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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

News

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    Join Dr Gemma Flynn for a sociological deep dive into the pop culture behemoth that is RuPaul's Drag Race

  • Changes to the Law for Brothers and Sisters

     From Monday July 26th 2021, the law is changing on what local authorities and Children’s Hearings have to do to support relationships between brothers and sisters. This follows a successful campaign by Stand Up For Siblings, a partnership which includes University of Strathclyde.

  • Supporting good practice with care experienced children in custody

     The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ), in collaboration with the Scottish Child Law Centre, has produced a new resource to support Scottish solicitors and practitioners with Good Practice Principles when representing care experienced children in police custody, to ensure their rights are upheld.

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.