Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Humanities

We welcome you to Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Humanities (EGSH). We host over 500 PhD candicates at our lively, spacious campuses in the cosmopolitan cities of Rotterdam and The Hague.

We offer dozens of courses to nurture innovative and interdisciplinary research excellence. The diverse international backgrounds of our candidates enhance a vibrant academic community.

PhD support

We offer various services to support and guide PhD candidates throughout their project

About EGSH

We are a joint venture of several partners

Call for submissions EGSH Awards 2024
Submit your work and nominate your colleagues for the 2024 "Graduate School Awards for PhD Excellence"! Deadline: Friday 17 January 2025
- Monday 18 Nov 2024
- Call
PhD course Data analysis with R starting March 2025
Our online course Data analysis with R starts in March 2025 and is now open for registration.
- Tuesday 29 Oct 2024
- General
Two new workshops available!
'Reproducible research through reusable code' and 'Code-check your research'
- Thursday 17 Oct 2024
- General

Challenges for Supervisors: How to build and maintain a good PhD-supervisor relationship
Workshop for PhD supervisors
- Monday 2 Dec 2024, 15:30 - 17:00
- Workshop
Onboarding session for PhD candidates
In our onboarding sessions we like to welcome all new PhD candidates to the Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Humanities (EGSH).
- Thursday 6 Mar 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
- Introduction
Workshop 'Shut up and write'!
In this workshop, we will practice applying the so-called Pomodoro writing technique in the "Shut up and write" group setting.
- Tuesday 17 Jun 2025, 13:00 - 17:00
- Workshop

Code-check your research
Reproducibility of quantitative research is essential for robust research findings. But did you ever wonder if your analysis can be re-run by someone else?
- Course
- Thursday 28 Nov 2024
Reproducible research through reusable code
This workshop teaches you the skills to make your code reusable by others.
- Workshop
- Tuesday 3 Dec 2024
Designathon Ai in transdisciplinary research
In this designathon we explore and research the concept of transdisciplinary working in the field of AI.
- Workshop
- Not available yet
Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis
The course offers a step-by-step guide on how to conduct a meta-analysis, interpret its findings, and effectively communicate the results.
- Course
- Not available yet
Action-oriented research for social change
This course focuses on doing research with which researchers not only aim to understand societal issues but also wish to contribute to social change.
- Course
- Not available yet
Bounce back: handling the mental and emotional challenges of doing a PhD
This workshop teaches you the skills to be more resilient.
- Course
- Not available yet
Brush up your research design
The objective of this course is to support you in designing (brushing up, revising) your research project in such a way that you will achieve your research aim.
- Course
- Not available yet
Brush up your SPSS skills
This workshop provides an introduction to a number of statistical analyses with SPSS, one of the worldwide most popular statistical software packages.
- Course
- Not available yet
Creating societal impact
Academic output is often inaccessible to non-academic audiences. This course aims to tackle these challenges.
- Course
- Not available yet
Data analysis with R
In this course the instructor will illustrate the application of R with practical examples. R is widely used open-source software environment for data analysis.
- Course
- Not available yet

Erasmus Graduate School for Social Sciences and the Humanities

PhD support

About EGSH

News

Call for submissions EGSH Awards 2024

PhD course Data analysis with R starting March 2025

Two new workshops available!

Events

Challenges for Supervisors: How to build and maintain a good PhD-supervisor relationship

Onboarding session for PhD candidates

Workshop 'Shut up and write'!

Upcoming courses

Code-check your research

Reproducible research through reusable code

Designathon Ai in transdisciplinary research

Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis

Action-oriented research for social change

Bounce back: handling the mental and emotional challenges of doing a PhD

Brush up your research design

Brush up your SPSS skills

Creating societal impact

Data analysis with R

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