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Faculty of Social Sciences

The Faculty of Social Sciences is home to Southampton Law School, Southampton Business School, Southampton Education School, the School of Mathematical Sciences and the School of Economic, Social and Political Sciences.

Our research facilities include the Institute of Maritime Law (IML), the Centre for Operational Research, Management Sciences and Information Systems (CORMSIS), the Statistical Sciences Research Institute (S3RI) and a number of specialist research centres such as Southampton Theory Astrophysics and Gravity Research Centre (STAG), the ESRC Centre for Population Change (CPC), the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) and the Centre for Inclusion in Education (CRI).Our schools address issues that matter to people and society, and our success is built on quality research.

Research Excellence Framework 2014• Social Sciences is in the top 5 for research power and output in the UK.

75% of research at Southampton Business School is internationally excellent or world-leading.
84% per cent of Southampton Law School’s research activity is considered of internationally excellent or world-leading quality.
100% of research in the School of Mathematical Sciences is world-leading or internationally excellent for impact and research environment.

Selected Items of Success in Education

Southampton Business School Top 10 in the UK for Marketing (Complete University Guide, 2021)
Politics and International Relations: 17th in The Times Good University Guide 2021
90% of Education students were satisfied or very satisfied with the overall quality of their course (National Student Survey, 2020)
Criminology: Top 10 in the UK (9th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2020)
11th in the UK for Maths (Guardian University Guide 2021)
Over 130 students have been funded by the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission to study on the MSc Gerontology (Distance Learning) and the MSc Global Ageing and Policy (Distance Learning), with students coming from Commonwealth countries across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia including Kenya, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zambia

Visit our school sites below to find out more about our subject specialisms and facilities.