This was recognised in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise when the Centre was awarded the ranking of 4a for its excellence in research. The interface between educational studies on the one hand, and general social scientific research on the other again adds to the distinctiveness of the Department. To find out more about the Centre, click here . Our teaching reflects the diversity and innovation of our research. Students are taught by academics at the forefront of their specialist areas.
Teaching is driven by the research interests of members of staff.
Students on particular courses often find themselves being taught by the very people who wrote the books for those courses. Top quality teaching Sociology at Aberdeen was placed in the top twelve of British sociology departments in this year's The Times Good University Guide . Click on this link to see the table. The department was recently ranked as one of the top Sociology departments in the country in a study carried out by The Guardian newspaper. Click on this link to see the Guardian survey.