Research
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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
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Courses

We offer undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes specialising in a range of social and social policy issues and social research methods.

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People

Our staff includes psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists and economists. We have specialist, research-active staff able to supervise postgraduate research.

Centres in the department

Navigate to Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS)
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Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS)

The home to four of Britain's internationally-renowned cohort studies, charting social change and the reasons behind it.

Navigate to Centre for Time Use Research (CTUR)
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Centre for Time Use Research (CTUR)

We work with time use data to investigate issues of social life, paid work patterns, work-life balance, family, gender, and socio-economic structure.

Navigate to Cohort and Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources (CLOSER)
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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.

Navigate to Evidence for Policy & Practice Information Centre (EPPI Centre)
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Evidence for Policy & Practice Information Centre (EPPI Centre)

Better evidence for better decision-making: robust and responsive reviews informing policy and practice.

Navigate to Quantitative Social Science (QSS)
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Quantitative Social Science (QSS)

QSS is a group of economists, sociologists, data scientists and social policy researchers within the UCL Social Research Institute.

Navigate to Social Science Research Unit (SSRU)
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Social Science Research Unit (SSRU)

Promoting evidence-informed policy and practice in education, health and welfare through ethical and participative social research.

Navigate to Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU)
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Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU)

Leaders of research into children, parenting and families since 1973.

News

New Sociology postgraduate degrees launching at UCL
New Sociology postgraduate degrees launching at UCL

New Sociology postgraduate degrees launching at UCL

Four new degrees will inspire students to understand the social forces that shape society and explore diverse sociological approaches to social change, cultural norms and the modern world.

19 Dec 2024

How can education on domestic abuse help survivors' friends and family to support them better?
How can education on domestic abuse help survivors' friends and family to support them better?

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
Black History Month at IOE, 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

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