Why the Nottingham ESRC DTC?

The Nottingham ESRC Doctoral Training Centre offers a world-class multidisciplinary environment in which social science research and those undertaking it can flourish. We provide dedicated support for academic research in social sciences and boast superb teaching, learning and lifestyle facilities for postgraduates, early career researchers and post-doctoral fellows.

The DTC aims to foster interdisciplinary excellence, improve engagement with external partners and enhance our reputation as a world-changing research university. We work with global businesses and regional enterprises to drive innovation into the marketplace and at the heart of everything we do is a commitment to meet the future research needs of society, industry and government.
 
The University of Nottingham is a research-intensive university with a global reputation that has yielded major social science breakthroughs in areas such as international human rights law; geospatial technology; ethical business practices; globalisation and economic policy; and citizenship and transnational migration.

Choosing to study social sciences at the Nottingham ESRC DTC could be one of the best investments you ever make. It will give you an excellent foundation for future career and personal development. 

Key benefits

• The ESRC DTC offers a diverse and exciting range of research opportunities.
• Social scientists are pivotal in improving our understanding of a rapidly changing world and providing new solutions and knowledge to the key challenges facing contemporary global society such as inequality; social diversity; environmental sustainability; security and conflict; global economic competitiveness; technological innovation; health and wellbeing; culture and identity; and societal change
• Our graduates are highly sought after by top employers. They can consider an extraordinarily wide range of career options and typically enjoy high average salaries and excellent development prospects.
• Social scientists are adaptable and offer a range of key transferable skills including excellent communication; research and analysis; problem solving; team working; strategic planning; intellectual aptitude; and organisation and management.