ESRC Doctoral Studentships Available

06 Dec 2012

The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science, and the ESRC Doctoral Training Centre which it hosts, has announced a wide range of ESRC PhD studentships available for 2013/14 entry. Successful candidates will receive research training from the best departments across Scotland, which have joined forces to create the biggest Doctoral Training Centre in the social sciences in the UK. The consortium making up the Doctoral Training Centre – Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier, Glasgow, Heriot-Watt, Robert Gordon, St Andrews, Stirling, Strathclyde – offers studentships in a number of innovative disciplinary training pathways, including one in which the Trafficking Culture project can host PhDs, which is called the Socio-Legal Studies and Criminology pathway.

Eligibility: The competition is open to (a) UK and EU students who have completed (or expect to complete by the end of the current academic year) a Masters qualification in Socio-Legal Studies or Criminology or in a related discipline (e.g., Law, Sociology) from an ESRC recognised outlet (list at http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/guidance/postgraduates/index.aspx) and (b) UK and EU students planning to undertake such a Masters qualification followed by a doctorate.

Anyone interested in exploring the possibility of researching a PhD with Trafficking Culture at the University of Glasgow, based in The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, through this scheme should contact the team in the first instance to discuss their proposed research. The deadline for applications through Glasgow is 8 February 2013, and there are several requirements to be fulfilled as part of the application process (details available on request), so be sure to contact us as soon as possible if you are interested.