The Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) is an autonomous research centre based in the Department of Social Sciences at Loughborough University. The Centre, established in 1983, employs 20 researchers as well as a support team of 7 and has a national and international reputation for high quality applied policy research.

CRSP’s research has five main themes: Children, Youth and the Life-course; Equality, Diversity and Citizenship; Health, Social Care and Wellbeing; Poverty and Social Exclusion; Work and Welfare.