The next WISERD Conference will take place in Swansea 13-14 July and we will be be sponsoring two competitions. Continue reading
Conference Competitions at #WISERD2016
New Wales DTC Welsh Government Internships
We are pleased to offer two new internships in the second cycle of our scheme with the Welsh Government, open to ESRC-funded Wales DTC and South West DTC students.
Anna Scedrova’s Study China Programme visit to Shangahi
Wales DTC student Anna Scedrova (Cardiff Business School) was offered a place on the Study China Programme, following an ESRC-funded overseas institutional visit to the USA. This prestigious programme is managed by the University of Manchester and funded by the Government Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Continue reading
New three-month internship opportunity
The Children’s Commissioner for Wales and her team promote and safeguard the rights and welfare of children and young people in Wales. There is an opportunity available for a three-month internship at the Commissioner’s offices in Swansea, with some travel for fieldwork, and the possibility of an element of home-based working. Continue reading
RCUK Policy Internship Scheme
The ESRC Student Internship scheme has been incorporated into a new scheme involving all the research councils. This scheme is very similar to the ESRC scheme, offering a wide range of placements to ESRC funded students. Continue reading
Image: Home Office, 2 Marsham Street by Steph Graylicensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Amy Jones Wins Presentation Prize
Wales DTC student Amy Jones was awarded the prize for best student presentation at the ESRC Constructing and Deconstructing Selfhood conference last month. She gave a presentation on how identity is negotiated on the Wales Coast Path. Continue reading
New Wales DTC Welsh Government Internship Scheme
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new internship scheme with the Welsh Government, open to ESRC-funded Wales DTC students. We are now inviting applications for internships in this first cycle. Continue reading
Report and photo from the Language Based Area Studies workshop
Swansea University hosted our third annual training Language Based Area Studies pathway workshop on July 6. This was focussed on ‘The Use of Foreign Language Skills in Social Science Research’ Continue reading
Wales DTC WISERD Winners
The Wales DTC supported two competitions at last week’s WISERD Conference. The Learned Society for Wales sponsored a cash prize of £200 for the winner of our student poster competition, and we awarded a selection of recent books from two leading social science publishers (up to the value of £150) in our new “3MEI” three-minute engagement/impact session. Continue reading
ESRC Writing Competition
What will social science have achieved over the next 50 years? Write up to 800 interesting, engaging, thought provoking words on “The World in 2065” to enter this enter this writing competition aimed at the next generation of creative social scientists.