1. Social Sciences in Estonia
Professor Verity J Brown
(University of St Andrews)
Chair of Social Sciences Panel
Estonian Research Council

2. Social Sciences in Estonia

3. Social Sciences in Estonia
Variety of activity, spanning disciplines
Internationally competitive
Societal impact
Valuable contribution to education and training
PhD / research
Cultural stock

4. What are the issues of concern?
Decreasing student numbers
International competition for funding
Building and maintaining ‘critical mass’ and infrastructure
PhD training:
financial support
academic support
Achieving ever higher levels of research performance

5. Achieving ever higher levels of research performance
Performance-related pay (reward)
Strict probation targets (punishment)

6. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

7. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

8. Achieving ever higher levels of research performance
Performance-related pay (reward)
Strict probation targets (punishment)
Career-structure:
Security of tenure
Mentoring
Promotion/progression pathways

9. Personal control and competence

10. Achieving ever higher levels of research performance
Performance-related pay (reward)
Strict probation targets (punishment)
Career-structure
Security of tenure
Mentoring
Promotion/progression pathways
Attracting and/or Training Talent

11. PhD Training Project-based PhD admissions
Drop out rates / completion time
Estonian Doctoral School
International collaboration

12. Impact and Applied Research
Collaborative
User-focussed
Wide relevance

13. Questions?