Research in Social Sciences

Heriot-Watt University's School of Social Sciences (SoSS) has an integrated, research-driven community, delivering insight, knowledge and expertise across a range of disciplines.

SoSS is home to the Edinburgh Business School, the Department of Psychology, and the Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies.  Our world-leading research in accountancy, business management, economics, finance, languages, intercultural studies and psychology is based around our seven research centres:

• The Centre for Applied Behavioural Sciences
• The Centre for Logistics and Sustainability
• The Centre for Networks and Enterprise Excellence
• The Centre for Research into Employment, Work and the Professions
• The Centre for Social and Economic Data Analytics
• The Centre for Translating and Interpreting Studies
• The Intercultural Research Centre

PhD Studentships 2021

The School of Social Sciences and its research centres are currently recruiting high-quality PhD candidates for a number of PhD projects with scholarships offered.  Information on these can be found by following the discipline-specific links below:

• Accountancy, Economics, Finance and Business Management 
• Psychology
• Languages & Intercultural Studies