The University of Sheffield
Department of Sociological Studies

Research programmes

Members of staff also participate regularly in a range of major national and international research programmes, with the Department providing the base for some of these. Click on the links below to see the current research and recently completed research programmes in which staff are involved:

Current programmes

New Dynamics of Ageing (NDA)

European Research Area in Ageing (ERA-AGE)

International and Comparative Social Policy Group (ICSP)

EU Sixth Framework GARNET network of Excellence

Recently completed programmes

Changing Families, Changing Food

Globalisation and Social Policy Programme (GASPP)

Knowledge, Institutions and Gender - an East-West Comparative Study (KNOWING)

Urban Eye: a comparative study of the social impact of CCTV in seven European countries

URSULA (Urban River Corridors and Sustainable Living Agendas)

YOU RESPOND: developing a good practice guide and training manual for young people's participation in research, policy and practice developments to prevent and combat violence