School of Social Sciences and Humanities

We are a diverse and inclusive School delivering excellence in learning and teaching, research, and enterprise across the Social Sciences and Humanities. Inter-disciplinarity and international encounters are fostered across the subject areas of Communication and Media; English; Geography and Environment; International Relations, Politics and History; and Social and Policy Studies.

1st in the UK for Communication and Media

Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018-2021

2 internationally renowned research centres

Centre for Research in Communication and Culture & Centre for Research in Social Policy

1st in the UK for Criminology

Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020-2021

Communication and Media

English

Geography and Environment

Politics and International Studies

Social and Policy Studies

The Language Centre

Is migration a threat to security?

What can we still learn from the Victorians?

How does climate risk change as global temperatures rise?

Children's politicisation in diaspora?: a comparative exploration

In a time of debate around young people's politics and political participation, it is important to understand what young people themselves feel about having a voice.

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The power of football in prisoner rehabilitation

The research aims to investigate the impact of football and sports coaching on the early desistance narratives of prisoners in England and Wales.

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Young people and volunteering in Uganda

This international project is focused on exploring the kinds of voluntary labour practiced by young refugees in Uganda, as well as investigating how these impact on their skills, employability and the inequalities they experience.

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20 April 2021

New study shows how online endorsement could help address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

26 March 2021

Loughborough English expert to lead international project that will investigate how AI can make digital cultural records more accessible to users

4 March 2021

New report provides evidence-base for Child First approach in youth justice systems

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School team

The School is run by a team of academic members of staff in leadership roles, alongside School admin and support staff, and professional services colleagues and University business partners from across the institution.

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Equality, diversity and inclusion

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