The Faculty of Human Sciences covers discipline areas within the four Schools of Economics, Humanities, Languages and Social Science. A thriving research culture exists for all students and staff, and the Faculty is currently expanding both taught and research postgraduate programmes.
Most staff are active researchers themselves, publishing widely in their specialist areas.
The combination of research, teaching and supervision of postgraduates, has mutual benefits for staff and students, and both regularly contribute to research seminars and workshops. In addition, regular lecture series attract prestigious visiting speakers from academia, media, journalism and the professions. Postgraduate students in the Faculty are involved in a wide range of projects. Those working towards MPhil or PhD degrees have identified areas of investigation within their specialist disciplines where their research will break new ground in critical analysis and in contribution to knowledge. Many students on PhD programmes will go on to publish their work in article or book form and become experts in their field.