The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has a long tradition of producing world-class research. The REF 2021 results (Research Excellence Framework) confirm our ‘world-leading’ and ‘internationally excellent’ research status in a range of subjects, and serve as official recognition of the expertise, dedication and passion of our academic community.
Research
Centres
- Centre for Medical Humanities (CMH)
- Europe Japan Research Centre
- Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History (OCMCH)
- Oxford International Centre for Publishing (OICP)
- Poetry Centre
Groups
- Applied Linguistics and Language in Education
- Communication, Media and Culture
- Early Modern History
- Gender and Technologies
- History of Art and Visual Culture
- History of Crime
- History of Race and Eugenics (HRE)
- History of the Family and of Emotions
- Language and Discourse
- Materialities
- Medicine, Health and Society Research
- Memory, Conflict and Life-writing
- Modern Political and International History
- Networks and Localities
- Philosophy Research
- Professional Learning and Leadership
- Religion and Belief
- Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Mathematics (STEAM) Research Group
Centres
- Centre for Environment and Society (CES)
- Centre for Global Politics, Economy and Society (GPES)
- Europe Japan Research Centre
Groups
- Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
- Critical Approaches to Law
- Critical Security Studies
- Cultures, Identities and Divisions
- Fundamental Rights and Equality
- Human Origins and Palaeo Environments (HOPE)
- Humans, Animals and Environment
- International Law
- International Political Theory (IPT)
- Nocturnal Primate Research Group (NPRG)
- Oxford Wildlife Trade Research Group
- Primatology and Conservation
- Small Jurisdictions
- Space and Temporalities
- State and Society
Students studying in the Faculty are part of the Doctoral Training Programme which provides support, training and career development.