The College's mission is 'to generate new knowledge about society, and to transform this in ways that improve well-being.'

The College is a research-led institution incorporating four College research centres, four Schools and some 20 school research centres. This provides a focus for advanced knowledge generation, and its transformation into new policies and practices interactively with citizens and organisations in the UK and internationally.

The College provides:

• Access to research partnerships, expertise and research capacity, generating considerable research investment and ensuring all our activities are relevant to the current world of practice
• A diverse range of successful taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses
• A range of postgraduate research and doctoral opportunities
• Knowledge transfer into business, government, and society
• Continuing professional and management development programmes
  

Schools
Find out about the four schools that make up the College of Social Sciences.

Courses
The College of Social Sciences offers a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate taught, postgraduate research and continuing professional development courses.

Research
The College combines an internationally recognised strength in teaching and research with exciting initiatives in new fields of study.

Key people
Profiles of the key people on the College Board.

Contacts
Contact details for the College and Schools.

Department of Sociology review
Following a review of the current Department of Sociology the University is now undertaking consultation on the future direction of the Department, learn more about the proposals and other options.