White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership

The White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP) is an established partnership of the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, York, Bradford, Hull, Manchester Metropolitan, Sheffield Hallam.  Working together since 2017, we are funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and significant investment from each of our partner institutions. Each year we offer a range of social sciences PhD studentships across schemes including our Collaborative Awards, Pathway Awards, Advanced Quantitative Methods Awards and Advanced Data Analytics Awards.  We also offer a comprehensive suite of training to ensure students acquire high levels of methodological and data literacy skills, and are equipped for research leadership.

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Explore our Methods Training Resources

Explore our growing collection of self-paced Methods Resources. These resources are available to everyone, not just WRDTP PGRs, and provide practical guidance, videos, and optional activities to help you develop your research methods knowledge and skills.

Looking back at the 15th Annual WRDTP Conference

On Wednesday 17th June the White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership welcomed doctoral researchers, academics, alumni and colleagues from across our partner institutions to the 15th Annual WRDTP Conference.

Career Journeys of Our Alumni

Explore our alumni profiles to discover the diverse career pathways of WRDTP graduates. Learn how their doctoral experiences have shaped careers across academia, industry, and beyond.

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