Working with partners
We are keen to work with non-academic partners to offer practical opportunities to our PhD students.
LISS DTP offers extensive collaborative opportunities for PhD students to carry out research jointly with non-academic partners through CASE studentships and placements.
Involvement of partners should be collaborative and add value to the studentship project while advancing the activity of the partner organisation. Collaboration enables organisations to access the talent of early career social science researchers to deliver a specific piece of work or contribute to an ongoing activity.
Opportunities for collaboration
Could your organisation benefit from the expertise of our researchers, and contribute to their development? Some of the options to collaborate with LISS DTP include:
Collaborative (CASE) PhD studentships
CASE studentships promote partnerships between social scientists at King’s College London, Queen Mary University of London and Imperial College, and non-academic organisations (public or private or third sector).
Placements
Organisations can host a PhD student on a placement for approximately 3 months.
Training
Can your organisation offer training opportunities for our PhD students? To discuss options, please email liss-dtp@kcl.ac.uk
External Partner Advisory Board
The LISS DTP will be launching an External Partner Advisory Board which aims to work with experts within our main research areas to strengthen collaboration and impact. Email liss-dtp@kcl.ac.uk for further information.
PhD Supervision & mentorship
External partner contacts can become formal members of a PhD student’s supervisory team, depending on institutional regulations. External partners involved formally or informally in the PhD supervision can access PhD supervision training. Email liss-dtp@kcl.ac.uk for further information.
Our partners
LISS DTP works with organisations in academia, government, private and third sectors, including research intensive, policy-making, and corporate entities of a range of sizes. Examples of current and previous partner organisations include:
- Edge Foundation
- East End Trades Guild
- Rand Europe
- Lambeth Council
- University of Heidelberg
- Rethink
- World Health Organisation
- United Nations Sustainable Development Global Climate Action
- UK Health Security Agency
- Rowntree Foundation
- The Home Office
- Department for Work and Pensions
- UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence