Funding for postgraduate training and development
There is a range of support available for students in the field of social science research
Training and development
Find out more about how you can develop your research career in the social sciences
Doctoral Training Partnerships
We fund 14 Doctoral Training Partnerships which cover the full range of the social sciences
Centres for Doctoral Training
Two Centres for Doctoral Training provide training in focused, thematic interdisciplinary research areas
Early career researchers
Find out more about our support for early career researchers
Review of the PhD in the social sciences
Read about ESRC's review of the social science PhD
Research leadership
How we are developing leadership capacity in the social sciences