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
Podcast: Exorcism harm and committing crimes in your sleep
Fri 30 Sep 2022
Resident NTU expert, Dr Reverend Helen Hall gives a fascinating insight into religious freedom, consent and the law in the very first episode of the Re:search Re:imagined podcast.
Nottingham Institute of Education receives new government accreditation for teacher training
Thu 29 Sep 2022
Small group reading shown to boost pupil progress
Thu 22 Sep 2022
Expert blog: What can Queen Elizabeth’s death (and life) tell us about the value of group memberships?
Tue 13 Sep 2022
Expert blog: Cryptocurrency ‘FUD’ and the media’s negative portrayal of emerging technologies
Mon 15 Aug 2022
Our Research Groups and Centres
Decolonial Research Collaborative
Decolonial Research Collaborative
The Decolonial Research Collaborative has been created to provide an environment in which decolonial inquiry can be nurtured within higher education.
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.
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 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.
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.
Critical Criminology and Social Justice Research Group
Critical Criminology and Social Justice Research Group
The Critical Criminology and Social Justice Research Group aims to challenge conventional understandings of crime, deviance, and the social processes of criminalisation.
Perception, Attention and Memory Group
Perception, Attention and Memory Group
The Perception, Attention and Memory group, at the Psychology department of the School of Social Sciences, investigates the mechanisms involved in processing the world around us. Our research ranges from theoretical studies of visual, auditory and time perception, to more applied studies such as real-world search and consumer behaviour.
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.
Evolution and Social Interaction Research Group
Evolution and Social Interaction Research Group
The Evolution and Social Interaction Research Group’s aim is to further our understanding of human and non-human animal social interaction and how and why these behaviours have been moulded by evolution.
Nottingham Centre for Children, Young People and Families (NCCYPF)
Nottingham Centre for Children, Young People and Families (NCCYPF)
NCCYPF is an interdisciplinary research centre with a focus on improving the lives of children, young people and families across Nottingham and beyond.
Our latest publications
Contrasting effects of sleep restriction, total sleep deprivation, and sleep timing on positive and negative affect
Transitioning from child to adult: safeguarding practice for young people who have experienced child sexual exploitation: systematic review
Mediating role for metacognitive processes in the relationship between schizotypy and anxiety and depression symptoms
Trust in science, homonegativity, and HIV stigma: experimental data from the United Kingdom and Germany.
Associations of problematic internet use, weight-related self-stigma, and nomophobia with physical activity: findings from mainland China, Taiwan, and Malaysia
The story so far: a systematic review of the dialogic reading literature
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