Welcome

Professor Jacqueline Tombs
Director, Institute for Society and Social Justice Research

Telephone: +44(0)141 331 8031
Email: jackie.tombs@gcu.ac.uk

The Institute for Society and Social Justice Research, was established in 2009 in conjunction with the Institute for Applied Health Research.  The purpose of these two University-wide Institutes is to facilitate cross-disciplinary approaches to research by drawing together individuals and teams producing internationally excellent research to collaborate within focused thematic areas in the fields of health and social justice.

The Institute for Society and Social Justice Research draws on knowledge and expertise across a wide range of disciplines within GCU including sociology, criminology, law, forensic psychology, history, politics, public policy, business and management.  Our research funding comes from highly competitive sources, including UK Research Councils, Wellcome Trust, European Commission and leading Charitable Foundations, and we have research collaborations with Universities in the UK and across the world – Europe, United States of America, Canada, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and India.

Glasgow Caledonian University’s strong social mission underpins our focus on producing internationally excellent research whilst concentrating on issues of major policy and practice relevance to individuals and communities in Scotland, the UK and globally. We are committed to research scholarship that moves beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries; research that is rigorous and thoughtful and disseminated well beyond the university to a much broader public.  Our innovative interdisciplinary agenda engages with social issues ranging from community empowerment to interpersonal violence, from poverty alleviation to prison overcrowding, from political representation to forensic testimony, from inequalities to social justice.

The Institute works closely with the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR), with academic bases at the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling; with the Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) based at the University of Dundee; with the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR), based at the University of Edinburgh; and with the Scottish Women’s Budget Group.

The Institute also benefits from close links within Glasgow Caledonian University: with the Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, a partnership with Nobel Award winning Professor Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Trust; with the Scottish Poverty Information Unit; and with the Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare.

I hope you find these web pages provide you with useful information about our research and postgraduate studies.

Jacqueline Tombs
Director