Welcome Professor Martin Jones Director, WRSSDTC

UK Student Numbers Ten years to 2011: UG 20% increase PG 30% increase PGT increase larger than PGR increase PG Totals 2011: PGR ~109,000 (20%) PGT ~459,000 (80%) Change in HESA method in 2007/08 – remove “writing up” students

White Rose DTC A unique collaboration between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York Encompasses all of the PGR social science provision at these institutions One of the largest DTCs in the UK Part of a national network of 21 centres of excellence funded by ESRC

ESRC Doctoral Training Centres Support around 3,000 PhD students each year with an approximate funding total of £40 million: raise the standards of postgraduate training across the social science base, based on the following principles: Students/Courses/Investment Centres Excellence: core and advanced training Flexibility: content, structure, delivery Collaboration: integration and reduced duplication Inter-disciplinarity: innovative training and ESRC strategic challenges

Our/Your Vision Increase research capacity in the social sciences and enhance doctoral training to meet the demands of the contemporary knowledge economy Build on current strengths in –qualitative and quantitative methodologies –skills training provision –international leadership in core social science subject areas Develop our interdisciplinary strengths in key areas

The DTC Research Pathways Politics and International Relations Education Sociology (inc. gender studies)Economics Management and Business (inc. Finance, Work Psychology) Area Studies (inc. East Asian studies) Human Geography Social History Psychology Social Work Social PolicyPlanning

The DTC Research Pathways International DevelopmentHealth & Wellbeing Science and Technology Studies Socio-legal Studies Environment & Sustainability Linguistics & Language Sciences Communication and Media Studies Security, Conflict & Justice

Community of Researchers and Scholars

Networks Start Here and Can Last …

Training can help with realities of research... Courtesy of Stan Taylor

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