Our centre
Founding Director: Professor Ann Oakley
Director: Dr Rebecca Rees
Founded in 1990, SSRU's mission is to engage in and promote rigorous, ethical and participative social research and to support evidence-informed public policy and practice across a range of domains including education, health and welfare.
Focus areas
Our work is guided by a concern for human rights, social justice and the development of human potential. To this end, we engage in:
- research and scholarship of international significance
- the communication of evidence to relevant audiences
- high quality, research-informed learning and teaching programmes, consultancy and other work.
Research and consultancy
Find out about research and consultancy activities in the Social Science Research Unit (SSRU).
SSRU seminar series
Learn more about seminars within the Social Science Research Unit (SSRU).
News
How do we know if mental health support for people affected by humanitarian emergencies is working?
In this podcast we take a closer look at international development and global health research that shapes the way we respond during times of crisis.
22 Apr 2024
Who cares for you? Child migrants within the immigration and welfare nexus
This podcast hears from Dr Rachel Rosen and two young researchers, Mika and Gulli, who came to the UK as children and sought asylum here.
03 Oct 2022
REF results highlight UCL’s research strength and power in Education
UCL’s submission to the Education Unit of Assessment (UoA23) has been ranked first for research strength and research power in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, according to the Elsevier R
12 May 2022
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Social Research Institute
IOE, Faculty of Education and Society
University College London
10–11 Woburn Square
London WC1H 0NS
Social Science Research Unit (SSRU)
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