Â鶹ÊÓƵ centres and institutes Our research agenda reflects the complex challenges of our age and our academics work at the forefront of knowledge, building lasting partnerships with researchers, policymakers, NGOs and businesses across the globe. You are here Home Faculty of Social Sciences Â鶹ÊÓƵ with impact Â鶹ÊÓƵ centres and institutes Centre for International Â鶹ÊÓƵ on Care, Labour and Equalities (CIRCLE) CIRCLE (Centre for International Â鶹ÊÓƵ on Care, Labour and Equalities) conducts research, evaluation and consultancy on contemporary policy, practice and theoretical issues and debates on topics in three main areas: care, labour and equalities. CIRCLE includes the Centre for Care, which aims to produce crucial new research to support the understandings of care. CIRCLE Urban Institute By 2050, the world's population will be more than 9 billion and around 70 per cent of those people will live in cities. The Urban Institute brings together researchers in the Faculties of Engineering and Social Sciences to reshape urban futures. Urban Institute iHuman iHuman brings together social sciences and humanities with psychological and biological sciences, to understand what it means to be human like never before. iHuman School for Social Care Â鶹ÊÓƵ Â鶹ÊÓƵ is a member of the School for Social Care Â鶹ÊÓƵ (SSCR). The SSCR improves the research evidence for adult social care in England. The SSCR is a partnership between the Faculty of Social Sciences and Faculty of Health. SSCR The Sheffield Institute for Global Sustainable Development The Sheffield Institute for Global Sustainable Development promotes a vision of international development as a struggle for social justice and a space for activism and engagement. Institute for Global Sustainable Development Sheffield Political Economy Â鶹ÊÓƵ Institute (SPERI) The Sheffield Political Economy Â鶹ÊÓƵ Institute (SPERI) brings together leading researchers, policymakers, journalists and opinion formers to develop new ways of thinking about political economy. SPERI Digital Society Network The Digital Society Network (DSN) draws together an interdisciplinary team of academics engaged with research at the cutting-edge of society-technology interactions. DSN Migration Â鶹ÊÓƵ Migration Â鶹ÊÓƵ at Â鶹ÊÓƵ is an interdisciplinary network of scholars conducting world-leading and high impact research on global migration and mobility. Migration Â鶹ÊÓƵ Centre for Decent Work Â鶹ÊÓƵers at the Centre for Decent Work (CDW) have interests relating to work, employment and the labour market. The aim of CDW is to generate and disseminate high-quality research that has the potential to inform and shape academics debates and influence policy and practice. Centre for Decent Work
