Research across the School
Internationally recognised excellence
The School of Social Science encompasses a wide range of research, internationally and collaboratively, over the disciplines of Economics, International Politics, Psychology and Sociology. Since 2008 we have been awarded £6.1 million of new research funding on top of existing grants from research councils, the EU and charities.
Our School advises the UK Government and international organisations on national and international matters and also advises the EU on many matters. It hosts the multi-nation European Social Survey (ESS) funded by the European Commission which is a survey of changing social attitudes and values across Europe.
We are widely publicised in prestigious journals, international conferences and in all forms of the media and news. We aim to be recognised as an international centre of excellence for pure and applied research in the social and behavioural sciences.
We regularly host important international conferences. Most recently these have included the 16th International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance, the 7th PhD Presentation Meetings of the Royal Economic Society, and the 3rd European Coaching Psychology Conference.
Economics
The department covers a wide-ranging but focused research programme, with an emphasis on rigorous economic and econometric modeling, but also a concern for practical applications in both private and public sectors. It is organised into the following groupings:
- City Health Economics Centre
- Centre for Competition & Regulatory Policy
- International & Macroeconomics
- Econometrics & Economic Theory
- History of Economic Thought & Heterodox Economics
- Financial Economics
Other areas of academic research:
- Development Economics
- Industrial Organisation
- Labour Economics
- Microeconomics & Economic Theory
- Public Economics & Public Finance
International Politics
Research in the Department of International Politics clusters around three areas:
- Global political economy, global governance and development
- Policymaking and diplomacy
- War, insecurity and conflict.
Psychology
The department covers a wide range of applied and psychological research and is committed to research in cognition, developmental and social psychology. Research is organised around the following themes:
Cognitive Psychology
- Autism Research Unit
- Cognitive Neuroscience Research Unit
- Memory and Cognition Research Group
- Memory Research Unit
Organisational Psychology
- Organisational Psychology Research Group
- Centre for Performance at Work
- Centre for Creativity in Professional Practice
Developmental Psychology
Health Psychology
Coaching Psychology
Counselling Psychology
- Professional Doctorate (DPsych) in Counselling Psychology
- Counselling Psychology Research Group (coming soon)
Sociology
The department has a strong and growing reputation for its globally-orientated research as well as empirical research on the sociology of Britain.
Key Research Centres in the Department of Sociology:
- Centre for International Communications & Society
- Criminology and Criminal Justice Research Group
- Social Research Methodology Centre
- Centre on Race, Ethnicity & Migration
- Centre for Comparative Social Surveys
Enquiries
For all research enquiries, business, commissioned research, consultancy and KTPs please contact Andrea Tinson either by phone +44 (0)20 7040 8501 or email andrea.tinson.1@city.ac.uk