Welcome to SGSSS
Home of Scotland’s ESRC DTP
The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science is the UK's largest facilitator of funding, training and support for doctoral students in social science. By combining the expertise of sixteen universities across Scotland, the school facilitates world-class PhD research. The school is funded jointly by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Scottish Funding Council.
OUR FUNDERS
SGSSS is funded jointly by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Scottish Funding Council.
News
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
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
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
Applications are now open for the SGSSS Mentoring Programmes!
The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS) is delighted to launch our 2 mentoring programmes for Social Science researchers across Scotland. Applications are now
Social Science Research and Responding to Global Challenges: Practitioner Perspectives
As part of its internationalisation activities portfolio, the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science is organising a series of seminars focussing on the role of
Call for abstracts – Shaping the future: rising to the challenges of the climate crisis
The SGSSS call for abstracts to take part in the “Shaping the future: rising to the challenges of the climate crisis” event is open! The
Tweets
⚠️A reminder that applications to the Saltire Emerging Researcher Scheme close at 5pm today!!⚠️
Excellent opportunity to gain experience & build relationships with European research partners.
Apply here before 5pm: https://www.sgsss.ac.uk/social-science-exchange-programme/
A great chance to meet with different researchers and further your project in a low pressure environment!
Join us for another Coffee Break @RIScotland as we have invited participation from researchers @SocSciScotland. Just fill in the short application form 👉https://bit.ly/3xwRE8x and get the chance to meet with other researchers across disciplines.
➡️https://www.sicsa.ac.uk/news/the-coffee-break-at-ris/
Call for new posts on the Supervising PhDs blog! Do you have some peer advice, research findings, or lessons learned that could support good supervision & help new supervisors learn the art? Hit me up --> @kayguccione #PhD #supervision
https://supervisingphds.wordpress.com/contributions-welcome
