School of Social and Political Science

SPS subject areas among world’s top 50 and UK’s top 10 in 2025 QS rankings 

Four School of Social and Political Science (SPS) subject areas are in the top 50 in the world and top 10 in the UK, according to the latest QS World University Rankings. 

SPS graduate appointed prime minister of Sri Lanka

Former School of Social and Political Science (SPS) PhD student Dr Harini Amarasuriya has been appointed Sri Lanka’s first woman prime minister in 24 years.

SPS academic’s book on cropscapes receives two prestigious prizes in 2024

Moving Crops and the Scales of History, co-written by School of Social and Political Science (SPS) academic Professor Francesca Bray, has won the 2024 Sidney M. Edelstein Prize and the 2024 Bentley Book Prize.

Social Anthropology Palestine Teaching Resources

The Social Anthropology subject area at the School of Social and Political Science (SPS) has collated a selection of teaching and educational resources on Palestine, offering critical discourse, callenging mainstream narratives and advocating for justice. 

SPS academic leads project tackling single-use plastics in healthcare

A new project led by School of Social and Political Science (SPS) academic Alice Street aims to reduce single-use plastics across the healthcare industry globally.

SPS academic recognised with prestigious British Academy Fellowship

Professor Tobias Kelly has been announced as a new British Academy Fellow for 2023.

Publishing for Academics - Event Series

Come and meet an exciting range of external speakers involved in writing and publishing academic material incuding books, journal articles and monographs.

Social Anthropology Seminar Series Spring 2023

Full programme of weekly seminars for Semester 2 2022/23.

Alan Barnard FBA (1949-2022)

Social Anthropology Seminar Series announced for Autumn 22

Social Anthropology has announced its Autumn 2022 Seminar Series.