Organization profile

Organisation profile

The Department of Social & Policy Sciences is one of the leading centres for social sciences in the UK. We have an excellent reputation for cutting edge research and innovative teaching.

We have been ranked exceptionally in the following league tables:

Ranked 3rd for social work in the Guardian University guide 2016
Ranked 3rd for sociology in the Complete University Guide 2017
In the top ten for social policy & administration in the Guardian University guide 2016
Ranked 44th in the world Development Studies in the QS World University Rankings® by Subject 2016
Ranked in the top 100 in the world for Social Policy in the QS World University Rankings® by Subject 2016

Our staff and students are involved in the study of the major challenges that we face as a society:

poverty
inequality
disadvantage
work and worklessness
violence
the welfare state
community cohesion
family life and parenting
health, illness and death.

Our achievements have been recognised most recently by the award of the prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize in 2011.

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poverty Social Sciences

death Social Sciences

welfare Social Sciences

Sierra Leone Social Sciences

economics Social Sciences

experience Social Sciences

politics Social Sciences

Bangladesh Social Sciences

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Profiles

Joan Abbas

J.E.Abbas@bath.ac.uk

Person: Doctor of Philosophy

Nicholas Abercrombie

Department of Social & Policy Sciences - Visiting Professor

Person: Honorary / Visiting Staff

Nadege Ade

P.N.Ade@bath.ac.uk

Department of Social & Policy Sciences

Person: Doctor of Philosophy

Projects 1993 2025

9 Not started
44 Active
178 Finished

Beyond the Technological Fix: Sustainable Energy options and Development in Nigeria

Maconachie, R.

1/11/19 → 31/07/20

Project: Research council

Sharing their narratives: exploring the lived experiences of the children and parents who are at the centre of alternative care provision in Thailand.

Rogers, J.

Martin James Foundation

1/10/19 → 30/09/21

Project: UK charity

Environmental Impacts of Mercury Use in Unregulated Artisanal Gold Mining in West Africa

Maconachie, R.

1/10/19 → 31/07/20

Project: Research council

Research Output 1978 2020

A comment on the state of research into women’s empowerment and family planning

Channon, M., 16 May 2019, In : Population Horizons. 15, 2, 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Open Access

A critical theory of hope: critical affirmations beyond fear

Dinerstein, A. C., 28 May 2019, (Accepted/In press) Open Marxism against a closing world: Open Marxism 4. DINERSTEIN, A. C., GARCIA VELA, ALFONSO., GONZALEZ, EDITH. & HOLLOWAY, JOHN. (eds.). London - New York: Pluto Press, Vol. 4.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

1 Citation (Scopus)