The University of Sheffield
Social Sciences - DTC

White Rose DTC ESRC Studentship Topics 2011/12

A wide variety and range of topics were awarded studentships in 2010/11:

A study focussing on social inclusion and bilingualism - an issue at the heart of UK government policy debates on multiculturalism.
A study of Regulation and Welfare Losses in Network Markets
A study to develop, test and apply a new theory of how individuals' lives are affected by the feelings they anticipate.
An Examination of the Desistance Process in Adult Male Sex Offenders.
Assimilation or difference: Tibetan Buddhist and Chinese Muslim education, employment and co-existence in the context of unequal development.
Assistive technologies for an ageing population maintaining a place in the world.
Competing demands for carbon sequestration and water resources: modelling and valuing of ecosystems services in the context of climate change
Debtor Country Strategy and Influence over Loan negotiations with the International Monetary Fund: A discursive approach
Defining real communities by mapping de facto primary school catchment areas in England
Emergency food provision in the UK: understanding its rise and implications
Gender Equality in the EBRD: A Feminist Institutionalist Analysis
Heritage and GIS.
Infants' agency and the cultural politics of babyhood.
Sorry we're not disordered': The polarisation of sex in medical discourse and the emancipatory function of online intersex communities
The impact of fair pay on corporate performance
The Impact of Skills Shortages and Skills Gaps on Firms and Individuals
Transitional Justice
What are the form and trajectories of the European welfare states in the wake of the global financial crisis?

Collaborative Projects 2011/12

Financial Decision-Making by employees
The Importance of Skills Shortages and Skill Gaps on Firms and Individuals
Understanding Passenger’s Behavioural Responses to Public Transport Network Reliability

Networks 2010/11

Strategic Theme Project
Environment & Sustainability Climate-Compatible Development Partnerships
Health & Wellbeing Social Inclusion of Older People with Dementia
International Development Transformative Justice