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
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Want to contribute to supporting our wonderful PGR community and work within a great team of people (if we do say so ourselves)? Join us as our new Student Experience and Development Coordinator. All details available here: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/5275
Come work with us here at the SGSSS. 📢 Job alert
@SocSciScotland are looking for a new team member. It’s a great role working with amazing colleagues. A unique opportunity to shape researcher development on a national stage https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/5275
Deadline is actually the 14th… whoops! That means some extra days to get your ideas over to us. We’ve had some great proposals so far. If you’re unsure about presenting, don’t worry! Coaching (group and one-to-one) is offered 😁 #BlackHistoryMonth https://twitter.com/SocSciScotland/status/1567579271333289984
📢Call for proposals for #BlackHistoryMonth. Open to all Doctoral Researchers connected to SGSSS, @sgsah, @ahrcpress and @ESRC Doctoral Training Partnerships. More info and apply here: https://tinyurl.com/mry5emme
We look forward to reading your proposals. Please RT.
