Research & Knowledge Exchange

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The work within humanities and social sciences is essential in developing an understanding of the challenges of today's world and the context in which they are being addressed.

Creating and sharing knowledge is at the core of our activities and we work closely with organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors to ensure that we continue to provide relevant solutions that have a positive impact in society.

We encourage interdisciplinary research with colleagues across the University and are leading influencers in policy and legislative research which contributes towards improving services in government, education and healthcare.

 

Research

Each our six schools have core research clusters that bring together research expertise from over 350 academic staff across the Faculty.

The School of Applied Social Sciences

The School of Government & Public Policy

The School of Education

The School of Humanities

The School of Law

The School of Psychological Sciences & Health

 

Research Centres

Our strategic research centres improve the accessibility of internationally recognised and interdisciplinary research by further enabling our staff to engage in a range of collaborative business and government initiatives.

Centre for Elections and Representation Studies

Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland

Centre for Internet Law and Policy

Centre for Law Crime and Justice

Centre for Lifelong Learning

Centre for the Social History of Health and Health Care

Centre for the Study of Human Rights Law

Confucius Institute for Scotland's Schools

European Policies Research Centre

Scottish Centre for International Security Studies

Scottish Oral History Centre

SCILT - Scotland's National Centre for Languages