The London Interdisciplinary Social Science DTP’s training is delivered through 13 Thematic Pathways, covering five broad strategic research areas: (1) health, well-being and social inclusion; (2) economics and business; (3) language, culture and education; (4) the environment and urban life; and (5) security and governance.
Our 13 thematic pathways are all linked to the ESRC’s priorities, and they take forward two fundamental strategies for developing robust social science training across a heterogeneous, interdisciplinary terrain. You can click on each Pathway in the table below for more details.
| Strategic research areas | Pathways | Abbreviations | |
| Health, Well-being and Social Inclusion | 1 | Health Practices, Innovation & Implementation | HPII |
| 2 | Life Course, Psychology, & Health | LCPH | |
| 3 | Health, Biopolitics & Social Inequality | HBSI | |
| Economics and Business | 4 | Economics, Finance & the World Economy | EFWE |
| 5 | Work, Organisations & Business Management | WOBM | |
| Language Culture and Education | 6 | Education, Mind & Society | EMS |
| 7 | Linguistics, Media & Culture | LMC | |
| The Environment and Urban Life | 8 | Urbanisation, Social Change & Urban Transformation | USCT |
| 9 | Political Ecology, Energy & Environmental Health | PEEH | |
| Security and Governance | 10 | International Development, Conflict & Human Security | IDHS |
| 11 | Global Order, Violence & Security Practice | GOVS | |
| 12 | Strategic, Regional, & Security Studies | SRSS | |
| 13 | Politics, Public Policy & Governance | PPPG |