Research
Both the Departments of Education and Social Work & Social Care have strong commitments to Research, producing influential, world-leading reports which shape professional policy and practice nationally and even internationally.
Follow the links below to read more about the world-leading research achieved in these areas. Each page has links to publications and papers which you can download and links to the academic staff who wrote them. View their profiles and you will find all the areas of knowledge and expertise that these leading lights bring to the University of Sussex.
Department of Education
The Department of Education boasts three dedicated Research Centres:
- The Centre for International Education (CIE)
- The Centre for Higher Education and Equity Research (CHEER)
- The Centre for Inquiry & Research in Cognition, Learning & Teaching in Sussex (CIRCLETS)
Department of Social Work & Social Care
In Social Work & Social Care, research is focused around three basic themes:
- The Pedagogy of Professional Education
- Professional Knowledge and Methodologies
- Policy and Practice across the Lifecourse
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