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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Excellence in research and teaching, in the creative arts, humanities and social sciences.
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has a global reputation as a centre for research, education and engagement across the creative arts, humanities, and social sciences.
We are home to an exceptionally broad range of disciplines. These sit across our 10 academic schools, research institutes and centres. Through our thinking, making, research and education practice, we seek to address social and global challenges.
As a values-based community of colleagues and students, we promote a supportive and inclusive culture. This is based on shared values of trust, integrity, diversity, academic freedom and social and environmental justice.
Policy ‘pendulum’ holds back attempts to reduce regional inequalities
Constant institutional change and shifting resources have created decades of uncertainty and inconsistency in regional policy delivery, an expert at Newcastle University says.
Comment: What next for the special relationship in a second Trump term
Writing for The Conversation, Dr Martin Farr discusses the issues Keir Starmer will have to navigate now Donald Trump has been re-elected.
Comment: Who was ‘Red Ellen’, whose portrait is now in 11 Downing St?
Writing for The Conversation, Professor Matt Perry discusses Ellen Wilkinson, the radical Labour MP of the 1920s, whose portrait is now hanging in 11 Downing Street.