Social Research and Policy

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Solent University's portfolio of social research is rich and diverse, with some of the most pressing societal concerns at the forefront of exploration. Solent's team of social researchers comprise psychologists, sociologists, health professionals, and business and marketing professionals. Solent University's social research concerns improving individual and community wellbeing through practice, provision, and policy.

Current strands of research seek to inform social policy and concern:

• Corporate social responsibility in financial services marketing and implications for guidelines.
• Best practice guidelines for the provision of psychosocial interventions with implications for social prescribing.
• Experiences of gender and sexualities in sport and physical education and implications for guidelines, particularly in educational settings.
• Evaluation of services promoting health and wellbeing of children, younger adults, older adults, and families and implications for service provision.
• Exploring the impact of social inequalities and community on mental health and wellbeing with implications for service development and provision.
• Application of cognitive psychology to inform the criminal justice policy.
• Health, safety, and equality in seafaring professions and implications for policy.

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Solent University
East Park Terrace
Southampton
SO14 0YN

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Solent Identities and Inequalities Research Group

The Solent Identities and Inequalities Research Group (SIIR) is a community of research-active scholars situated across a range of disciplines in the Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Sciences. SIIR… read more about Solent Identities and Inequalities Research Group

Southampton Solent University
East Park Terrace
Southampton
SO14 0YN
United Kingdom

Wellbeing and Applied Research in Psychology Group (WARP)

WARP is a research group dedicated to the investigation of psychology and its application. Psychology can be applied in almost any area of life, and the group's aim is to use psychology to improve peo… read more about Wellbeing and Applied Research in Psychology Group (WARP)

Southampton Solent University
East Park Terrace
Southampton
SO14 0YN
United Kingdom