The Wales DTC will again be participating in the WISERD Conference in 2014. This year there will be two PhD student competitions running which we are supporting: a poster and a ‘collaboration’ short essay competition. Continue reading
The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) is hosting a new fellowship scheme in collaboration with the ESRC. Fellows may work on a policy topic grounded in the natural sciences or technology, where social science research evidence has a key role to play, or on a more substantive social science topic of relevance to public policy. The scheme is designed to give students first-hand experience of working in science policy and a wide understanding of the work of Parliament. Continue reading
WISERD are hosting an Office of National Statistics networking lunch and workshop in Cardiff. Continue reading
The Japan Society for Promotion of Science Summer Programme provides the opportunity for current MPhil or PhD students to visit Japan and take part in collaborative research. Continue reading
The call for papers for the Wales and South West England Social Work Doctoral Conference 2014, which will be held in Swansea in February, is open. Full information is available on the conference website, and you can follow the conference Twitter account @DTCSwan2014. Continue reading
The British Library runs a series of Doctoral Open Days aimed at first year PhD students who are new to the Library. These have a discipline focus, and there are two Social Science open days on 2 and 13 December. Continue reading
The ESRC have announced details of the next Celebrating Impact Prize. This is an exciting new opportunity to celebrate the outstanding economic and social impacts achieved by ESRC-funded researchers. Continue reading
The Judicalis Group (judicalis.org) is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit, international consortium of academics and professionals founded in May of 2013 by several UK based PhD candidates in order to provide a platform for new academics to present expert views through blogging. The blogs cover, inter alia, the topics of law, society, politics, security, international relations, diplomacy, and crime. The Judicalis Group also archives open-access publications on these topics and is working towards developing a working paper series and a strong social media presence. Continue reading
The ESRC have announced internship opportunities for 2013/14, including internships with Ceredigion County Council, the Welsh Government and the Welsh Health Specialist Services Committee.
The College of Policing is the professional body for the police with the aim of using knowledge of ‘what works’ to support evidence-based policing. It has recently announced a partnership with the ESRC to work with a consortium of universities on a ‘What Works Centre’ for crime reduction. The College is also running an ‘Evidence Base Camp’ to which it is keen to invite social science students. Continue reading