Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
We address some of the major challenges confronting society and the economy.
The College of Social Sciences brings together over 450 academics (including 90 professors) and over 360 professional staff across a range of disciplines and interdisciplinary fields. Around 25% of our staff are international and combined with over 42,500 global alumni representing over 185 countries, our work impacts all areas of society grounded in the key disciplines of business, economics, education, government and society, and social policy.
Find out more about the research in each of our four Schools.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Ross Abbinnett
- Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology - Associate Professor in Sociology
Person: Academic
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The Arab State after the Popular Uprisings: Theoretical and Empirical Reverberations
Salloukh, B. F. (Editor), Darwich, M. (Editor) & Shamaileh, A. (Editor), 14 Jul 2026, (Accepted/In press) Manchester University Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Totalitarianism
Shorten, R., 2026, Encyclopedia of Authoritarianism. Ambrosio, T. & Hall, S. (eds.). Edward ElgarResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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A bio-psycho-social investigation of menopause transition and job satisfaction
Atkinson, C., Carmichael, F. & Duberley, J., Feb 2025, In: Maturitas. 193, 5 p., 108187.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding how unprofessional behaviour in English NHS Trusts can be prevented and reduced: a mixed-methods study
Aunger, J. (Co-Investigator), Mannion, R. (Co-Investigator) & Ferguson, J. (Principal Investigator)
1/07/25 → 30/06/27
Project: Other Government Departments
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Overcoming Barriers to Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Female Entrepreneurs Living with Disabilities in Ghana
Stoyanova, V. (Co-Investigator) & Adomako, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/07/25 → 30/06/27
Project: Research Councils
Activities
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Co-Designing a Digital Campaign to Tackle Diabetes Stigma with Stakeholders
Sun, Z. (Presenter), Bardus, M. (Contributor), Alpion, G. (Contributor), Greenfield, S. (Contributor) & Shah, K. (Contributor)
Nov 2025Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
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HE Reform in England: balancing competition and co-ordination
Millward, C. (Advisor)
30 Oct 2025Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
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2025 World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress
Mirza, A. (Advisor)
3 Aug 2025Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
Datasets
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UN Under-Secretary-General of Political Affairs (1992-2020)
Waehlisch, M. (Creator), United Nations, 2020
https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/KEVN0D
Dataset
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Appendix for ‘Mapping Disability in War-to-Peace Transitions: Global Patterns and the Lebanese Experience’ Disability & Society
Fontana, G. (Creator) & Costantini, G. (Creator), University of Birmingham, 30 Sept 2024
DOI: 10.25500/edata.bham.00001183
Dataset
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European NUTS 2 regions: construction of interregional trade-linked Supply and Use tables with consistent transport flows
Thissen, M. (Creator), Ivanova, O. (Creator), Mandras, G. (Creator), Husby, T. (Creator), Ortega Argiles, R. (Contributor) & van Oort, F. (Contributor), University of Birmingham, 27 May 2021
DOI: 10.25500/edata.bham.00000671
Dataset
Prizes
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2014 PhD dissertation award University of Santiago de Compostela
Carrascal Incera, A. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2015 Ken Young Best Article Prize for Policy & Politics
Leggett, W. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Localisation doesn’t shift power. It deepens international dominance.
Khoury, R. B. & Scott, E.
23/07/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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AI is supercharging war. Could it also help broker peace?
18/06/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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For once, London is short-changed by the government
12/06/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media