Units of Assessment (UoAs)

SGSSS PGR Leads

From 2024, 14 of our 16 partnered institutions in Scotland are eligible to receive ESRC funding across 21 Units of Assessment (UoA). Each UoA is analogous to a subject area / discipline and each university has appointed an SGSSS PGR Lead for each UoA they are eligible for, see the lists below.

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Architecture, Built Environments and Planning

ESRC-funded studentships in Architecture, Built Environments and Planning are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Glasgow	Dr David McArthur
Heriot-Watt	Dr Sander van der Jagt
Strathclyde	Dr Ombretta Romice

Geography and Environmental Studies

ESRC-funded studentships in Geography and Environmental Studies are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Dundee	Dr Jonathan Mendel
Glasgow	Dr Diarmaid Kelliher
St Andrews	Dr Christopher Schulz

Economics and Econometrics

ESRC-funded studentships in Economics and Econometrics are available at the following institutions. Economics PGR Leads and eligibility for the Universities of Glasgow, Heriot Watt and Stirling must be met under the ‘Business and Management Studies.’ Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Edinburgh	Dr Diego Battiston
Heriot-Watt	See Business and Management Studies
Glasgow	See Business and Management Studies
St. Andrews	Dr Fergus Neville
Stirling	See Business and Management Studies

Business and Management Studies

ESRC-funded studentships in Business and Management Studies are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Aberdeen	Professor Jie Wu
Edinburgh	Professor Angelica Gonzalez
Glasgow	Dr Francesca Flamini (sub-discipline: Economics) Dr Alvise Favotto (sub-discipline: Accounting and Finance and Business Management)
Heriot-Watt	Dr Atanas Christev (sub-discipline: Economics) Dr Yen Tran
St. Andrews	Dr Fergus Neville (sub-disciplines: Business & Economics)
Stirling	Dr Dionysia Dionysiou Dr Hector Gutierrez Rufrancos (sub-discipline: Economics)
Strathclyde	Dr Anna Spadavecchia Dr Le Nguyen

Law

ESRC-funded studentships in Law are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Aberdeen	Professor Peter Cserne
Edinburgh	Dr Anna Souhami
Glasgow *	Dr Bosko Tripkovic (sub-discipline: Law) Professor Julie Berg (sub-discipline: Socio-Legal)
Stirling	Dr Diana Miranda
Strathclyde	Professor Jane Scoular

* University of Glasgow’s criminology is covered under the Social Policy and Social Work UoA

Politics and International Studies

ESRC-funded studentships in Politics and International Studies are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Aberdeen	Professor Mervyn Bain
Edinburgh	Dr Tom O'Shea
Glasgow	Dr Timothy Peace
St. Andrews	Dr Faye Donnelly
Stirling	Professor Andrea Schapper
Strathclyde	Dr Sebastian Dellepiane Avellaneda

Social Work and Social Policy

ESRC-funded studentships in Social Work and Social Policy are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Dundee	Dr Kumara Ward
Edinburgh	Professor George Palattiyil
Glasgow	Dr Sam Lawton
Glasgow Caledonian	Dr Chioma Nwafor
Stirling	Dr Ashley Rogers
Strathclyde	Dr Melaine McCarry

Sociology

ESRC-funded studentships in Sociology are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Edinburgh	Dr Angelica Thumala

Anthropology and Development Studies

ESRC-funded studentships in Anthropology and Development Studies are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Aberdeen	Dr Rachel Smith
Edinburgh	Dr Sophie Haines
St. Andrews	Professor Huon Wardle

Education

ESRC-funded studentships in Education are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Dundee	Dr Kumara Ward
Edinburgh	Dr Vander Viana
Glasgow	Professor Bonnie Slade
Stirling	Professor Greg Mannion

Sport and Exercise Sciences, Leisure and Tourism

ESRC-funded studentships in Sport and Exercise Sciences, Leisure and Tourism are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Edinburgh	Dr Vander Viana
West of Scotland	Professor David McGillivray

Area Studies

ESRC-funded studentships in Area Studies are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Heriot-Watt	Professor Katerina Strani
Highlands & Islands	Professor Donna Heedle

Modern Languages and Linguistics

ESRC-funded studentships in Modern Languages and Linguistics are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Edinburgh	Dr Sumin Zhao

History

ESRC-funded studentships in History are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Edinburgh	Dr Nik Matheou
Glasgow	Dr Angus Ferguson
Stirling	Dr Stephen Bowman
St Andrews	Professor Justine Firnhaber-Baker
Strathclyde	Professor Jim Mills

Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory

ESRC-funded studentships in Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Abertay	Dr Lynn Love

Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management

ESRC-funded studentships in Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Napier	Dr David Brazier
Stirling	Professor Iain MacRury

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Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care

ESRC-funded studentships in Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Aberdeen	Dr Patricia Norwood
Glasgow	Professor Jude Robinson

Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy

ESRC-funded studentships in Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Dundee	Dr Gavin Wylie
Edinburgh Napier	Dr Iain Atherton
Glasgow Caledonian	Dr Karen Lorimer (Senior Postgraduate Research Tutor (SPGRT) School of Health and Life Sciences)
Stirling	Dr Sinead Currie Dr Elaine Cameron
Strathclyde	Dr Susan Rasmussen (sub-discipline: Psychology) Dr Dwight Tse (sub-discipline: Psychology)

Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience

ESRC-funded studentships in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience are available at the following institutions. University of Strathclyde’s Psychology PGR Leads and eligibility must be met under the ‘Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy'. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Aberdeen	Professor Patric Bach
Abertay	Professor Sheila Cunningham
Dundee	Dr Christian Keitel
Edinburgh	Dr Zsofia Garai-Takacs Dr Jasmin Wertz (sub-discipline: Psychology)
Glasgow	Dr Dale Barr
St. Andrews	Dr Anna Stefaniak
Stirling	Dr Dimitrios Kourtis
Strathclyde	See Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy

Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Science

ESRC-funded studentships in Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Science are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Scotland Rural College (SRUC)	Dr Matt Broadbent

Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences

ESRC-funded studentships in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences are available at the following institutions. Please contact the relevant institutional PGR Lead for further information:

Institution	PGR Lead
Edinburgh	Dr Hamish Kallin

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