Research outputs per year
Research outputs per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
In the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, our four departments conduct research in a wide variety of humanities and social sciences subjects.
Our research explores themes across a host of subjects within the faculty, which informs the teaching and supervision of our students. We also support academic staff to develop partnerships and consultancy activities with public and private enterprise.
Much of our exceptional research takes place within the following research centres:
- Centre for European and International Studies Research
- Centre for Studies in Literature
- Insititute of Criminal Justice Studies
Our research areas include:
- Area studies
- Criminology
- Development studies
- Education
- English literature
- History
- Languages and applied linguistics
- Politics and international relations
- Sociology
- Women's and gender studies
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Azeem Aleem
- Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice - Honorary Lecturer
Person: Worker
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Academic writing otherwise: possibilities and praxis
Taylor, C. A., Benozzo, A., Fairchild, N., Pihkala, S. & Cranham, J., 30 May 2025, (Early online) In: Qualitative Inquiry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A co-ordinated global initiative to enhance interview practice
Walsh, D., Areh, I., Barela, S., Boukalova, H., Bull, R., Chung, K. L., Cusack, A., Daly, Y., Deljkic, I., Fahsing, I., Fazlic, A., Haworth, K., Heydon, G., Holewik, K., Ivanovic, Z., Izotovas, A., Kask, K., Kelly, C. E., Kvanvig, G. & Lahtinen, H. & 8 others, , 12 Jun 2025, (Accepted for publication) In: Investigative Interviewing: Research and Practice.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A day in the life of a rubbish feminist
Bower, L. J., 10 Jun 2025, The Sociological Review.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Open Access
Student theses
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Cultural Realignment in Youth Justice: Practitioners Understanding, Insights and Implementation of Child First
Allen-Fellows, J. J. (Author), Gough, D. (Supervisor), Williams, A. (Supervisor) & Pamment, N. (Supervisor), 17 Nov 2025Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Interpreting Anxiety: Where it comes from and how it varies across interpreters of different proficiency
Xiao, J. (Author) & Kutuk, G. (Author), Kutuk, G. (Supervisor) & Barnes, J. (Supervisor), 10 Nov 2025Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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‘’1.5, Stay Alive?’’: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of GBQMSM Drug Users’ Experience of Accessing Chemsex Support in England
Carruthers, V. (Author), Gough, D. (Supervisor), Pycroft, A. D. G. (Supervisor) & Sugiura, L. (Supervisor), 23 Oct 2025Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Datasets
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Dataset for 'Trade-based money laundering (TBML) empowers criminals to run free post-Brexit'.
Marzouk, M. (Creator), University of Portsmouth, 15 Jul 2021
DOI: 10.17029/19359edb-4b3d-429b-a246-0fb975c5f94f
Dataset
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Dataset: Sobriety Stories
Nicholls, E. (Creator), UK Data Service, 19 Feb 2020
DOI: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-854061, http://reshare.ukdataservice.ac.uk/854061/
Dataset
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Dataset for 'Am I missing something by not using story-telling?'
Sherwood, G. (Creator), University of Portsmouth, 2 Dec 2019
DOI: 10.17029/7bea6bae-3115-4416-b118-11c312395433
Dataset
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A Policing Academic Centre of Excellence
Charman, S. (PI), Button, M. (CoI), De La Fuente, A. (CoI), Earwaker, H. (CoI), Ghaemmaghami, A. (CoI), Harding, S. (CoI), Hock, B. (CoI), Karagiannopoulos, V. (CoI), Meenaghan, A. (CoI), Milne, B. (CoI), Smith, P. (CoI), Tyson, J. (CoI) & Newiss, G. (Team Member)
1/10/25 → 30/09/28
Project: Research
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AI-Driven Mental Health Profiling: A Feasibility Study of Storyboard-Based Diagnostic Tools for Scalable Psychological Screening in the UK
Glass, D. (PI)
1/09/25 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
Activities
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ESSE 2026
Berberich, C. (Organiser)
31 Aug 2026 → 4 Sept 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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EACLALS Conference 2026
Berberich, C. (Presented paper)
25 May 2026 → 29 May 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Innovate-Share-Empower Teaching Conference
Hoskin, M. (Presented paper) & Poole, R. (Presented paper)
9 Jan 2026 → 10 Jan 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Prizes
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2013 British Psychological Society Research Seminars Series
Shalev Greene, K. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2018 Emerald Literati Awards.
Gorczynski, P. (Recipient) & Sims-Schouten, W. (Recipient), 4 Jul 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2022 Exceptional Teaching Award
Frederick, B. (Recipient), 19 May 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Podcast: How sex buyers understand consent in the ‘sex industry’
6/11/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Candace Owens Brigitte Macron Harassment Scandal Is Bigger Than Most Know. 10 People Now On Trial
29/10/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research cited
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How did online rumours that Brigitte Macron was born male go viral?
27/10/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment