural Research Methods (CBRM) is an interdisciplinary hub for nurturing, developing and sharing the theory and practice of social science research methods.
Gender Research Group
Gender Research Group
The Gender Research Group’s aim is to promote social and democratic inclusion and transformation at global, national and local levels through critical examination of the myriad ways gender matters in shaping people’s identities, experiences and opportunities.
Centre for Crime, Offending, Prevention and Engagement (COPE)
Centre for Crime, Offending, Prevention and Engagement (COPE)
The Centre for Crime and Offending Prevention and Engagement (COPE) contributes to the understanding of victimisation risk and crime harm, the transformation agenda for change in the Criminal Justice System, and community engagement with crime prevention.
Nottingham Centre for Children, Young People and Families
Nottingham Centre for Children, Young People and Families
NCCYPF is a specialist, interdisciplinary research centre with members from across Social Sciences and beyond. Dedicated to improving the lives of children, young people and families, we conduct real-world, collaborative and impactful research using novel approaches, ideas and theories.
Centre for Public and Psychosocial Health
Centre for Public and Psychosocial Health
This Research Centre brings together a wide range of research excellence in Social Science, including in Public and Population Health, Health and Wellbeing and Employment and Wellbeing. This breadth of research spans clinical (lymphoedema) and non-clinical areas (sleep, wellbeing, social identities, trauma, health promotion/prevention) and is multi-disciplinary, for example taking sociological and psychosocial approaches to health.
Our latest publications
Alternative programmes, alternative schools and social justice
Hugs and behaviour points: alternative education and the regulation of 'excluded' youth
Complementing the mainstream: an exploration of partnership work between complementary alternative provisions and mainstream schools
Vulnerable workers and exploitative workplaces
Comparing physical and social cognitive skills in macaque species with different degrees of social tolerance
A thematic analysis of sports bettors’ perceptions of sports betting marketing strategies in the UK
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