The Faculty offers a range of undergraduate, postgraduate and professional courses covering the social sciences in such areas as public policy, housing, criminology, politics, psychology, social psychology, social work, sociology and European policy and languages. Staff and students are based in the new Sir James Matthews Building, which offers some of the most modern teaching and learning facilities in the country. Please see the Vacancies page for information on current Research Studentships.
Work is also ongoing on a project in Russia.
The Chair of the SSRC is Peter Wybrow who specialises in Public Policy, Health Education and Health Care. Dr Howard Rose , Dean of the Faculty, -HRM and organisation in social housing. Dr. Alan Whitehead MP, Visiting Professor of Public Policy - Local Government, Urban Politics, Transport Policy. Dr. David Clark - European Policy and French Civil Service. Dr. James Connelly - Environmental Politics.