#SGSSS

Centre for Population ChangeCPCpopulation@sciences.social
2026-03-02

šŸ”– Check out these three #PhD #studentships in the School of #Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews, all supervised by CPC-CG member Dr David McCollum. Fully funded by the #Economic and #Social Research Council.

Apply by 24 March. Full details at: sgsss.ac.uk/studentships/curre

#PhD #ESRC #SGSSS #StAndrews #Geography #Sustainability #RuralScotland #GreenTransition #Demography #Migration #Inequality #SocialScience #RuralDevelopment

A promotional graphic for an ESRC‑funded, supervisor‑led studentship titled ā€œMoving beyond the numbers? Uncovering the ā€˜ideal migrant’ to address Scotland’s rural demographic challenges.ā€ The background is dark blue with geometric shapes. Text lists the University of St Andrews as the host institution and names three supervisors along with the James Hutton Institute as the collaborating partner. Application deadlines are provided. A circular photograph shows a historic stone building at St Andrews under a bright blue sky. Another circular element features the James Hutton Institute logo. A green circle at the bottom left directs applicants to apply at apply.sgsss.ac.uk.A promotional graphic for an ESRC‑funded, supervisor‑led studentship titled ā€œSkills in rural Scotland and the green transition.ā€ The background is dark blue with geometric shapes. Text lists the University of St Andrews as the host institution and names three supervisors along with Skills Development Scotland as the collaborating partner. Application deadlines are noted, and a circular photo shows a historic stone building at St Andrews under a blue sky. A teal and magenta circle contains the Skills Development Scotland logo. A smaller green circle states that applications should be submitted via apply.sgsss.ac.uk.A promotional graphic for an ESRC‑funded, supervisor‑led studentship titled ā€œThe mobilities slowdown and the reproduction of socio‑spatial inequalities.ā€ The design has a dark blue background with pale geometric shapes. Text lists the University of St Andrews as the host institution, naming two supervisors. Application deadlines are provided. On the right, a circular photograph shows a historic stone university building under a bright blue sky. A large green circle on the left includes the instruction to apply at apply.sgsss.ac.uk.
Jan R. Boehnkejrboehnke
2024-06-11

News from our Mother, Infant & Child Health research group (🐦):

Congratulations to Shona Shinwell who was WINNER of the Impact Prize. Shona will work collaboratively with women using opioids in pregnancy to co-create an education tool for practitioners.

Full news item:
dundee.ac.uk/announcements/cel

Picture of a woman standing in front of a poster stand, smiling and holding a prize certificate
2023-03-17

Fully funded #PhD on #memory in lovely Scotland @CCNiUofGlasgow with @daubman & me! Together we’ll study how memories change over time, tracking these changes in brain & behaviour with a little help from neural nets.

Funded by #SGSSS, find out more here: sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/transf

Do get in touch if you want to know more!

EducationIsEverything šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆEduc_Everything@mastodon.scot
2023-03-11

I only planned to attend to
#SGSSS #SGSSSHubFest2023 to learn novel research methods as a struggling #PhD student. Then someone asked me that I will compete for the #3MT competition. Visibly shocked, I replied "OK, I'll try." - for an add'l PGCert credit (1)

Jan R. Boehnkejrboehnke
2023-02-10

The Scottish Graduate School of Social Sciences is now inviting applications for internship opportunities!
sgsss.ac.uk/internships/curren

Applications close for:

1) Healthcare Improvement Scotland - Monday 20 February, 12 pm.

2) & Environmental Standards Scotland - Friday 03 March, 12pm.

The eligibility criteria are fairly broad for -s in , check the FAQ document!
social.sgsss.ac.uk/files/inter

Screenshot of eligibility criteria:

3. Who is eligible to do a SGSSS internship?
1) Applicants must be registered for a PhD at a Scottish university in a social science discipline.

2) Applicants must be in their 2nd or 3rd year (or part-time equivalent) at the date of the start of the
internship and with more than 3 months left of their PhD when the internship starts.

3) Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

4) Please note that UK public sector bodies, such as the Scottish Government, have additional
nationality and eligibility requirements. Applicants that do not meet these criteria are not eligible to
apply for internships with these organisations. Please check your eligibility before you make an
application.
2022-12-01

Today I attended an industry engagement event with Edinburgh uni and the SGSSS. It was really good to see the benefits of industry engagement regardless of whether I want to go down the academic route or not #phd #phdlife #phdchat #academia #accounting #UniversityofEdinburgh #sgsss

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