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
Overview of Black History Month (October 2020)
As part of the National Black History Month programme in October 2020, the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS) and the Scottish Graduate School
Widening Access Survey and First Steps towards PhD webinar
Motivated by a commitment to improving equality and diversity, SGSSS is conducting a survey aimed at honours and postgraduate taught students, to gain insight into
Open Letter to Students Regarding SGSSS response to Covid-19
Dear SGSSS students Like everyone, the SGSSS team has for the last two months found ourselves frantically trying to adapt to new ways of working,
Research Impact and Knowledge Exchange Competition – The Results!
We are delighted to announce the winners of the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science Research Impact and Knowledge Exchange Competition 2020 Research impact is ‘the
Joint statement from SGSAH/SGSSS with regards to funded doctoral researchers during strikes
We write jointly as Directors of SGSAH (Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities) and SGSSS (Scottish Graduate School of Social Science) to clarify the
15 interdisciplinary PhD studentships offered by SOCIAL CDT
Up to 15 fully-funded four-year studentships for September 2020 are currently being offered within the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Socially Intelligent Artificial Agents (SOCIAL).
Tweets
🎶 A sneak preview of what to expect for the first #PGRhomestretch session which kicks off TODAY at 2pm. Find out how to join ➡️ https://tockify.com/sgsah/detail/3/1611151200000 https://twitter.com/BethCrossAtUWS/status/1351620526645633026
#PGRhomestretch @sgsah @SocSciScotland Having a little go myself at exploring Rest with this beautiful Max Richter piece. Part of the first Homestretch session tomorrow: https://open.spotify.com/album/6pBq7xlUDUChkJZmy4jqD0
We are delighted to announce ‘Talking Methods’ – a new seminar series with @SocSciScotland. This series is designed to spark debate, discussion and dialogue around research methods. Sign up, spread the word and join the conversation as we ‘talk methods’ 👇 https://research-training-centre.sps.ed.ac.uk/seminars/
SGSSS and @sgsah are delighted to announce 'Homestretch' - a new series led by @BethCrossAtUWS. Join us for weekly sessions designed to provide an opportunity for creative playful time off-task, leaving us fresh & inspired. Find out more 👉https://www.sgsah.ac.uk/e_t/ #PGRhomestretch
Is your #PhD research beginning to feel like a marathon? These sessions, developed in partnership with @SocSciScotland and led by @BethCrossAtUWS are designed to help get you through the homestretch. Starting this Wednesday! #PGRhomestretch
More info 👉 https://www.sgsah.ac.uk/e_t/
The deadline to submit a proposal for this year's Spring into Methods programme is fast approaching! SGSSS and @sgsah are inviting proposals from staff in any of the affiliated HEIs to provide this interdisciplinary online training. More information here 👉https://social.sgsss.ac.uk/spring-into-methods/
#SpringintoMethods turns 4! 🎉SGSSS and @sgsah are now welcoming high quality proposals to deliver cutting edge methods training across 10 hours next spring. The deadline to submit a proposal is January 22nd. Full details and guidance available here 👉https://social.sgsss.ac.uk/spring-into-methods #PhD
