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Department of Psychology A large and growing team of staff offers expertise in a broad spectrum of psychology topics, which allows our students to work across traditional boundaries.
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Prison Crisis and the Penal Merry-Go-Round Professor Yvonne Jewkes addresses the current prison crisis and how continual changes in leadership contribute to an unsustainable penal system.
Supporting social work services for children in China Dr Louise Brown talks about innovations to support service development in a huge country.
Groundbreaking workshops for autistic people applying for universities and jobs The prospect of attending university or applying for a job can be scary for anyone, but autistic people have particular challenges, says Professor Mark Brosnan.
Placement bursary scheme celebrates four years of student support The HSS fund set up to help with the costs of low or unpaid placements is helping more students than ever before.
Took off from Malaysia, landed a job at the Bank of England Grace Ling is a recent graduate from BSc (Hons) Economics at the University of Bath. She shares the memories of her journey as an international student.
Rewarding placements in Nepal and a residential care home Chloe Collins is a final year undergraduate student on the Education with Psychology course. Read more about her placement year experience.
Changing our attitude towards body image Liza Liew spent her placement year researching the perception of body image in young children.
Future Faculty: Change Makers event in Humanities & Social Sciences The Faculty event brought together over 50 staff and students to discuss commonly raised issues and to collaboratively develop solutions.
Faculty teams strengthen the local community Staff from the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences volunteered for a day to support local Bath charities National Trust, Dorothy House and Bath City Farm.
One Young World 2019 delegates represent the University at the summit in London Final year students Laura Mitchell and Cicely Hayes join delegates from 190 countries at the October summit in London that feature influential global figures.
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences inaugural lecture series 2019/20 View a summary of the inaugural lectures taking place in the faculty.
The death of human capital? Its failed promise and how to renew it in an age of disruption 26 Nov 2020 2.00pm Online Join us for the launch of 'The death of human capital?', the latest book from Professors Phillip Brown, Hugh Lauder, and Sin Yi Cheung.