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 Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF) Scheme is aimed at those in the immediately postdoctoral stage of their career, to provide the opportunity to consolidate their PhD through developing publications, their networks, and […]
Launch of the first public sector internships call for 2019!The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS) runs a professional internship scheme for PhD students at Scotland’s universities in their second and third years of study. PhD internships enable organisations to access the talent of an early career social science researcher for a three month period to deliver a specific piece of work whilst […]
2019 Open Competition now LIVE!SGSSS is delighted to announce that the 2019 ESRC Doctoral Studentships Student-led Open competition is now live. The deadline for stage 1 applications is 12 noon on January 11. Please read all guidance carefully. Application forms are available now, and the submission portal will be opened on or before 30 November. Click below to head […]
Survey: Mapping academic-business engagement in the social sciencesThe Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS) has commissioned consultants Cloud Chamber to map industry and business experience among academics and PGR students across its membership. If you have engaged with business or industry through your research we would love to hear from you. We are conducting this research to help the SGSSS to […]
Training: Introduction to using linked administrative data for social and health researchEdinburgh 8th – 12th October 2018 The five-day course will offer a theoretical and practical introduction to accessing and working with linked administrative data. Audience Interested in using linked administrative data in your research but don’t know what data is out there, how to access it, or if you have the skills to do this […]