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𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬' 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐬 and learn about the impact they are making, 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 and 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤!

📥️Vote here (opens in new tab): lnkd.in/eM8cxVHv

Voting is anonymous and closes at 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒 𝐌𝐚𝐲.

•Elle Scott: Success, hope and adulthood: A participatory action research study with young people with experience of care in Dumfries and Galloway.

• Saurabh Hatkar: Grazing Corridors: From Criminalisation to Recognition.

💫 Achieved Impact:

• Riyoko S.: Just Transition Conditionalities: Building a Toolkit for Scotland

• Mustafa Ciftcioglu: Developing Early Career Teachers’ Data Literacy Pedagogies Through an Online Community of Practice

• Emma Margaret Currie: Addressing workforce shortages in the care economy in rural and island areas of Scotland

• George Campbell: The Unseen Sentence: Navigating Neurodivergence and Boredom within the Scottish Youth Justice System

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞:

💫 Planned Impact:

• Kerr Lumsden: Connecting the dots: how does multidimensional (dis)advantage across the life course intersect and shape young people’s attitudes towards school, work and post-school destinations?

The SGSSS Impact Competition aims to champion a culture of creating meaningful impact across the SGSSS student community and to the wider public.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐆𝐒𝐒𝐒 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞! 🌟

Discover how our finalists are generating impact through their research and cast your vote.

The SGSSS Impact Competition aims to champion a culture of creating meaningful impact across the SGSSS student community and to the wider public.

This event is run by the SGSSS Associate Officers, and we’re excited to welcome you for a day of collaboration, creativity & community.

📌 Registration is now open⬇️
portal.sgsss.ac.uk/event/sgsss-...

📌 Interested in presenting your poster? Sign up here ⬇️
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✨ What to expect:
🔸 A keynote speaker
🔸 Poster Presentation Session — sign up to present your research in a relaxed, supportive environment
🔸 Creative sessions designed to inspire new ways of thinking about your research and next steps
🔸 Wellbeing sessions to support your doctoral journey

⭐ 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 ⭐

📢 We’re delighted to announce that we will be hosting our annual Doctoral Symposium on Friday 8th May at Dundee Contemporary Arts. The symposium is open to all PhD social science students across Scotland.

Congratulations on your publication! Fantastic work👏

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🔗 Details and sign up to attend: portal.sgsss.ac.uk/event/how-to...

The session will explore how to condense work for different audiences, turn complex research in to accessible forms and give insight into what makes your research stand out for journalists, as well as practicalities around how to talk to press from news pieces to longer form interviews and podcasts.

📰🎥 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡

Hone your skills relating to the media landscape at this in person training session on media engagement, in Dundee on 29th April. Students will learn how to write a press release, when and how to get in touch with the media.

as well providing guidance on the construction of evidence-based stories for different audiences, and evaluating the success of your engagement strategy.

🔗 More information and sign up here portal.sgsss.ac.uk/event/scienc...

𝐔𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬

25th March, Dundee

Led by Dr Lydia Cole, this in-person, workshop will introduce students to key principles of science communication and public engagement

You have a week and a half left to apply for our 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲-𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬

The deadline for applications is 5pm on 24 March — don't miss your chance to apply!⏳

Registration is first-come-first-served, so don’t miss the chance to attend up to two workshops of your choice!

🔗 Sign up here: www.sgsss.ac.uk/training/spr...

🌼🐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞!

In collaboration with @sgsah.bsky.social we are thrilled to share the programme for this year's Spring into Methods — a series of 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬 focused on 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬.

🔗 This year’s programme and registration links will be posted via this link from Friday afternoon: www.sgsss.ac.uk/training/spr...

Registration is first-come-first-served so don’t miss the chance to attend up to two sessions of your choice!

🦋 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲!

In collaboration with the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities, SGSSS are delighted to launch the Spring into Methods 2026 programme this Friday 6 March 2026!

Check out these three exciting #PhD studentships in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development, fully funded by the @ukri.org @sgsss.bsky.social

More information here: www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentships...

We also highly encourage applicants to review our guidance for more on eligibility, the application process, etc: www.sgsss.ac.uk/student-recr...

Don't wait - Apply today!! #SocialSciencePhD #PhDinScotland #SGSSS

We are live! Our 20+, fully funded, PhD projects are now live for applicants!

For more on these great positions, please use this link: www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentships...

This project will review other skills frameworks across the UK and potentially internationally and conduct a comparative analysis of how the Data Lab’s Framework complements or contrasts with other frameworks.

🔗For more details and to apply, click here: www.sgsss.ac.uk/internship/a...

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲: A Comparative Study of Digital Skills Frameworks to Support the Innovation Economy in Scotland.

The Data Lab’s Data and AI Skills Framework is a tool for individuals and organisations to navigate future workforce development.

SGSSS Summer Internships 2026 – Applications Open!

🌟𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐛

@thedatalab.bsky.social is Scotland’s Innovation Centre for Data and AI. Their vision is to foster a more prosperous and equitable society where the responsible use of data and AI empowers everyone to thrive.

thanks @sgsss.bsky.social for your wonderful nvivo guidance (sgsssonline.github.io/nvivo-guidance)! found out how memo see-also links work, and a bunch of other useful pointers! :)

More details on the schedule will come in due course, but for now please save the date - 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝟗-𝟏𝟏 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 at Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh