Research

The School of Law, Social Sciences and Communications contains one of the most successful research areas in the University.  Our Research Centres and Clusters are coordinated by experienced researchers and provide areas of specialist knowledge.

We encourage you to share your views on thought-provoking topics from film censorship and post 9/11 security, to legal requirements in contemporary media and how machines translate natural language. The staff you work with, and the learning environment you share, will help you develop a sharp awareness of some fascinating issues.

Research Groups

Our research investigates Conflict Studies (including the vexed Northern Ireland question, and the English Civil War), as well as the field of European Studies (looking at themes such as Communism and post-Communism, and comparative European literature).

Undertaken by leading scholars in their field, these studies help bring a genuine contemporary relevance and tangible shape to your course or research.

Staff experts are also involved with significant research projects for English Heritage, and computational linguistics research has included collaborative projects with Fondazione Bruno Kessler in Italy, University of Plovdiv in Bulgaria and City University of Hong Kong.

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Centre for Historical Research

International and Innovative - A Bridge between Past and Present, Britain and the World.

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Centre for Discourse and Cultural Studies

The centre builds on a long tradition of Cultural Studies in the University of Wolverhampton, with a bulk of internationally successful publications and external funding.

Find out more about the Centre for Discourse and Cultural Studies

  

Centre for Research in Law

 

The Centre for Research in Law provides a focal point for legal research involving different research specialisms and diverse doctrinal, comparative, interdisciplinary and socio-legal methodologies.

Find out more about our legal researchers and broad working areas.

  

Centre for Transnational and Transcultural Research

The Centre for Transnational and Transcultural Research (CTTR) provides a research environment for interdisciplinary investigation into the history and continuing pertinence of internationalism, cosmopolitanism, and other inter-cultural configurations of consciousness and identity, including their manifestation in micro-cosmopolitan contexts (e.g. national, regional or local).

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Centre for the History of Retailing and Distribution

The Centre for the History of Retailing and Distribution (CHORD) was set up in 1998 to give new impetus to the study of retailing and distribution, and to act as a point of contact between scholars - both in Britain and abroad - engaged in research within this field, whatever their period of interest, discipline or methodology.

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Cluster for Pedagogical Research

The Cluster for Pedagogic Research is a new and exciting development within the School of Law, Social Sciences and Communications.

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Cluster for Research in Culture and Humanities (RICH)

Staff involved in RiCH currently work in the areas of Broadcasting and Journalism, Creative and Professional Writing, Cultural Studies, English, European Studies,Philosophy and Film, Media and Communications.

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Central Institute for the Study of Public Protection

The Central Institute for the Study of Public Protection (CISPP) aims to develop and promote the University's increasing activity across the fields of criminal justice, criminology, forensic science, policing, fire and rescue, safeguarding, armed forces, security, terrorism and consumer protection.

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Language Networks for Excellence (LNfE)

Language Networks for Excellence (LNfE), are based within the School of Law,Social Sciences and Communications at the University of Wolverhampton and provide language solutions for teachers, schools, local authorities and other educational professionals on a national and international basis. Our work often involves research, both primary and secondary, for a range of language-related areas including Lifelong Learning, Education, ICT and many more.

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