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School of Social Sciences

The School of Social Sciences is an internationally recognised centre of high quality teaching and research.

Research connections

A home to world-class research

We are an internationally recognised centre of high-quality research. Our wide-ranging academic research has a long history of impacting policy and changing lives for the better around the world.

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Courses

We offer undergraduate and taught master's degrees, research programmes, professional programmes and short courses.

Research

Our research is interdisciplinary, innovative and has impact. We are committed to theoretically informed research with a clear policy focus.

Dr Tom Hall, Head of School, discusses what makes our School such a great place to study.
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About us

We take an interdisciplinary approach to the Social Sciences making a dynamic and engaging teaching and research environment.

I.SOCSI Students

International students

Find out more about the specialised support we provide to international students in the School of Social Sciences.

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Impact

We are proud of our record of impacting upon public debate, policy development and practice based innovations.

News

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E-cigarette use among young people has fallen for the first time in Wales but declines in youth smoking have stalled

8 October 2020

Academics studied responses from more than 100,000 secondary school pupils

Pilot scheme to help children affected by trauma a success, says report

24 September 2020

Impact of Covid-19 on migration

28 August 2020

UK productivity could be improved by a permanent shift towards remote working, research shows

28 August 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Ensuring the safety and welfare of our staff and students is our priority.