North West Social Science Doctoral Training PartnershipThe project looks at militarism and its role in the commemoration of the British war dead since 1918 up until the present day, and utilises the vast materials on offer at the British Library, notably the UK Web Archive’s First World War Centenary collection.
About Us
Welcome to the North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership! The NWSSDTP is a consortium of the Universities of Keele, 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.
How to Apply
The North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership holds an annual competition for postgraduate studentship funding. Candidates may apply for funding towards master’s and doctoral study, or doctoral study only.
The competition for October 2020 entry is now open, deadline 3rd February 2020.
Methods North West
Methods North West provides interdisciplinary and innovative methodological training for researchers across the North West. Methods North West highlights the breadth and depth of methodological expertise in the region, bringing together institutional initiatives at Keele, Lancaster, Liverpool and Manchester.
News
“Mohawk? As in the hairstyle!?” – the joys of explaining my PhD to others
Jack Benton talks about the challenges of communicating his PhD research, on the impact of urban green spaces, to ‘non-experts’.
Interdisciplinary Event: Identity, Values, and Elections across Europe
This was a one day conference hosted at the University of Manchester which brought together academics and early career researchers from across the United Kingdom and Europe to discuss issues around identity, values, and elections across Europe.
‘Northern Fusion’ Event Fund
The NWSSDTP – in conjunction with Methods North West, the White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP), the Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership (NINEDTP) and the N8 – are pleased to launch this funding competition for student-led events.
CASE Competition 2020
Paperwork for the next NWSSDTP CASE Competition (for October 2020 start) is now live!
The CASE Competition is an annual studentship competition where academics from the four NWSSDTP institutions can apply for funding towards postgraduate projects that will be co-supervised with a representative from a non-HEI partner organisations.
