Research centres and institutes Our research agenda reflects the complex challenges of our age and our academics work at the forefront of knowledge, building lasting partnerships with researchers, policymakers, NGOs and businesses across the globe. You are here Home Faculty of Social Sciences Research with impact Research centres and institutes Urban Institute By 2050, the world's population will be more than 9 billion and around 70 per cent of those people will live in cities. The Urban Institute brings together researchers in the Faculties of Engineering and Social Sciences to reshape urban futures. Urban Institute iHuman iHuman brings together social sciences and humanities with psychological and biological sciences, to understand what it means to be human like never before. iHuman School for Social Care Research ºù«Ӱҵ is a member of the School for Social Care Research (SSCR). The SSCR improves the research evidence for adult social care in England. The SSCR is a partnership between the Faculty of Social Sciences and Faculty of Health. SSCR The ºù«Ӱҵ Institute for Global Sustainable Development The ºù«Ӱҵ Institute for Global Sustainable Development promotes a vision of international development as a struggle for social justice and a space for activism and engagement. Institute for Global Sustainable Development ºù«Ӱҵ Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) The ºù«Ӱҵ Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) brings together leading researchers, policymakers, journalists and opinion formers to develop new ways of thinking about political economy. SPERI Digital Society Network The Digital Society Network (DSN) draws together an interdisciplinary team of academics engaged with research at the cutting-edge of society-technology interactions. DSN Migration Research Migration Research at ºù«Ӱҵ is an interdisciplinary network of scholars conducting world-leading and high impact research on global migration and mobility. Migration Research
