Explore our Division
About us
Find out more about the people in our Divisional office and the work we do to support our staff, researchers and students.
Education and teaching
We work strategically to help our departments deliver excellent teaching and learning across undergraduate and postgraduate education.
Research
Oxford social scientists lead pioneering research projects that challenge current ideas and explore new ways of understanding and benefitting society.
Departments
Our Division is made up of fifteen outstanding departments, faculties and schools that explore major challenges facing humanity.
Recent news
Social Sciences Division colleagues recognised in Vice-Chancellor’s Awards
Across the Division five projects were named Winners in their categories, with a further two Highly Commended. A remarkable success across 13 categories, demonstrating the high-quality teaching, research and professional services contribution across the Division.
Spotlight events
Annual Roger Hood Lecture: Professor Shadd Maruna, University of Liverpool
‘Desistance Futures: Making Amends for the Past’
11 June 2026
