Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oxford

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academic division faculty

The Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Oxford is a major academic division encompassing departments and chairs in disciplines such as politics, economics, sociology, and international relations, and is recognized as one of the world’s leading centers for social science research and teaching.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Social Sciences Division, University of Oxford	7
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oxford canonical	1
University of Oxford Faculty of Social Sciences	1
University of Oxford Social Sciences Division	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2968453 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oxford
Context triple: [Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory, partOf, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oxford]

A. School of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Cambridge
The School of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Cambridge is a major academic division encompassing departments such as history, politics, sociology, and economics, and coordinating teaching and research across these disciplines.
B. Lancaster University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Lancaster University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is a major academic division of Lancaster University that encompasses disciplines such as humanities, social sciences, and creative arts, supporting teaching and research across these fields.
C. Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge
The Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic unit specializing in sociological research and teaching on contemporary social issues, inequalities, and institutions.
D. SOAS University of London
SOAS University of London is a leading UK institution specializing in the study of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, renowned for its focus on languages, cultures, and social sciences.
E. Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
The Faculty of Economics at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic department renowned for its research and teaching in economics, attracting prominent scholars and students from around the world.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oxford
Target entity description: The Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Oxford is a major academic division encompassing departments and chairs in disciplines such as politics, economics, sociology, and international relations, and is recognized as one of the world’s leading centers for social science research and teaching.

A. School of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Cambridge
The School of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Cambridge is a major academic division encompassing departments such as history, politics, sociology, and economics, and coordinating teaching and research across these disciplines.
B. Lancaster University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Lancaster University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is a major academic division of Lancaster University that encompasses disciplines such as humanities, social sciences, and creative arts, supporting teaching and research across these fields.
C. Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge
The Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic unit specializing in sociological research and teaching on contemporary social issues, inequalities, and institutions.
D. SOAS University of London
SOAS University of London is a leading UK institution specializing in the study of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, renowned for its focus on languages, cultures, and social sciences.
E. Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
The Faculty of Economics at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic department renowned for its research and teaching in economics, attracting prominent scholars and students from around the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic division ⓘ faculty ⓘ
academicStaffSize	large ⓘ
affiliation	collegiate University of Oxford ⓘ linked to: University of Oxford
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
employer	social science academics ⓘ
field	social sciences ⓘ
governingBodyOf	social science departments at the University of Oxford ⓘ
hasDepartment	Blavatnik School of Government ⓘ Department of Economics, University of Oxford ⓘ linked to: University of Oxford Department of Economics Department of Education, University of Oxford ⓘ Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford ⓘ Department of Sociology, University of Oxford ⓘ Faculty of Law, University of Oxford ⓘ Oxford Department of International Development ⓘ Oxford Internet Institute ⓘ Saïd Business School ⓘ linked to: Said Business School School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography ⓘ School of Global and Area Studies ⓘ
hasDiscipline	economics ⓘ international relations ⓘ politics ⓘ sociology ⓘ
knownFor	social science research ⓘ social science teaching ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Oxford ⓘ
offersProgram	doctoral degrees ⓘ master’s degrees ⓘ undergraduate degrees ⓘ
partOf	University of Oxford ⓘ
reputation	one of the world’s leading centers for social sciences ⓘ
researchFocus	digital society ⓘ economic development ⓘ education ⓘ governance ⓘ international relations ⓘ public policy ⓘ social inequality ⓘ
studentBody	postgraduate students ⓘ undergraduate students ⓘ
website	https://www.ox.ac.uk/divisions/social-sciences ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory → partOf → Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oxford ⓘ

Regent’s Park College, Oxford → academicAffiliation → University of Oxford Social Sciences Division ⓘ