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Research in the School of Social Sciences
Research is central to the mission of the School of Social Sciences. We aim to push the boundaries of knowledge in our specialist areas, but also to apply this research to real world situations. We have an outward looking research agenda which engages with key themes in today's society and links to the needs and interests of a range of public and private bodies.
Our commitment to world-class research means that many of our teaching staff are at the cutting-edge of their subjects and help to enhance the learning experience for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Research areas
Our research interests range widely, from consumption in the eighteenth century, to sustainable urban communities, to the deconstruction of sexual harassment. Most fall within five broad themes listed below:
- Childhood, youth and adolescence
- Communities, identities and space
- Education, work and achievement
- Social inclusion/exclusion and social policy
- Understanding exceptional experience
Research groups/centres
- The Centre for Children and Youth (CCY)
- The Centre for the Study of Anomalous Psychological Processes (CSAPP)
Postgraduate
The School of Social Sciences uses the expertise of its academic staff to form dedicated supervisory teams to support and advise both full-time and part-time PhD and MPhil students. Research students are currently undertaking projects in a wide range of areas including the historical construction of community, mental health (child and adolescent, adult, and older adult), gender and embodiment, community and identity, consumption, education and transition.
For more information about research in the School of Social Sciences, please contact Prof. Jon Stobart.
Latest School of Social Sciences output added to the University's institutional repository, NECTAR
Who were the urban gentry? Social elites in an English provincial town, c.1680-1760 Stobart, J. (2011) Who were the urban gentry? Social elites in an English provincial town, c.1680-1760. Continuity and Change. 26(1), pp. 89-112. 0268-4160. Who were the urban gentry? Social elites in an English provincial town, c.1680-1760 Stobart, J. (2011) Who were the urban gentry? Social elites in an English provincial town, c.1680-1760. Continuity and Change. 26(1), pp. 89-112. 0268-4160. The Civil War in international and historical contexts Waller, D. (2011) The Civil War in international and historical contexts. Invited Presentation presented to: The American Civil War: A Sesquicentennial Conference, Eccles Centre for American Studies, The British Library, London, 11 April 2011. Everybody needs a friend: investigating the relationship between students’ social relationships and their perceived university adjustment and membership Maunder, R. (2011) Everybody needs a friend: investigating the relationship between students’ social relationships and their perceived university adjustment and membership. Paper presented to: The British Psychological Society (BPS) Psychology of Education Section Annual Conference 2011: Motivation and Resilience in Education, Preston Marriott Hotel, England, 18-20 November 2011. The European Consumer Citizen in Law and Policy Davies, J. (2011) The European Consumer Citizen in Law and Policy. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 9780230300286. Intrapsychic correlates of transpersonal experiences in four creedal groups Edwards, A. (2005) Intrapsychic correlates of transpersonal experiences in four creedal groups. Doctoral thesis. University of Leicester.
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