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.
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Our Governance
SGSSS is governed and managed via inter-institutional partnerships, which fosters collaboration and co-operation across its partner institutions. The formal governance structure is comprised of the Directorate, Supervisory Board, and Student Representatives.
Training
The SGSSS is committed to providing high quality advanced training in research methods and transferable skills to postgraduate students.
Studentships
SGSSS awards ESRC-funded PhD studentships through a number of annual competitions. There are opportunities for both students and supervisors to apply for funding.
Internships
The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science runs a professional internship scheme for PhD students at Scotland’s universities in their second and third years of study
Knowledge Exchange
Supporting our PhD students and early career researchers to engage with non-academic partners to create impactful research.
Events
Keep up to date with all of the events that SGSSS have planned for the future
News
2019 Open Competition now LIVE!
SGSSS is delighted to announce that the 2019 ESRC Doctoral Studentships Student-led Open competition is now live. The deadline for stage 1 applications is 12
Call for Student Representatives
The Scottish Graduate School of Social Sciences and Scotland’s Doctoral Training Partnership (SGSSS/DTP) is recruiting new Student Representatives to join our team.
Survey: Mapping academic-business engagement in the social sciences
The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS) has commissioned consultants Cloud Chamber to map industry and business experience among academics and PGR students across
Training: Introduction to using linked administrative data for social and health research
Edinburgh 8th – 12th October 2018 The five-day course will offer a theoretical and practical introduction to accessing and working with linked administrative data. Audience
Business Boost for Social Science
The Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh Impact Acceleration Accounts have been awarded Business Boost funding from ESRC to further collaborate with the Scottish Graduate School
Results of the Research Impact and Knowledge Exchange Competition 2018
The winners of this year’s competition were announced at the SGSSS Collaboration Showcase held at the Scottish National Gallery on Edinburgh on 14 May. We
