In August, SGSSS funded two ESRC Researchers to participate in the first annual summer school of the Aarhus University Big Data Centre for Environment and Health (BERTHA). This five day course on the theme of Personalised Sensors introduced a small group of PhDs and Post Docs to the application of state-of-the-art research using personalised sensors to measure environmental exposures, fitness, health, and wellbeing. The course also provided an excellent opportunity to understand the responsibility and ethical considerations in research involving protection of personal data and the involvement of participants in campaigns or fieldwork.
Here, Tim McGowan, a 1st year PhD student at the University of Strathclyde (Laboratory for Innovation in Autism) funded by an ESRC Interdisciplinary Studentship, shares his reflections of working across disciplinary boundaries.
Blog: Presenting at the Social Policy Association (SPA) Conference – trepidations and reality by Cristina Asenjo Palma
In this guest blog Cristina Asenjo Palma, a PhD Candidate Social Policy at the University of Edinburgh reflects on the experience of presenting her research within an interdisciplinary conference
A welcome from the new SGSSS Manager, Diane Gill
Hi, I’m Diane, SGSSS’ new Manager. This means I lead the fantastic team who support the work of SGSSS. This includes varied things such as coordinating student competitions; organising events like the collaboration showcase, summer school and other training events; processing expenses; developing partnerships with industry and much more. The biggest challenge for me joining […]
Blog: Maintaining Motivation by Dr Sara Shinton
I’m delighted to have had the opportunity to contribute to the SGSSS Cohort Building Programme this month. The student pitches and presentations demonstrated huge impact and productivity on their projects but also demonstrated the challenge of doing a PhD. I was asked to share some thoughts on maintaining motivation to acknowledge the challenge and give […]
SGSSS Internships now open for applications
We are now inviting applications for Internships starting in the 2019/20 academic year. Paid opportunities are available with Audit Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Scottish Land Commission, Skills Development Scotland, Young Foundation, Scottish Government and SGSSS.
