Saltire Emerging Researcher

The Saltire Emerging Researcher programme offers the unique opportunity for PhD and ECRs to undertake a fully-funded research placement in Europe. Through the SER, researchers can spend time in Europe collaborating with a research partner to strengthen and develop new research relationships. We continue to welcome new applications for our open competition from PhD students and Early Career Researchers in the […]

SGSSS Impact Competition 2022

The SGSSS Impact Competition is live for 2022! The competition is open to all social science PhD students, regardless of your year or funding source. It provides an opportunity to reflect on the meaningful difference your research can make outside academia, and to win up to £1000 funding to support ongoing projects. This year we have devised […]

SGSSS 10 Year Anniversary Celebrations

During the 2021/22 academic year, the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science is celebrating our 10-year anniversary. Over the past decade we are proud to have supported almost 1000 students through their doctoral studies. Through our internship programme, we have invested over 35 years of research work into Scotland’s academy. We have quadrupled the training […]

Saltire Emerging Researcher Scheme

We are so pleased to announce the launch of the Saltire Emerging Researcher Scheme. The programme will offer Scottish Social Science PGRs and ECRs the opportunity for a European placement allowing them to spend up to six months under the guidance of a nominated academic mentor in a European host institution The objects of the […]

Shaping the Future: Rising to the Challenge of the Climate Crisis

The UN Climate Change Conference 2021, known as COP26, takes place in Glasgow from 1st to 12th November 2021. To coincide with this occasion, on 03 November SGSSS will present inspiring examples of doctoral research that showcase some of the ways in which social science can bring new perspectives to meeting the diverse challenges of […]