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Prospective students and fellows

Prospective students and fellows

On this page you will find the information required to apply for ESRC funded PhD studentships and ESRC Post-doctoral fellowships. Read More ...

Collaboration and Impact

Collaboration and Impact

Collaboration is at the heart of the SWDTP. We facilitate lasting and meaningful ties between researchers and organisations (big or Read More ...

Training and Development

Training and Development

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Information for Current Students

Information for Current Students

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Current Student and Academic Funding Opportunities

Current Student and Academic Funding Opportunities

The SWDTP provides funding for current students and academics for a variety of events, training and research trips. Student Funding Read More ...

Information for academic colleagues

Information for academic colleagues

This page is designed for SWDTP Pathway Leads; Supervisors of SWDTP students and academics interested in being involved with the Read More ...

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Black Future Dr: A Podcast Increasing the Visibility of the Black Doctoral Experience

Posted onApril 13, 2021April 13, 2021AuthorHelen Stanton

Racial inequality is a prominent issue in the UK, and this extends into education. We can see this gap at Read More …

Make Space: Panel Discussion: LGBTQ+ Experiences of Mental Health and Self-Harm

Posted onMarch 8, 2021March 8, 2021AuthorHelen Stanton

People who identify as LGBTQ+ are often at the sharp edge of social inequalities, often facing disadvantage throughout a range Read More …

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Research Spotlight: Are Products the Only Solution to Menstrual Inequity?

Posted onDecember 16, 2020December 17, 2020AuthorHelen Stanton

Kate Bowen-Viner Kate Bowen-Viner’s PhD focuses on the messages young people receive about menstruation. In this blog, she explains the Read More …

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‘Decolonization is not a metaphor’

Posted onDecember 14, 2020December 15, 2020AuthorHelen Stanton

Suzanne van Even and Zibah A. Nwako Suzanne van Even and Zibah A. Nwako discuss the first session in our Read More …

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SWDTP Christmas Party 2020!

Posted onNovember 24, 2020November 24, 2020AuthorHelen Stanton

SWDTP Christmas Card Competition & Online Christmas Party Warren Speed and Elis Jones (both from the University of Exeter) are Read More …

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Decolonising Social Research Seminar Series

Posted onNovember 9, 2020November 9, 2020AuthorHelen Stanton

Social research has been complicit in slavery, colonialism and racism, in ways that are more and less visible. Social research Read More …

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SWDTP Funded Research Ethics Conference Update

Posted onAugust 20, 2020November 9, 2020AuthorHelen Stanton

I would like to take the opportunity to welcome you to the Research Ethics Conference (REC) blog. As the Chair Read More …

SWDTP Webinar: The Impact of Conducting Sensitive Research ONline: Before During and After COVID-19

SWDTP Webinar: The Impact of Conducting Sensitive Research Online: Before, During and After COVID-19

Posted onAugust 13, 2020August 13, 2020AuthorHelen Stanton

Many social scientists conduct research on sensitive or even traumatic topics, but the effects of this work on researchers are Read More …

SWDTP's How to Develop a Plan B Workshop

How to Develop a Plan B Workshop

Posted onMay 11, 2020May 11, 2020AuthorHelen Stanton

If Covid-19 has affected your research and you are struggling to motivate yourself to write in lock down or wondering Read More …

The Open Review: Call For Papers

Posted onApril 9, 2020November 9, 2020AuthorHelen Stanton

CALL FOR PAPERS For its sixth volume, The Open Review (The SWDTP’s Student Journal) is opening its call for papers. Read More …