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The competition for Soc-B ESRC studentships is currently closed.
Soc-B studentships are based across social and biological science departments in three centres of excellence in biosocial research: University College London (UCL), University of Manchester and University of Essex. Students can apply to any one of the three universities.
Soc-B PhD studentships are split into two competition streams:
Stream One: Four-year (+4) Studentships
Stream Two: Three-year (+3), Co-funded Studentships
Four-year (+4) Studentship Applications
Students on the Soc-B four-year (+4) studentships, spend their first year in project rotations and biosocial training, before developing their own PhD research topic for years two to four. Thesis projects must lie a minimum of 50% within the social sciences.
Applicants are expected to have a First Class or Upper Second-Class Bachelor’s degree and/or a Master’s degree (preferably with a merit or distinction) in a social, biological, mathematical or computer science. Candidates must apply to only one of the three participating Soc-B institutions (UCL, University of Manchester or University of Essex).
Three-year (+3) Co-funded Studentship Applications
Applications for the three-year (+3) co-funded studentship are now closed.
The Soc-B Co-funded Studentship Competition is supervisor-led. There are two steps to the application process.
Step One: Academics working in the biosocial science area cooperate with a non-academic partner to put together a proposal for a co-funded studentship project.
Step Two: Successful applicants recruit a student to the co-funded studentship.
This project should address a research topic which is of both theoretical and practical significance and provide opportunities for a funded PhD student to gain first-hand experience of work outside an academic environment. The student is expected to be supported throughout the project by both academic and non-academic supervisors. Students recruited to this 3-year pathway will be required to engage fully with Soc-B training opportunities.
Further Information
For further advice or guidance, please contact the Soc-B CDT Manager: Polly Stoker (socbcdt@ucl.ac.uk)
You can view more information on University of Essex Soc-B CDT and University of Manchester Soc-B CDT via their webpages.
