Registration is first-come-first-served, so donโt miss the chance to attend up to two workshops of your choice!
๐ Sign up here: www.sgsss.ac.uk/training/spr...
๐ผ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐!
In collaboration with @sgsah.bsky.social we are thrilled to share the programme for this year's Spring into Methods โ a series of ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ focused on ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ.
๐ This yearโs programme and registration links will be posted via this link from Friday afternoon: www.sgsss.ac.uk/training/spr...
Registration is first-come-first-served so donโt miss the chance to attend up to two sessions of your choice!
๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐
๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ!
In collaboration with the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities,โฏSGSSS are delighted to launch the Spring into Methods 2026 programme this Friday 6 March 2026!
Check out these three exciting #PhD studentships in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development, fully funded by the @ukri.org @sgsss.bsky.social
More information here: www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentships...
We also highly encourage applicants to review our guidance for more on eligibility, the application process, etc: www.sgsss.ac.uk/student-recr...
Don't wait - Apply today!! #SocialSciencePhD #PhDinScotland #SGSSS
We are live! Our 20+, fully funded, PhD projects are now live for applicants!
For more on these great positions, please use this link: www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentships...
This project will review other skills frameworks across the UK and potentially internationally and conduct a comparative analysis of how the Data Labโs Framework complements or contrasts with other frameworks.
๐For more details and to apply, click here: www.sgsss.ac.uk/internship/a...
๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: A Comparative Study of Digital Skills Frameworks to Support the Innovation Economy in Scotland.
The Data Labโs Data and AI Skills Framework is a tool for individuals and organisations to navigate future workforce development.
SGSSS Summer Internships 2026 โ Applications Open!
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐
@thedatalab.bsky.social is Scotlandโs Innovation Centre for Data and AI. Their vision is to foster a more prosperous and equitable society where the responsible use of data and AI empowers everyone to thrive.
thanks @sgsss.bsky.social for your wonderful nvivo guidance (sgsssonline.github.io/nvivo-guidance)! found out how memo see-also links work, and a bunch of other useful pointers! :)
More details on the schedule will come in due course, but for now please save the date - ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐-๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ at Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ is back this June and will be packed to the rafters with learning opportunities in the form of methods training, research discussions, wellbeing sessions and chances to connect with your fellow PhD students across Scotland - and, of course, the wonderful Beirhope alpacas. ๐ฆโ๏ธ
Join us for:
๐ฟ Climate Crisis & Research Integrity: Developing an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
๐๏ธ 3rd March | โฐ 2-3pm | ๐ป Online
@clairesquires.bsky.social & Craig Martin discuss SGSAH's EIA and how to support environmentally aware PhD research.
๐ tockify.com/sgsah/detail...
SGSSS will be hosting an Internship Q&A session on ๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ - ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ. This virtual session will be hosted by the SGSSS team, who will share information on the current internship opportunities and answer your questions.
Register here: portal.sgsss.ac.uk/event/sgsss-...
Flyer for the SGSSS Advanced Training workshop โDoing Embodied Research: Practising Care, Creativity and Collaboration,โ hosted at the University of Glasgow. Includes event details, description of the twoโday fully funded workshop, and logos of the University of Glasgow and the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science.
Our @sgsss.bsky.social Advanced Training is here! Help me and @drfigtree.bsky.social reach the PhD researchers looking for creative tools, supportive practices, and new ways of imagining scholarly life.
Apply by 10/03/26: forms.gle/GD7ixJ4JDvpx...
@uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
A reminder that the SGSSS Impact Competition is accepting applications until Wednesday 18 February ๐
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง ยฃ๐๐๐!
Full information and guidance: www.sgsss.ac.uk/impact-compe...
We are delighted to present a summary of that research in the below report. The report outlines key findings and recommendations, which supervisors and institutions may find helpful when developing guidance and training for their PhD cohorts. Read the report here: www.sgsss.ac.uk/news/generat...
In summer 2025, Clara Seyfried and Dean Smith, two of our Associate Officers, along with our Deputy Director for Training Dr Katy Keenan, carried out research which investigated Scottish social science PhD studentsโ practices, opinions and needs when it comes to generative AI.
A photograph of eight people celebrating by holding printed paper awards in the air whilst cheering. Text reads: SGSSS Impact Competition 2026 NOW OPEN! Showcase your impact for a chance to win ยฃ500
SGSSS Impact Competition 2026 NOW OPEN. ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง ยฃ๐๐๐!
โข Open to all social science PhD students across Scotland
โข Reflect on and celebrate the difference that you are making through your work
โข More information and apply: www.sgsss.ac.uk/impact-compe...
Our 5-part podcast series, When Disciplines Meet, has launched! ๐๏ธ๐
The series explores how collaborative, interdisciplinary approaches can be used to address complex societal challenges.
๐ Listen on your favourite podcast platform, YouTube, or the SGSSS Website: www.sgsss.ac.uk/sgsss-podcas...
The Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities and the Scottish Graduate School for Social Science are delighted to share the final event in our series marking Black History Month 2025.
Join us for Untold Stories, Marginalised Experiences, 24 Oct, 2pm
tockify.com/sgsah/detail...
As part of a series of presentations to mark Black History Month 2025, SGSAH/SGSSS invite you to join Material Histories on Fri 17 October at 2pm - online, free and open to all.
tockify.com/sgsah/detail...
SGSAH/SGSSS are delighted to announce a series of student presentations to mark Black History Month 2025. Online, free & open to all, showcasing cutting edge doctoral research. Coming up soon:
Unarchigal (เฎเฎฃเฎฐเฏเฎเฏเฎเฎฟเฎเฎณเฏ)โModalities of Resistance
8 October, 2pm
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Check it out! SGSSS student, Claire Robertson, has created a comic to highlight the hidden symptoms of MS and make information regarding the disease more approachable.
See more in her interview with BBC News: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Read the comic: abdn.elsevierpure.com/en/publicati...
Questions about applying for an SGSSS Internship?
Join our online Summer Internships Q&A, 16 July 2-3pm to hear about our opportunities & eligibility requirements.
Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Applications Now Open: SGSSS Autumn Term Internships!
Opportunities are available with Skills Development Scotland and @scottishgov.bsky.social. Open to all eligible social science postgraduate researchers at Scottish institutions.
Apply here by 11 August 2025: www.sgsss.ac.uk/internships/...
A photo of a health researcher positioning a patient's hand under an X-ray machine. Overlaid is text reading: Calling all researchers Share your thoughts on engaging beyond academia. Also overlaid is a QR code, the DBAA logo, and the logos of the University of Exeter Business School, the Chartered Association of Business Schools, and Research England
Researchers, share your thoughts and experiences on engaging beyond academia!
Complete our survey to contribute to a groundbreaking programme designed to enhance researcher engagement with non-academic organisations.
๐ exe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#AcademicSky #PhDSky #PhDChat
Chithramali Rodrigo, PhD student at the School of Psychology, has been shortlisted for the SGSSS Impact Competition 2025! ๐
Her menopause toolkit, supervised by Linda Engles C.Psychol, is driving inclusive change at work.
๐ณ๏ธ Vote here: www.sgsss.ac.uk/impact-compe...
Wonderful to see one of our PhD researchers shortlisted for the SGSSS Impact Competition โจ๏ธ๐๐
Chloe Rebecca Ezou is looking at the physical health, mental health, and substance use of people involved in community justice in Scotland.
VOTE here:
www.sgsss.ac.uk/impact-compe...
#Criminology #Health
