Welcome to the School of Sociology and Social Policy

The University of Nottingham is one of the oldest centres of social science education in the UK.

In 1948 it was the first UK university to appoint a Professor of Social Administration to the newly established Department of Social Administration. A Professor of Sociology was appointed in 1964 and a separate Department of Sociology founded soon after.

The Centre for Social Work has been offering professional social work programmes since the 1950s and joined the two departments in 1987 to form the current School.

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Latest news

Research grant success

Description: Research grants totalling £90,000 awarded to the School by the ESRC and BMG Research

New PhD students

Description: New intake of 7 PhD students to the School of Sociology and Social Policy.

John Holmwood elected Chair of BSA

Description: Professor John Holmwood has been elected as the President of the British Sociological Association for three years from September 2012.

Marie Curie Cancer Care research grant award

Description: Dr Andrew Yip is part of a research grant awarded to investigating end of life care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gender older people (LGBT elders)

New book on dealing with trauma

Description: New book from Professor Stephen Joseph 'What doesn't Kill Us: The new psychology of posttraumatic growth'.

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Forthcoming events

Critical perspectives on health and social care

Date: 07/12/2011 - 06/06/2012
Location:: Law and Social Sciences building, Room B63, University Park

ISOS Seminar Series: From Peace to Freedom

Date: 14/02/2012
Location:: Hemsley B2
Description: Dr Brycchan Carey (Kingston University, London) will speak on 'From Peace to Freedom: Colonial Quakers and the Origins of the Anti-Slavery International, 1657-1758'

ISOS Seminar Series: Slave 'marriages' at Gortyn

Date: 28/02/2012
Location:: Humanities A1
Description: Dr David Lewis (Durham) will speak on 'Slave "marriages" at Gortyn: A Matter of Rights?'

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Student fees and finance for 2012/13

The University of Nottingham has announced plans to set undergraduate fees for full-time home and EU students at £9,000 from 2012. Fees do not have to be paid up-front and a generous package of bursaries will be available to support home students from lower-income families. Well over a third of our students will be eligible for our core bursaries, which offer up to £3,000 for each year of undergraduate study.

For further information please visit the Student fees and finance website.

School of Sociology and Social Policy

Law and Social Sciences Building
University Park
Nottingham NG7 2RD

telephone: +44 (0) 115 846 8939
fax: +44 (0) 115 951 5232
email: socspa@nottingham.ac.uk