North West Social Science Doctoral Training PartnershipBello Muhammad Abdullahi attended the Econometrics Summer School at Cambridge, enhancing his understanding of causal inference and machine learning, and engaging in insightful discussions with esteemed professors and fellow researchers.
About Us
Welcome to the North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership! The NWSSDTP is a consortium of the Universities of Keele, Lancashire, Lancaster, Liverpool, and Manchester. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), we support postgraduate studentships and training in the social sciences in the North West of England.
How to Apply
The NWSSDTP holds an annual competition for postgraduate studentship funding. Candidates may apply for funding towards masters and doctoral study, or doctoral study only. Candidates can study on a full or part-time basis.
The competition for October 2027 entry will open in August 2026.
Methods North West
Methods North West provides interdisciplinary and innovative methodological training for researchers across the North West and beyond. Methods North West highlights the range of methodological expertise in the region, bringing together methods training initiatives from Keele, Lancashire, Lancaster, Liverpool and Manchester.
News
Research in Practice Placement – Barbados Museum & Historical Society – Robin Plant, University of Liverpool (2024 Cohort)
Robin Plant recently visited the Barbados Museum & Historical Society as part of a Research in Practice placement. The visit focused on cataloguing military collections, enhancing research skills, and exploring cultural heritage in Barbados.
A visit to New York University for both an overseas institutional visit and a placement.
Taryn Hurley-Hall reflects on her rewarding semester at NYU’s Linguistics department, highlighting academic growth, networking opportunities, and valuable experiences in New York City that will benefit her PhD career.
£20m in ESRC-funding awarded to the North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership
£20m in ESRC-funding has been awarded to the North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership to support five more cohorts of postgrad students 2024 – 2029!
Bending Boundaries Podcast: PhDs that move beyond the rules of academia
Join Seren, Ebru and Meghan as they discuss their experiences of doing their PhDs, as people who are part of groups who often aren’t seen, heard and celebrated in academia. With monthly guests, they encourage visibility, and acceptance of the intersectional layers of our identities within academic research and the PhD process.
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