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Pathways

The Grand Union DTP covers 24 subject areas or 'training pathways'. Each training pathway is accredited by the ESRC for the quality and relevance of their research and training provision. 

All studentships are linked to these training pathways, and full details on eligible programmes and award structures may be found on the relevant pathway pages. A summary of the pathways, departments, programmes and structures is also available on the "Eligible Programmes Page" here.

Society and Wellbeing

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Digital Social Science

Understanding life online
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Health & Wellbeing

Developing new understandings of the social processes underpinning health and wellbeing challenges and inequalities worldwide
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Public Policy

Interdisciplinary and applied research to solve the world's most pressing public policy challenges.
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Social Policy & Intervention

Exploring the political, economic, societal and cultural determinants of social policy across a range of different countries and evaluating which policies work
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Sociology

Developing and testing theories that engage with real world puzzles and problems

Rights and Freedoms

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Criminology

Critical explorations in crime and justice: offending and victimization; sentencing and the courts; imprisonment and detention; police and social control
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International Relations

Researching the major questions of global politics and international relations in one of the world's leading departments
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Politics

Government, political theory and European politics and society
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Social Justice & Inequalities

Studying the rights and duties of citizens
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Socio-Legal Studies

Studying the everyday operations of law and legal processes across societies and periods of history

Learning and Cognition

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Education

Undertaking research across a range of fields including inclusive education and social mobility
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Innovation in Learning

Exploring the factors that support or impede inclusive approaches to learning
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Linguistics

Encompassing the study of language, socio- and historical linguistics, and psycho- and computational linguistics

Psychology

Exploring and applying the principles of human thought and behaviour in individuals, groups and societies

Globalisation, Development and Local Knowledges

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Anthropology

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Development Policy & Practice

Researching how the needs of marginalised people can be met through inclusive innovation and development
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Development Studies

Constructing an empirically grounded and theoretically nuanced inter- and multi-disciplinary outlook on development
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Geography

Combining cutting-edge natural and social sciences to address societal and environmental problems
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Global and Area Studies

Analysing the social, political, economic and cultural drivers of a particular country or region to better explain both the historical context and the contemporary factors shaping the world today
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Migration Studies

Understanding the relationships between global political economy, migratory experiences, and government and social responses to international migration

Economics and Management

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Economics

Equipping students for a career in academia or government policy-making, or to work for organisations such as the World Bank, the IMF, and the OECD
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Economic & Social History

Studying history through the application of modern social science theory and methods

Organisation, Leadership & Governance

Corporate social responsibility, environmental sustainability and management, inclusive and collaborative governance, responsible management, social marketing, security and surveillance, legal frameworks, social entrepreneurship
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Quantitative Finance

Creating tools and methodologies for deeper insights into financial markets