PhD Studentship: Science and Technology: ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) Sociology/Science and Technology Studies

Overview

Swansea University, through the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, offers a PhD studentship in Sociology and Science and Technology Studies as part of the ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences. This opportunity forms a networked doctoral training strategy across Wales, involving Bangor, Swansea, and Cardiff universities, and integrates sociological methods training with crosscutting themes.

What you get

The studentship provides coverage of tuition fees alongside an annual tax-free living stipend matching UKRI minimum rates, which is set at £21,805 per annum. Recipients gain access to an advanced training program covering quantitative and qualitative methods, ethnography, interaction analysis, advanced approaches to science and technology studies, theorising contemporary social change and transformation, advanced statistics, and a postgraduate research summer school. Scholars also benefit from resources associated with WISERD and the Economic and Social Research Council, online methods training courses, and community engagement activities with partner organizations such as Shelter Cymru and the Welsh Council for Voluntary Action.

Key dates

The closing date for applications is 2026-12-06.