Business Skills Boosted

A pilot training programme designed for social science PhD students to build skills and confidence for working with and engaging industry has successfully completed. SGSSS designed the programme in partnership with colleagues at the universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, working with the training provider Skillfluence, who delivered three workshops over four days between October […]

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 towards developing your knowledge exchange and impact Open to all social science PhD students registered at SGSSS member institutions, regardless of funder, the competition reflects the growing need for social […]

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 Sciences, the chance to apply to attend 2½-day research methods training events. Click the button below to see the full list of workshops and information on how to apply. More […]

Now recruiting for fully-funded studentships

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 see what’s on offer and if any of the available projects suit you. Application deadlines vary so please be mindful and make sure your application is in in plenty time. […]

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 into Methods 2019. 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 Sciences, the […]