The South West Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP) is primarily funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and was developed with a clear goal in mind:
To improve postgraduate training, through sharing innovation and best practice across disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields.
The partnership is also committed to building on the collaborative potential that is central to social sciences research and practice. The partnership offers funding and support to Social Science researchers.
The SWDTP also facilitates partnerships between organisations and researchers. Our students have completed placements with organisations, charities and research groups large and small so get in touch if you’d like to create a partnership with our students! You can see what they’ve been up to here.
The partnership benefits from the leadership and research knowledge from all eight institutions, which includes the sharing of resources, training and other opportunities.
The eight institutions have a strong history of advancing knowledge through high-quality research, teaching, and working in partnership with business, the public sector and civic society organisations.