by HumWebTeam | Oct 6, 2016 | news
Following on from the announcement of the accreditation of a new North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (NWSSDTP) in July, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has now confirmed that the partnership will receive more than £18million in...
by HumWebTeam | Aug 1, 2016 | news
Following on from a bid submitted to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in February 2016, the Universities of Keele, Lancaster, Liverpool and Manchester have been successfully accredited as an ESRC North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership...
by HumWebTeam | Jul 25, 2016 | news
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the North West Doctoral Training Centre (NWDTC) are pleased to announce a call for Postdoctoral Fellowships as part of the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). The ESRC GCRF Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme provides...
by HumWebTeam | Feb 8, 2016 | news
Congratulations to Lancaster University Sociology student Elizabeth Houghton, who was shortlisted in the recent ESRC ‘The World in 2065’ Writing Competition. The writing competition, in partnership with SAGE publishers, invited ESRC-funded students to submit pieces on...
by HumWebTeam | Aug 17, 2015 | news
Professor Peter Batey stepped down from his role as NWDTC Director at the end of July, upon his retirement from the University of Liverpool. Peter has been the Director of the Centre since its formation in 2011 and the ESRC partnership between Liverpool, Lancaster and...
by HumWebTeam | Jul 30, 2015 | news
Congratulations to NWDTC student Adrian Leguina, from the Social Statistics pathway at Manchester, who has passed his viva. Adrian’s thesis is titled ‘Multidimensional facets of cultural distinctions in the music domain: Meaning, context, and methods in contemporary...
