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Faculty of Social Sciences

The Faculty of Social Sciences has a long-established reputation for producing world-leading research (REF 2014). We tackle the greatest challenges of our time and work to implement solutions.

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A graphic that reads 'University of Sheffield RANKED 88th FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES
13 October 2021

Top 100 for Social Sciences: 2022 THE World University Rankings 2022

We've been ranked in the top 100 in the 2022 THE World University Rankings for Social Sciences.
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8 October 2021

Student loneliness through the pandemic: how, why and where?

As a group whose connections with both people and place have suffered as study moved online in the Covid-19 pandemic, students’ loneliness has grown in severity and visibility.

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7 October 2021

The effect of terrorism on public attitudes and individual wellbeing

A new project, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), will explore how to develop adequate capabilities to manage the consequences of terrorist attacks.
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28 September 2021

BEaStly Business: Examining the illegal trade in bears, eels and songbirds

Political ecologists begin investigation into the illegal trade of European species, sometimes facilitated by legal companies and infrastructures.

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