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School of Social Work & Social Policy

We're one of six schools in the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences (HaSS). Our staff come from a range of disciplines and address contemporary issues in the areas of social work and social policy.

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  • 13
    Nov
    2020

    Cara Jardine's online book launch

    Cara is having an online book launch of her terrific book Families, Imprisonment and Legitimacy: The Cost of Custodial Penalties

Discover more about the School of Social Work & Social Policy

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Equally Safe in Higher Education

This Scottish Government funded programme aims to eradicate gender-based violence in Higher Education. The research team works on generating new data on attitudes to and the extent of gender-based violence with Scottish Higher Education institutions. Find out more about the programme.

StrathLife

Find out everything you need to know about life at Strathclyde!

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Research Seminar Series

Find out more about our exciting research seminar schedule for this semester. We have a wide range of interesting topics by staff and visiting scholars so please come along!

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Study with us

Thinking of joining us at Strathclyde? We can help with any questions.

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CELCIS

Find out more about the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection. We improve children’s lives by supporting people and organisations to drive long-lasting change in the services they need, and the practices used by people responsible for their care.

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Children & Young People's Centre for Justice (CYCJ)

We're home to CYCJ - Scotland's national youth justice centre. It's funded by the Scottish Government and supports improvement in youth justice, contributing to the realisation of better lives for individuals and communities.

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Kilbrandon Lectures

The lecture series was set up to commemorate the Kilbrandon Report of 1964, which led to the establishment of the Children's Hearings System.

Take a look at our links to previous lectures.