About the department
Our academic staff have backgrounds in sociology, economics, anthropology, psychology and demography, as well as social policy. We have diverse methodological expertise, from ethnography to advanced quantitative work. This mix of disciplines and methods gives us a unique capacity to generate new insights on social problems and to provide innovative taught programmes.
Research
Research is a major focus of the Institute with an annual research income of over £15 million. Our research work is organised within seven renowned centres.
Courses
We offer undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes specialising in a range of social and social policy issues and social research methods.
People
Our staff includes psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists and economists. We have specialist, research-active staff able to supervise postgraduate research.
News and events
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Centres in the department
Centre for Time Use Research
We work with time use data to investigate issues of social life, paid work patterns, work-life balance, family, gender, and socio-economic structure.
Cohort and Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources (CLOSER)
CLOSER, the home of longitudinal research, brings together world-leading longitudinal studies with participants born throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI-Centre)
Developing methods to bring together research evidence to inform important questions in policy, practice and research.
Quantitative Social Science
Applying quantitative methods to inform policy on education, health, labour markets, human development and child/adult wellbeing.
Social Science Research Unit (SSRU)
Promoting evidence-informed policy and practice in education, health and welfare through ethical and participative social research.
Thomas Coram Research Unit
Leaders of research into children, parenting and families since 1973.
Centre for Longitudinal Studies
The home to four of Britain's internationally-renowned cohort studies, charting social change and the reasons behind it.
News
How can education on domestic abuse help survivors' friends and family to support them better?
Dr Karen Schucan Bird (IOE) spoke at the Employers' Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA) conference on 16 October to share her research on the importance of education on domestic abuse to equip informal supporters – family, friends and colleagues – to better support victims.
21 Oct 2024
Black History Month at IOE, 2024
This year’s theme of ‘Reclaiming Narratives’ invites reflection of the wide variety of Black experiences in our academic spaces and in the wider world we engage in through our research, teaching, and enterprise.
09 Oct 2024
IOE achieves Athena SWAN Silver Award
UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society has been recognised for its significant commitment to promoting gender equality.
02 Oct 2024
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