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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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About us
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Our courses
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Our people
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Research
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Our centres
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International activity

  • Research Excellence Framework (REF)

    The Higher Education Funding councils have just published the results of the latest Research Excellence Framework assessments. SWSP had the highest quality profile for research publications in Scotland in our REF 2021 unit of assessment, according to the THE’s GPA calculations, with almost half of our nominated publications being classed as ‘world-leading’.

News

  • CYCJ launches 'Thinking About Justice' child led research

     Children feel that justice should create an opportunity to learn from mistakes, get access to support, and lead to everyone having a second chance, according to new creative research by the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ).

  • New website makes space for accessibility

     The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) has launched a new website aimed directly at children, young people and adults who may not be familiar with the justice system.

Events

Trish Hafford-Letchfield

Professor Trish Hafford-Letchfield

Joint Head of School

Barbara Fawcett

Professor Barbara Fawcett

Joint Head of School

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.