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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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Ross Abbinnett
- Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology - Associate Professor in Sociology
Person: Academic
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Neve Abgeller
- Management - Associate Professor
- Organisation, Work and Employment Group
Person: Academic
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Caring and Complexity: Social Work with (unpaid) Carers of Older People
Tanner, D., Powell, J., Milne, A. & Lloyd, L., 28 May 2028, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Care and Caring.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Accelerated Parallelised Realist-Informed Literature Review (APRIL): A Novel Method for Informing Policy Decision-Making in Accelerated (<1 Month) Timescales
Aunger, J., Ungureanu, B., Posaner, R., Bohm, C., Millar, R. & Fenton, S.-J., 4 Mar 2026, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 25, 16 p., 16094069261432358.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Access and engagement with maternity, social care and mental health services for perinatal migrant women with no recourse to public funds and irregular status: A cross-sectional study using the eLIXIR born in South London, UK, maternity-child data linkage
Rayment-Jones, H., Burton, S., Dasgupta, T., Barry, Z., De Backer, K., Baker, N., Wilson, C. A., Stevenson, K., Vowles, Z., Kitchen, K., Easter, A., Jolly, A., Rankin, J., Fernandez-Turienzo, C., Sandall, J., The eLIXIR Born in South London Partnership, Poston, L., Magee, L. A., Stewart, R. & Edwards, D. & 15 others, , Mar 2026, In: Public Health. 252, 8 p., 106175.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile33 Downloads (Pure)
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Knowledge Transfer Partnership between University of Birmingham and Blanc Aero Industries UK Limited
Nyfoudi, M. (Principal Investigator) & Green, W. (Co-Investigator)
BLANC AERO INDUSTRIES UK LIMITED known as Lisi Aerospace, Innovate UK
1/06/26 → 31/01/29
Project: Research
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Large Language Models, Echo Chamber, Rabbit Holes, and Political Bias
Arnold, C. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/26 → 31/10/27
Project: Research Councils
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The Effectiveness of Women's Centres in England and Wales project - phase III
Pemberton, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/26 → 30/04/29
Project: Research
Activities
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American Sociological Association Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis Section Council (External organisation)
Yang, Y. (Member)
Sept 2026 → Sept 2029Activity: Membership › Membership of working group or committee
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Roundtable: Towards Desirable Governmentalities: Envisioning Democratic Futures Beyond (Neo)Liberal Governmentality
Nishat-Botero, Y. (Invited speaker)
3 Jul 2026Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
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Support, Don't Blame": Participatory Co-Design of Type 2 Diabetes Anti-Stigma Campaign Handbook
Sun, Z. (Presenter), Alpion, G. (Contributor), Shah, K. (Contributor), Greenfield, S. (Contributor), Greer, H. (Contributor) & Bardus, M. (Contributor)
4 Jun 2026 → 8 Jun 2026Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
Datasets
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Research data supporting the publication "Climate change adaptation decisions: The interconnection between institutional interactions and gender relations and their influence on the adaptation decision-making capacities of smallholder farmers in Uganda"
Amayo, F. (Creator), University of Birmingham, 13 May 2026
DOI: 10.25500/edata.bham.00001633
Dataset
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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
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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Loneliness is a key driver of the high number of NEETs
29/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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