Sociology and Social Policy and Social Work

The University of Brighton fosters a range of research associated with Sociology and Social Policy and Social Work, and is also well-placed to develop cross-disciplinary projects with subjects that make use of sociological practices and methodologies.

Our Sociology and Social Policy and Social Work Sociology and Social Policy and Social Work PhD students are based within the School of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Brighton University of Brighton ’s Falmer campus. Sociology is a vibrant and stimulating programme of study, with lecturers engaged with diverse sociological issues such as health, mobilities, teenage pregnancy and parenthood, the life course, gender, migration, outer space, and classed identities.

Key facts

As a sociology student at Brighton, you will benefit from:

• a supervisory team comprising two or sometimes three members of academic staff. Depending on your research specialism you may also have an additional supervisor from another school, another research institution, or an external partner from government or industry.  

• desk space and access to a computer in a space specifically designed for research students. There are a range of facilities on the Falmer site include various catering options.

• access to a range of electronic resources via the University’s Online Library, as well as to the physical book and journal collections housed within the Falmer Library and other campus libraries.  

• SASS has state-of-the-art research facilities in Watson Building and you will have access to the Creative Methods Lab on the first floor, including access to specialist technical support.

Within this department of the school we work primarily in these Research and Enterprise Groups:

• Care, Health and Emotional Wellbeing REG

• Cities, Injustice and Resistance REG

In addition, researchers in SASS work in the cross-university Centres of Research and Enterprise Excellence (CORES) including:

• Centre for Digital Media Cultures

• Centre for Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics

• Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender