SSESW is dedicated to making a social difference. This School brings together a wide range of scholarly, professional and applied subjects, and has 1,625 students and 80 academic staff. Strong local partnerships and an international influence make the School a dynamic place to work and study.
Queen's University Belfast is a driver of innovation and talent based on excellence.Throughout the University, our academics are collaborating across disciplines and with outside agencies and institutions on projects of world significance.We are connected and networked with strategic partnerships across the world,helping us to expand our impact on wider society locally, nationally and globally. The University is committed to attracting, retaining and developing the best global talent within an environment that enables them to realise theirfull potential.
We are a leader in gender equality and diversity, and are one of the UK's most successful universities in the Athena Swan initiative which promotes gender equality and career progression. We are ranked1st in the UK for knowledge transfer partnerships, (InnovateUK) 9th in the UK for University facilities (Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018) and 14th in the UK for research quality (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019).