Research in the School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences has an international reputation for research and undertakes a number of research projects that assist in the development of knowledge, policy and learning.
PhD Programme
- PhD Economics
- PhD International Politics
- PhD Psychology
- PhD Sociology
- PhD by Prior Publication (all subjects)
Department of Economics - Research within the Department of Economics covers a wide range of topics within economics and it is focused on six major themes:
- City Health Economics Centre
- Centre for Competition and Regulatory Policy
- International and Macroeconomics
- Econometrics and Economic Theory
- History of Economic Thought and Heterodox Economics
- Financial Economics
Department of Psychology - The Department of Psychology main strengths lie in a wide range of applied psychological research and is committed to research in cognition, developmental and social psychology. Research is organised around research themes and there are currently five research units with additional research centres:
- Autism Research Group
- Coaching Psychology Unit
- Cognitive Neuroscience Research Unit
- Developmental Psychology Research
- Health Psychology Research
- Memory and Cognition Research
- Memory Research Unit
- Organisational Psychology Research
- The Behavioural Neuroendocrinology Research Unit
Department of Sociology - The Department of Sociology has a strong and growing reputation for its globally oriented research. Much of this work has a global sociological frame and strong links exist between research and postgraduate teaching.
Key Research Centres in the Department of Sociology
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