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 Humanities
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 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