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SEDarc

The South East Doctoral Training Arc (SEDarc) is a partnership of six leading UK universities funded by the Economic Social Research Council (ESRC), which offers world-class postgraduate research training in the social sciences.

SEDarc aims to:

  • Offer outstanding research training that propels discovery and fosters innovation in our region, nationally, and globally
  • Equip researchers to thrive in challenge-led, collaborative, and interdisciplinary contexts through a portfolio of specialist research training, highly transferable digital and data skills training, and research in practice experiences that promote knowledge exchange and impact.

SEDarc provides a portfolio of outstanding training experiences that support students to thrive in challenge-led, collaborative, and interdisciplinary contexts. You can see details of the studentship offer here, and details of the available studentship award structures here.

The ESRC Postgraduate Training and Development Guidelines sets out the full details of the expectations for the content and delivery of postgraduate training funding by ESRC.

We welcome applications through the following universities