North West Social Science Doctoral Training PartnershipAisling O’Rourke, Geography & Environment, University of Manchester (2023 Cohort) In March 2026 I boarded my flight to San Francisco, excited and nervous to attend the American Association of Geographer’s Conference. This was my first time travelling to the US…
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.
Applications are now invited for funding commencing October 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.
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Reflections on being a NWSSDTP Student Representative – One Year Later
*(Please read/listen to the narrated version or do both based on whatever you prefer)! Sam Browning, Geography & Environment, University of Liverpool (2024 Cohort) Over the past year, I have thoroughly enjoyed being an EDI and Well-Being student representative for the NWSSDTP (DTP)….
Translating Research for Policy Impact: An ESRC Postdoctoral Perspective on Giving Parliamentary Evidence
An ESRC Postdoctoral Perspective on Giving Parliamentary Evidence
The NWSSDTP has joined Bluesky!
The NWSSDTP has switched to using Bluesky as our main social media platform! Find us there: https://bsky.app/profile/nwssdtp.bsky.social
£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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