Social sciences & languages

Research in social sciences and languages encompasses management, finance, work and employment studies, entrepreneurship, economics, languages and translation, and retailing.

Collaborating for excellence

Research in the School of Managment & Languages is supported by a wide range of organisations, including the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC), the European Union (EU), the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD), the World Bank and various government departments in the UK and overseas.

Research in the School of the Built Environment offers a unique range of educational opportunities in the planning, design, construction and development of environment and infrastructure. Research activity is structured in three institutes: Institute for Infrastructure and Environment, Institute for Building and Urban Design and Institute for Housing, Urban and Real Estate Research.

International centres of expertise

The Logistics Research Centre has had a significant impact on the development of academic logistics in the UK and Europe, influences British government policy and provides companies with practical advice on the management of their logistics.

The Centre for Research on Work & Wellbeing produces high-quality, cross-disciplinary research in key areas of contemporary practice with a distinctive focus on employee wellbeing in the workplace.

The Centre for Retail Excellence is a unique partnership between academia and the fashion retail industry and acts as an international hub for research in the retail clothing sector.

The Creativity, Enterprise & Sustainability group considers how businesses of today in the areas of advertising, business services, consumer behaviour and social marketing remain competitive by creating opportunities to add value.

The Centre for Economic Reform & Transformation is a leading international centre for the study of transition economies.

The Centre for Finance and Investment specializes in risk assessment, corporate governance, market efficiency and the capital markets.

Research in the Centre for Translation & Interpreting Studies combines the examination of translations, interpretations and communicative practices across spoken, signed, written and audiovisual media.

Our research in European & International Cultures & Societies makes original contributions to the study of politics, language and identities through a combination of disciplines including literary, cultural, film and media studies, history, political science, sociolinguistics and the sociology of language.