The University of Southampton is thrilled to have been awarded the next phase of the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership (2024-2029) by the Economic and Social Research Council, leading a partnership which includes the Universities of Southampton, Brighton, Portsmouth and Chichester. The South Coast DTP aims to provide an excellent training environment and to deliver cutting-edge and innovative training in Social Sciences that is student-centred and individually-tailored to students’ prior experience, subject area and training development needs.
The renewal means that the SCDTP can continue to award a minimum of 37 studentships a year to social scientists who are undertaking a PhD (or Master’s and PhD) at one of the four partner institutions.
As part of the renewal, Stian Westlake, ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) Executive Chair, said:
“Our vision for postgraduate training is that it will develop globally competitive social science researchers who can operate in interdisciplinary, collaborative, and challenge-led environments across a range of sectors and who have a diversity of backgrounds and experiences.
This redesigned and expanded doctoral training opportunity will enhance the experience for PhD students and boost the UK’s capability.”
Professor Athina Vlachantoni, SCDTP Director, said: “We are very pleased to learn that the SCDTP has been renewed and we can continue our mission to produce social scientists who are equipped to meet future global challenges.”
Professor Mark Spearing, Vice-President (Research & Enterprise) at the University of Southampton, commented: “We are delighted to continue leading this successful partnership in the South of the UK, building on a track record of both excellence in research training and engagement with regional, national and international partners to demonstrate impactful research and train the next generations of social scientists.”