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 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
Find out more about our departmental research degrees and how to apply. You may also be interested in our funded studentships.
Students studying in the Faculty are part of the Doctoral Training Programme which provides support, training and career development.