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
Study investigating the roles of animals in educational settings to enhance learning and wellbeing
Mon 29 Mar 2021
A new study is investigating the way in which animals are included in schools and other educational settings for teaching and therapy activities.
Interactive images could cut errors in facial recognition, study suggests
Wed 24 Mar 2021
One year on: Measuring the impact of Covid-19 on society, communities and the people who managed the pandemic
Mon 22 Mar 2021
Mental health of young trans and gender diverse people impacted by lockdown measures
Wed 17 Mar 2021
Hidden stories of mental health care in Nottinghamshire revealed by new online exhibition
Tue 09 Mar 2021
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.
The Identity Change Research Group
The Identity Change Research Group
The Identity Change Research Group is focusing on the developments in Identity Process Theory and applying the theory to emerging societal challenges.
Identity, Territory and Social Justice
Identity, Territory and Social Justice
Driven by a commitment to social justice, members of ITSJ engage in research that seeks to explore and problematise the socio-political phenomena shaping peoples’ lives, with a particular interest in questions of identity and territory broadly construed.
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
DNA methylation of tumour necrosis factor (TNF) alpha gene is associated with specific blood fatty acid levels in a gender‐specific manner
Theoretical conceptualisations of problematic exercise in psychometric assessment instruments: a systematic review
Chunks of phonological knowledge play a significant role in children's word learning and explain effects of neighborhood size, phonotactic probability, word frequency and word length
Exploring enablers of sexually transmitted infections among illegal gold miners in the midlands region of Zimbabwe
In search of the optimum structural model for Internet Gaming Disorder
Managing HIV prevention in the Eastern Mediterranean Region during the COVID19 outbreak: challenges and opportunities
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