Scientific research is a key segment in the work of a higher education institution. Since its founding, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split has aimed to foster scientific and research productivity, which is a foundation for high-quality teaching as well as scientific and professional advancement. As one of the main pillars of the development of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split, scientific research, among other things, enables the interconnection of various scientific disciplines and encourages cooperation with other scientific institutions in the country and abroad.

Since the founding of the Faculty in 2005, its researchers have participated in a number of national and international projects, as well as in other forms of professional cooperation in the country and abroad. The research framework of the Faculty is not limited to providing support for the teaching and pedagogical process, but it also includes research work that is of national importance because it contributes to the acquisition of knowledge on Croatia, its culture, history and literature. Research conducted at the Faculty contributes to the development of humanities and social sciences in the country and abroad.

Today, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split has over 140 scientists, many of whom participate in national and international projects, as well as the editorial boards of various journals. Results of their research are evident in numerous scientific articles, monographs, university textbooks and other publications. A summary of the scientific research activities of the Faculty for the academic year 2019/2020 is visible in the Scientific Activity Report for the said academic year.

In addition, the Faculty has developed its own publishing, which includes the following serial publications in the A1 category: Školski vjesnik - a journal for pedagogical theory and practice and the Journal of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split. Students of the Faculty are also active in the field of publishing, with two student publications: The Split Mind - multilingual journal of literature and culture; the Humanist - journal of students of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split and Pleter - journal of history and art history students.

After the re-accreditation procedure of the Faculty in 2014, it was established that a long-term strategy for scientific development is a necessary backbone of the scientific production of the Faculty. In this regard, the following measures were taken: the Committee for Research Activity was established, "the body of the Faculty that cares for and supervises research activities of the Faculty, promotes and encourages research activity and professional advancement of researchers, and defines the necessary evaluation criteria for research excellence and guidelines for the development of research activities of the Faculty in the form of the Strategic Plan for Scientific Research 2021 - 2025.

Members of the Committee for the academic year 2022/2021 and 2022/2023:

1. Associate Professor Antonela Marić, Vice Dean for Research and International Cooperation,

2. Full Professor Marina Marasović Alujević, representative of the Department of Italian Language and Literature,

3. Associate professor Tonija Andrić, representative of the Department of History,

4. Associate Professor Darko Hren, representative of the Department of Psychology,

5. Associate Professor Marijana Tomelić Ćurlin, representative of the Department of Croatian Language and Literature,

6.  Associate Professor Marita Brčić Kuljiš, representative of the Department of Philosophy,

7. Associate professor Ivana Petrović, representative of the Department of English Language and Literature,

8. Associate professor Ivana Čapeta Rakić, representative of the Department of Art History,

9. Associate professor Marija Lončar, representative of the Department of Sociology,

10. Associate professor Morana Koludrović, representative of the Department of Pedagogy,

11. Associate professor Bruno Ćurko, representative of the Department of Teacher Education,

12. Associate professor Ivana Visković, representative of the Department of Early and Preschool Education,

13. Full Professor Eldi Grubišić Pulišelić, representative of the Department of German Studies.