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  • Prospective Students and Fellows
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Scottish Graduate School of Social Science

Sgoil Cheumnaichean Saidheans Sòisealta na h-Alba
  • About us
    • Governance
    • Challenge-Led Pathways
    • Units of Assessment (UoAs)
    • Case studies
    • Our Year in Review
    • Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
    • Contact us
    • Work with us
    • Complaints
  • Current Students
    • Events
    • Training
      • Summer School
      • Spring into Methods
    • Training Funds
      • ESRC Training Funds
      • Training Event Funds
      • Challenge Pathways Cohort Fund
    • Internships
    • Mentoring
    • Research Impact Competition
    • Student Handbook
    • Meet Our Students
    • Meet Our Fellows
    • Expenses Policy
  • Prospective Students and Fellows
    • Studentships
      • Overview
      • Supervisor-led Studentship Opportunities
      • Student-led Open Competition 2024/25
      • Eligibility
    • Fellowships
  • Supervisors
    • Supervisor Eligibility
    • Steers Competition 2025/26
    • Open Collaborative Competition 2025/26
    • Skills Development Scotland Collaborative Competition 2025/26
    • Spring into Methods
    • Supervisors’ Resource Library
  • Our Partners
    • Internships
    • Collaborative Studentships
    • Training
    • The RSE Mentoring Scheme
    • Our work with Industry
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  • Case studies

Training Calendar

Below is an illustrative calendar for SGSSS training events over the 2024/25 academic term. The calendar for the 2025/26 academic year will be available soon.

Be sure to also check out the further training opportunities offered by ESRC and NRCM.

Please note these dates are subject to change and confirmation. Please check SGSSS Social and our Friday Digest for firm dates and registration processes.

MonthDateEventLocationAudience
October30 OctoberSupervisor InductionOnlineBy invitation: New Supervisors for students starting 2024/25
31 OctoberPostdoctoral Fellows InductionSGSSS Offices, EdinburghBy invitation: SGSSS Postdoctoral Fellows only
November4–5 NovemberESRC Student InductionTechnology and Innovation Centre, University of StrathclydeBy invitation: ESRC students starting PhD (Oct 2024)
Includes Core Skills: Project Management & AI and Ethics
8 NovemberSupervisor InductionOnlineBy invitation: New Supervisors for students starting 2024/25
12 NovemberNVivo TrainingUniversity of EdinburghOpen registration
20 NovemberPhD Building Blocks: Literature Review SkillsOnlineBy invitation: ESRC students (Masters year and first year, 2024/25)
From November onwardsDiscipline-led and Student-led Training EventsOnline & in personAdvertised via Friday Digest; Open to all PhD students
December5 DecemberSteers Cohort EventDovecot Studios, EdinburghBy invitation: SGSSS Steers Students
January15 JanuaryPhD Building Blocks: Principles of Data VisualisationOnlineBy invitation: ESRC students (Masters year and first year, 2024/25)
29 JanuaryMentoring Launch EventEdinburghBy invitation: Students and mentors in 2024/25 programme
February12 FebruaryPhD Building Blocks: Developing Relationships for Social ImpactOnlineBy invitation: ESRC students (Masters year and first year, 2024/25)
10 FebruaryNVivo TrainingUniversity of EdinburghOpen registration
March4 MarchPhD Building Blocks: Academic WritingOnlineBy invitation: ESRC students (Masters year and first year, 2024/25)
28 MarchNVivo TrainingUniversity of DundeeOpen registration
April9 AprilPhD Building Blocks: Digital Data & EthicsOnlineBy invitation: ESRC students (Masters year and first year, 2024/25)
MayVariousSpring into MethodsIn Person, variousOpen to all social science PhD students.
Apply now here until March 31st.
2 MaySGSSS Doctoral-led Symposium: Research Creativity and Embracing ChangeStirlingOpen for Registration
14 MaySGSSS Collaboration ShowcaseEdinburghBy invitation
14 MayPhD Building Blocks: Participatory ApproachesOnlineBy invitation: ESRC students (Masters year and first year, 2024/25)
June

17-19 June (in person)

23-25 June (online)

SGSSS Summer SchoolQueen Margaret UniversityOpen to all social science PhD students
27 JuneBeyond the PhD ConferenceDundeeParticularly for students completing in the next 12 months
AllEnrol HereIntroduction to Finding and Using DataOnlineOpen to all

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