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
Blog: Presenting at the Social Policy Association (SPA) Conference – trepidations and reality by Cristina Asenjo Palma
In this guest blog Cristina Asenjo Palma, a PhD Candidate Social Policy at the University of Edinburgh reflects on the experience of presenting her research within an interdisciplinary conference
A welcome from the new SGSSS Manager, Diane Gill
Hi, I’m Diane, SGSSS’ new Manager. This means I lead the fantastic team who support the work of SGSSS. This includes varied things such as
Blog: Maintaining Motivation by Dr Sara Shinton
I’m delighted to have had the opportunity to contribute to the SGSSS Cohort Building Programme this month. The student pitches and presentations demonstrated huge impact
SGSSS Internships now open for applications
We are now inviting applications for Internships starting in the 2019/20 academic year. Paid opportunities are available with Audit Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Scottish Land Commission, Skills Development Scotland, Young Foundation, Scottish Government and SGSSS.
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.
Winners announced for the 2019 Research Impact & Knowledge Exchange Competition
The winners of the 2019 Research Impact & Knowledge Exchange Competition were announced at the annual SGSSS Collaboration Showcase held at the spectacular V&A Dundee
Tweets
Second day of my @SocSciScotland bespoke internship with @TheCareReview finished and I can already tell this is going to be such a great 3 months!
