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      • Eligibility
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Scottish Graduate School of Social Science

Sgoil Cheumnaichean Saidheans Sòisealta na h-Alba
  • About us
    • Governance
    • Challenge-Led Pathways
    • Units of Assessment (UoAs)
    • Case studies
    • Our Year in Review
    • Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
    • Contact us
    • Work with us
    • Complaints and Whistleblowing
  • Current Students
    • Events
    • Training
      • Summer School
      • Spring into Methods
    • Training Funds
      • ESRC Training Funds
      • Training Event Funds
      • Challenge Pathways Cohort Fund
    • Internships
    • Mentoring
    • Research Impact Competition
    • Student Handbook
    • Meet Our Students
    • Meet Our Fellows
    • Expenses Policy
  • Prospective Students and Fellows
    • Studentships
      • Overview
      • Supervisor-led Studentship Opportunities
      • Student-led Open Competition 2024/25
      • Eligibility
    • Fellowships
  • Supervisors
    • Supervisor Eligibility
    • Steers Competition 2025/26
    • Open Collaborative Competition 2025/26
    • Skills Development Scotland Collaborative Competition 2025/26
    • Spring into Methods
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  • Case studies

Academic Placements

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SGSSS Academic placements are now available to ESRC-funded students whose funding began in October 2024 or later as part of the Research in Practice element of their studentship.

Academic placements are available with professional service teams or academic research projects connected to a research team or centre are advertised below. Click into each placement for full details and to apply. 

Current Academic Placement Opportunities

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The Justice Health team, Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services and Research (SACASR), University of Stirling
Justice Health: Advancing understanding of emergency and unscheduled care use among people released from prison
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  • Hybrid
  • 3 months full-time or 6 months part-time
School of Social and Political Science, University of Glasgow
Scottish Death in Custody Project
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  • Hybrid
  • 3 months full-time or 6 months part-time
The School of Molecular Biosciences’ Professional Services Team, University of Glasgow
Advancing Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in Postgraduate Research
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  • Hybrid
  • 3 months full-time or 6 months part-time
The Centre for Public Policy, University of Glasgow
Research Assistant, CPP Election Team
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  • Hybrid if full time, office based if part time
  • Hybrid
  • 3 months full-time or 6 months part-time
The Stirling Centre for Research into Curriculum Making (SCRCM)
Curriculum Making
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  • Hybrid
  • 3 months full-time or 6 months part-time
The TILTED Research Group Moray House, University of Edinburgh
Literacies for social justice: Developing a research grant application
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  • Hybrid
  • 3 months full-time
The Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC) University of Glasgow
UK Transport Accessibility Online Tool
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  • Most of it is expected to be remote. The expected in-office work is approximately once a week; this can be adjusted based on the interests of the intern.
  • Hybrid
  • 3 months full-time or 6 months part-time
The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI), University of Strathclyde
Mapping the education sector in support of digital transformation of health and care
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  • In person, remote or hybrid, depending on the intern's preference
  • Hybrid
  • 3 months full-time or 6 months part-time
The JED-AI Research Team, University of Strathclyde
Understanding Household Engagement with AI-Driven Dynamic Energy Tariffs
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  • In Office only
  • 3 months full-time or 6 months part-time
UNESCO Chair for Refugee Integration through Education, Languages and Arts, University of Glasgow
UNESCO RIELA Researching Hospitality Internship
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  • Hybrid
  • 6 months part-time
Transitions Working Group (TWG), Learning and Teaching Commitee, University of Glasgow
Understanding the Mature Student Experience: A Qualitative Follow-up to NSS Analysis
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  • Remote/In Office
  • Hybrid
  • 3 months full-time
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Student Guidance for Academic Placements
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Academic Placements Timeline

Friday 24th October 2025

Applications open

Friday 24th October 2025
Friday 7th November 2025, 4 pm

Application deadline

Friday 7th November 2025, 4 pm
November 2025

Host selection period, outcome communicated to applicants

November 2025
November/December 2025

Placement agreements confirmed

November/December 2025
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Placements begin

From January 2026

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