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School of Social Sciences

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

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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.

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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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New research shows the potential for improving social work decision-making

21 January 2020

Cognitive debiasing improves forecasting by social workers

Building capacity to monitor Ugandan social assistance schemes

8 January 2020

Online hate speech report launched

26 November 2019

Dating and relationship violence a significant issue among young people in Wales, study finds

26 November 2019

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