Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities

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Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities

We are the world's first national graduate school in the Arts & Humanities. Our membership includes seventeen Scottish HEIs, from the oldest to the newest and including our four art schools and national conservatoire. Click here to learn more about us.

We are the world's first national graduate school in the Arts & Humanities. Our membership includes seventeen Scottish HEIs, from the oldest to the newest and including our four art schools and national conservatoire. Click here to learn more about us.
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Our Members

Our HEI members cover the whole of Scotland, from the Highlands and Islands to the Scottish Borders. Rooted in Scotland, we are an integral part of Scottish, UK and international civil society. Click to read more about our members.

Our HEI members cover the whole of Scotland, from the Highlands and Islands to the Scottish Borders. Rooted in Scotland, we are an integral part of Scottish, UK and international civil society. Click to read more about our members.
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Discipline+ Catalyst Training Events

Through our Discipline+ Catalysts, SGSAH plans and delivers ongoing training events that draw on and speak to disciplinary expertise and innovation across the SGSAH’s 16 HEI members. Take a look at our Discipline+ Catalyst upcoming events.

Through our Discipline+ Catalysts, SGSAH plans and delivers ongoing training events that draw on and speak to disciplinary expertise and innovation across the SGSAH’s 16 HEI members. Take a look at our Discipline+ Catalyst upcoming events.
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Knowledge Exchange Hubs

Through our Knowledge Exchange Hubs, SGSAH builds connections between doctoral researchers in arts and humanities, society and the economy. Our KE Hubs deliver industry-focused training events in collaboration with our industry partners across the creative arts, heritage and third sectors. Find out more.

Through our Knowledge Exchange Hubs, SGSAH builds connections between doctoral researchers in arts and humanities, society and the economy. Our KE Hubs deliver industry-focused training events in collaboration with our industry partners across the creative arts, heritage and third sectors. Find out more.
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Events and Training

In collaboration with our partners, SGSAH supports and organises a wide range of training programmes designed to help researchers and practitioners prepare for their future careers. Click here to view full event listings.

In collaboration with our partners, SGSAH supports and organises a wide range of training programmes designed to help researchers and practitioners prepare for their future careers. Click here to view full event listings.
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Strategic Themes & Priority Areas

SGSAH supports and develops PhD research across the full range of Arts & Humanities subjects. From 2021, it has also designated a set of Strategic Themes and Priority Areas. Click to find out more.

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SGSAH launches GREEN/GRADUATE Strategy & Operations Plan

SGSAH recognises the existential nature of the climate crisis and the need for profound changes in everyone's behaviour. As the world's first national graduate school for the arts and humanities, we are uniquely placed to leverage the intellectual and creative power of our doctoral community and beyond to tackle the climate emergency. In our Strategy and Operations Plan, we outline how SGSAH will develop itself as a GREEN/GRADUATE School. Read more.

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Events and Training

View a full list of upcoming SGSAH events and training workshops. Unless stated otherwise, they are open to all doctoral researchers at any SGSAH member HEI within Arts and Humanities.

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External Partners

We work with our core partners to plan and deliver unique training and skills development opportunities, including training, mentoring schemes, internship projects, and leadership programmes.

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