Research in Law
- European Law
- Global Economic Law
- International Law
- UK Commercial Law
- UK Public Law
- UK Private Law
Research in Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Social Policy
- Communities, Cultures, Language and Identities
- Crime, Criminal Justice and Society
Research in History, Archaeology & Heritage
- The History of Wales
- Welsh and Celtic Archaeology
- Medieval and Early Modern History
- Twentieth and Twenty-First Century History
Research in Philosophy, Ethics & Religion
- Philosophy of place
- Cultural applications of psychoanalytic theory
- Philosophy and Religion in Education
- The Islamic Community and Muslim Enclaves in Britain
- Islamism and Radicalisation (in local and global contexts)
- De-radicalisation (developing counter-narratives)
- Slavery and Religion
Upcoming Research Seminars
Past Research Seminar Speakers
- 10th of October - The Duncan Tanner Memorial Seminar/ Seminar Goffa Duncan Tanner: Labour Country Redivivus: British Social Democracy and it's Prospects, 1924-2024 by Dr Daryl Leeworthy. Daryl Leeworthy is the author of several books including Labour Country, Causes in Common: Welsh Women and the Struggle for Social Democracy, and, most recently, Fury of Past Times, his highly-regarded biography of the Rhondda novelist, Gwyn Thomas.
- 18th October - Hidden in the Sight of Society by Dr Gareth Evans-Jones, Lecturer in the School of History, Law and Social Sciences.
- 25th October 2023 - Mercy Killing: Changing the way we view mercy killers within Homicide Law / Lladdiad Trugarog: Newid y ffordd rydyn ni'n gweld lladdiadau trugaredd o fewn Cyfraith Dynladdiad by Lois Nash, Lecturer in the School of History, Law and Social Sciences
- 15th November - Life in Early Medieval Wales: A Journey of Discovery" by Prof Nancy Edwards, FBA (Emeritus Professor of Medieval Archeology, Lecturer in the School of History, Law and Social Sciences).
Featured Research Project LIVE (LLŶN ECO-MUSEUM)
The #Ecoamgueddfa project is the first ecomuseum in Wales and, to our knowledge, the first digitally-driven ecomuseum in the world. The team are based in the School of History, Law and Social Sciences, and are working closely with the School’s archaeologists in order to deliver a range of community-engagement events and archaeological digital resources.
Research Excellence Framework 2021
The next REF exercise will be conducted in 2021. The School of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences will be submitting to the following units:
- UoA 21 - Sociology
- UoA 26 - Modern Languages and Linguistics
- UoA 27 - English Language and Literature
Our Research Centres
Find out more about our Research Centres within the School
Find out more about our Research Centres within the School
