School of Social Sciences
We are engaged in making sense of some of the world's most complex and challenging issues, ranging from health and wellbeing to social change and social justice and the interplay between our built and physical environments
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LLM Guide 2020
Social sciences help to make sense of global social changes and society challenges.
Our School manages student teaching and University research across
- Law (Scottish, English and International)
- Energy Law & Policy
- Architecture & Urban Planning
- Psychology
- Geography & Environmental Science
- Politics
Our research and civic engagement brings all of our disciplines together to address key global challenges.
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University of Dundee staff and students who go the extra mile when working with the public have been hailed by former Rector Stephen Fry.
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Babies in the womb will respond to interaction from its mother, including conversation and touching, a University of Dundee study has found.
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The debating skills of Africa’s future legal experts have been recognised as outstanding in a competition hosted by a leading UK university
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Academics deliver training programme to representatives of the Energy Regulators Association of East Africa
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A team of University of Dundee graduates are on the road to success after being honoured in a design competition to transform “Motor City”.
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Highlighting the diminishing state of the world’s glaciers to younger generations is critical in the fight against climate change, a University of Dundee expert has said.
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Dundee law students get valuable insights from partner with leading global law firm
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After completing his MSc in Dundee, Elias signed up for a joint six-month internship programme with United Nations, where he was a research assistant focusing on energy transition in Africa