Top rated research and studying

The School delivers highly-rated research, undergraduate, masters and doctoral programmes, professional training and seminars in social policy, public policy and social work.

Meet the team

Our multidisciplinary team of policy experts come from a wide variety of backgrounds in social policy research, social work, sociology, history, human geography, economics, psychology and nutrition and health sciences based within specialist research centres.

What is social policy or public policy?

Social policy has a major impact on your life whether you are aware of it or not. Its effects can be seen in all aspects of our lives such as housing, health care, family policy, social and criminal justice, child welfare and social care.

PS magazine

PS magazine is published once a year to highlight key findings from some of the wide range of research projects that we undertake at the School for Policy Studies.

Research

The RAE 2008 findings placed the School for Policy Studies fourth in the UK for the quality of its research.

Research centres

There are seven research centres within the School for Policy Studies:

Study

Investigate the undergraduate and postgraduate courses we offer.

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News
Events

Research on teenage domestic abuse highlighted on BBC's Newsnight
Research into teenage domestic violence by Christine Barter at the School for Policy Studies will be further highlighted tonight, Tuesday 24 April, in a special report by BBC Two's Newsnight.
Professor of Child and Family Welfare appointed as Specialist Adviser to Parliament
David Berridge, Professor of Child and Family Welfare in the School for Policy Studies at the University, has been appointed as Specialist Adviser on Children's Services to the Parliamentary Education Select Committee.

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Workshop Series 2012: Future Directions In International Comparative Social Policy
05 Jul 12
Policy & Politics Conference 2012
18 Sep 12

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