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
First Ambulance Technician students begin training at new clinical skills facility in Mansfield
Wed 24 Feb 2021
The first cohort of Ambulance Technician Practice (ATP) students have begun training at a purpose-built Nottingham Trent University (NTU) facility in Mansfield, which features a mock hospital ward and lifelike mannikins.
14 could be peak age for believing in conspiracy theories
Tue 09 Feb 2021
Strong family bonds can both help and hinder recovery from extreme life events
Mon 08 Feb 2021
NTU researcher named in Highly Cited Researchers™ list for second year running
Wed 18 Nov 2020
Nottingham parents share experiences of lockdown
Mon 16 Nov 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.
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
Practical challenges and new research frontiers for safety and security in transit environments
Identity threat and coping among British South Asian gay men during the COVID-19 lockdown
Factsheet: Alcohol, crime and disorder in the night-time economy
In and around: identifying predictors of theft within and near to major mass underground transit systems
The impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on levels of crime and disorder: evaluation methods. Appendix B: technical report
The geography of bus shelter damage: the influence of crime, neighbourhood characteristics and land-use
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