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The big picture is everything

Birmingham City University's School of Social Sciences has a mission to make sense of the world.

Our students and academics work together across disciplines to develop insights into society. We're focused on everything from understanding crime and punishment to the study of all aspects of psychology and the exploration of social structures and change.

Who we are

Academic Expertise

Our staff are social about science.

From Government advisers and textbook writers, through to social pioneers and documentary makers, our staff have an exceptional variety of experience, which you can benefit from.

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UNIVERSITY NEWS

University to honour leading female criminal barrister

A high profile legal expert who has been practicing for over 33 years is to be honoured at a Birmingham City ...
Imran Awan at 10 Downing Street
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Criminology Academic Invited to Downing Street

Birmingham City University Criminologist, Dr Imran Awan was invited to meet the Prime Minister at 10 Downing...
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University event to explore the power of visual health ...

Steroid use and image enhancing drugs (SIED) are the focus of a Birmingham City University conference taking ...
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Hustings event at Harborne Academy to focus on future o...

Voters in the Edgbaston constituency will this week (24 th May 2017, 6.00pm-7.30pm) have the opportunity to...
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University welcomes Birmingham’s biggest inner city fes...

Birmingham City University has announced a unique partnership with organisers of the city’s first urban green...
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Study to explore how to prevent women carrying out chil...

A new academic study will explore the experiences of women who have committed sexual abuse against children ...
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Birmingham criminologists star in new TV show investiga...

Birmingham Criminologists are starring in a new TV show examining hitmen in the Republic of Ireland, after f...
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Birmingham crime researcher explores the role of religi...

A criminology researcher at Birmingham City University is currently examining how homicide offenders engage w...
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OPINIONS

New research into reintegration of returning ISIS fight...

New research carried out by Dr Imran Awan has unearthed feelings amongst young British Muslims towards the re...
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Criminology academic discusses Westminster attack

Following the Westminster terror attack on March 22nd, Birmingham City University’s expert on counter-terrori...
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Criminology Professor’s documentary wins broadcast awar...

The ground-breaking Channel 4 programme ‘Interview with a Murderer’, fronted by Birmingham City University cr...
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Psychology Professor to appear in new UK TV series

At our School of Social Sciences, our academics provide cutting-edge research into the minds of serial killer...