Nick Bailey elected as Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Congratulations to our Professor in Urban Studies on his much deserved award
Undergraduate study
The quality of our Undergraduate study programmes attract students from all over the world, to whom we offer internationally excellent teaching across all subject area, tailored to varied interests within individual disciplines.
Programmes include: Central & Eastern European Studies, Economic & Social History, International Relations, Politics, Sociology, Quantitative Methods, and Social & Public Policy.
Postgraduate study
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The School runs Masters programmes in fields across the social and political sciences, reflecting the specialist research interests of our staff.
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Structured masters courses link to specific vocational areas such as urban planning and real estate, and dedicated training courses to prepare students for doctoral study.
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Research centres & further activities
Glasgow-Nankai Partnership
The University of Glasgow and Nankai University have long-standing research collaborations in the social sciences, and growing links in disciplines from chemistry through to museum studies, to urban studies and business. An exchange programme allows our students to spend time at Glasgow and Nankai to further deepen our links.
Our staff
In the School of Social & Political Sciences we take an interdisciplinary approach to the Social Sciences, making a dynamic and engaging teaching and research environment.
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School news
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28 Feb
New School Staff
We're pleased to welcome new staff to our Finance Team, Economic and Social History, and Central and Eastern European subject areas -
26 Feb
Michael Heaney in the media
Research Fellow, Dr Michael Heaney, has recently appeared on television in Canada, interviewed by the IndyPram podcast, and featured in the front page story of The National -
18 Feb
Sergi Pardos-Prado Volkswagen Foundation grant
Professor of Comparative Politics, Sergi Pardos-Prado, along with his co-investigator Professor Anja Neundorf, has been awarded a grant of just under a million euros for their project 'Economic Roots of Populism'. -
05 Feb
PGR BSA event
PhD students, Molly Gilmour and Jessica Penney, hosted a British Sociological Association Postgraduate event bringing together PGR students, academic staff, and research support staff from across the UK
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