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
Research Impact and Knowledge Exchange Competition 2019 – Now Live!
SGSSS are pleased to announce the 2019 Research Impact and Knowledge Exchange Competition – Enter to earn the chance to win and iPad, and £500
Spring into Methods 2019 – Now accepting applications to attend workshops
Spring into Methods is an interdisciplinary, and cohort building programme, giving PhD researchers across Scotland, studying for a PhD in the Arts, Humanities or Social
Recruiting now! Multiple PhD studentship opportunities available across Scotland
We are currently recruiting to fill PhD opportunities for many of our successfully awarded supervisor-led studentship projects. Head over to our current opportunities page to
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.
Spring into Methods 2019 – Call for Workshop Proposals
The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science, in partnership with the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities, announces the call for proposals for Spring
ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme Open for Stage 1 Applications
The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science is delighted to announce six new ESRC-funded Postdoctoral Fellowships to be based at one our partner institutions The
