The next generation of researchers working in the arts and humanities in Scotland are to benefit from substantial funding awarded to the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Scottish Funding Council (SFC).
SGSAH is one of 10 consortia across the UK to have received a share of £170 million in Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) funding from the AHRC, to support 190 PhD students over the next five years. Additional funding will be provided by 10 of Scotland’s Higher Education Institutions for a further 95 awards.
The AHRC DTP sits at the centre of SGSAH. Founded in 2014, SGSAH is the world’s first national graduate school for the arts and humanities, supporting 1750 doctoral researchers in 16 HEIs across Scotland.
SFC has awarded an additional £1.2 million that, alongside contributions from HEI members, will allow the graduate school to continue to provide unique and innovative training opportunities for students registered across Scotland’s HEIs, irrespective of their funding source.
Dr Stuart Fancey, SFC’s director of research and innovation, said: “Scotland’s culture and its economic growth are supported by our universities’ strength in the arts and humanities. SGSAH harnesses the collective leadership of the sector to ensure Scotland provides the very best training to doctoral students in these disciplines, across the whole country.
“SFC is pleased to continue our partnership with the AHRC and the Scottish universities to provide even more opportunities for the next generation of researchers in the arts and humanities.
Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, principal and vice chancellor at the University of Glasgow, which is the lead research organisation for the SGSAH’s DTP, said: “We are delighted that the AHRC has recognised and rewarded the vision and innovation presented in our Doctoral Training Partnership bid. As a partnership of 10 HEIs across Scotland we are in a unique position to significantly influence the doctoral training landscape and make visible the impact of arts and humanities research across diverse sectors and communities.”
Professor Douglas Brodie, associate principal and executive dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Strathclyde, said: “ARHC awards from the SGSAH not only enable outstanding postgraduate students to engage in cutting-edge research, but they also allow the students access to invaluable training, career development and networking opportunities.”
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