The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS) worked with the Scottish Government to lead a policy event series in Autumn 2025 designed to further strengthen links and collaboration between social science PhD researchers, supervisors and policymakers. Discussion groups of students, policy makers and academics at the SGSSS and Scottish Government policy event The series […]
Congratulations to the Impact Competition Winners
Congratulations to Emma Margaret Currie, SRUC and Elle Scott, University of Glasgow – SGSSS Impact Competition 2026 winners The SGSSS Impact Competition celebrates “the demonstrable contribution that excellent research makes to society and the economy”. PhD researchers submit examples of the impact that they have created, or plan to create, through their work. The finalists […]
Launch of the ADR UK Supervisor-led Studentship Competition
The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science is delighted to announce the launch of the supervisor-led ADR UK Studentship Competition 2026/27 ADR UK, in collaboration with ESRC, are looking to fund up to 30 new PhD studentships focused on quantitative research using linked administrative data. SGSSS may apply to host up to five studentships, and […]
SGSSS Impact Competition 2026 – Vote for your winners!
The SGSSS Impact Competition 2026 final shortlist is now live for public vote! The SGSSS Impact Competition aims to champion a culture of creating meaningful impact across the SGSSS student community and to the wider public. Discover how our finalists are generating impact through their research and cast your vote in the SGSSS Impact Competition 2026. (Link opens […]
New SGSSS Student Engagement Team
Dear SGSSS PhD students At SGSSS, incorporating the PGR voice is central to our governance process. With that in mind, we are delighted to introduce ourselves: the new SGSSS Student Engagement Team – five Associate Officers who are at different stages of study across our member institutions: https://www.sgsss.ac.uk/about-us/student-engagement/ Members of the team are: Clara Seyfried […]
