Department of Social & Policy Sciences

Why Sociology? I developed a passion for understanding the world when I was young. My mother would always have on Stacey Dooley documentaries, which sparked an interest in understanding poverty, social justice, human rights, discrimination and much more. We used...

This summer, twenty students from the University of Bath's Faculty of Humanties & Social Sciences have been given the unique opportunity to undertake courses from the One Young World Academy. This is an innovative learning experience developed by One Young...

Hi, my name is Iyanu, I am a final year studying BSc International Development with Economics and this year’s relationship team leader for the One Young World Bath caucus. After attending One Young World Bath 2020, I was inspired by...

My name is Arielle Salvary, and I am the other Co-Chair of One Young World Bath. I was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, a beautiful twin island nation in the Caribbean. I was inspired to apply to the...

Congratulations to those of you that have finished your placements! I decided to write this blog as a guide to what I would do differently if I was applying for placement again and to also give some ideas of things...

If you’ve made it to this stage, congratulations on deciding to take a placement year! It can be a great way to gain some valuable experience and pick up transferable skills. And it could even be a fantastic opportunity to...