The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS) has been awarded significant funding by the ESRC to provide PhD training across the social sciences in Scotland. Building on the strong foundation of the previous Doctoral Training Centre and first Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has awarded SGSSS funding for […]
SGSSS and Scottish Government Knowledge Exchange EventSGSSS and Scottish Government are launching a new Knowledge Exchange event. Share your PhD research with policy makers targeting Violence Against Women and Girls. To help inform research priorities and policy development, the Scottish Government and SGSSS are leading an event around Equally Safe, Scotland’s strategy to prevent and eradicate Violence Against Women and […]
Call for abstracts – Shaping the future: rising to the challenges of the climate crisis
The SGSSS call for abstracts to take part in the “Shaping the future: rising to the challenges of the climate crisis” event is open! The UN Climate Change Conference 2021, known as COP26, takes place in Glasgow from 01 to 12 November 2021. To coincide with this momentous occasion, we are delighted to announce that SGSSS […]
SGSSS Research into Widening Access and Valuing Diversity
In SGSSS, we believe that all students that have the potential to progress to doctoral study should have equal opportunity to do so, and that all doctoral students should have equal opportunity to succeed in their studies. We aim to facilitate the widest possible applicant pool into doctoral study; and, value the diversity of our […]
Open Letter to Students Regarding SGSSS response to Covid-19Dear SGSSS students Like everyone, the SGSSS team has for the last two months found ourselves frantically trying to adapt to new ways of working, whilst digesting the impact of the pandemic on our families, our friends and our work. We have a small committed team and I wanted to take the time to write […]
