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

Shortlist EGSH Awards for PhD Excellence 2025
This is the shortlist for the EGSH Awards for PhD Excellence 2025.
- Tuesday 10 Mar 2026
- General
Join our designathon!
Join and collaborate in a designathon format to prototype transdisciplinary hubs for AI-assisted research. 1 & 15 April 2026 Erasmus Education Lab
- Thursday 5 Feb 2026
- General
EGSH News January 2026
Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Humanities newsletter for January 2026
- Tuesday 13 Jan 2026
- General

Award ceremony EGSH Awards for PhD Excellence 2025
Please join us for the award ceremony for the 2025 EGSH Awards for PhD Excellence.
- Thursday 2 Apr 2026, 16:00 - 19:00
- Presentation
Challenges for supervisors: “Safeguarding your PhD candidates’ academic freedom”
A workshop for supervisors of PhD candidates to explore how they can actively support and protect their PhD's academic freedom.
- Tuesday 14 Apr 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
- Workshop

Shut up and write!
In this workshop, we will practice applying the so-called Pomodoro technique in the "Shut up and write" group setting.
- Start date
  Tuesday 16 Jun 2026
Brush up your SPSS skills
Key terms: quantitative research, statistical methods, SPSS, introductory course, relevant for students in any PhD phase.
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Communicating your research to non-academics
Key terms: communication skills, science communication, societal impact, introductory course, relevant for students in any PhD phase
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Data literacy through R: Managing and analysing data responsibly
Key-terms: quantitative research, data lifecycle (acquire, clean, use/reuse, publish, preserve/destroy), FAIR-principles, R (analytic software).
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Discourse analysis
Key terms: qualitative research, qualitative data analysis, biographic data (textual or visual), positionality, introductory course.
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Doing the systematic literature review
Key terms: analysis of literature, literature search, PRISMA, use of AI, write-up templates, ATLAS.ti, Elicit, ASreview, introductory course.
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Experience sampling: Opening the black box of daily life
Key terms: quant. research, experience sampling methodology (ESM), designing intensive longitudinal studies, analysis of intensive longitudinal data (with R)
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Geographical information systems (GIS)
Key terms: quantitative research, illustration/visualisation skills, spatial analysis, QGIS, introductory course, relevant for students in any PhD phase.
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How to get your article published
Key terms: publishing skills, journal selection, dealing with peer reviews, using ORCID and the PURE repository, introductory course.
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Making an academic poster: A beginner's guide
Key terms: presenting skills, visual communication, graphic design with Canva and PowerPoint, introductory course, relevant for students in any PhD phase.
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Erasmus Graduate School for Social Sciences and the Humanities

PhD support

About EGSH

News

Shortlist EGSH Awards for PhD Excellence 2025

Join our designathon!

EGSH News January 2026

Events

Award ceremony EGSH Awards for PhD Excellence 2025

Challenges for supervisors: “Safeguarding your PhD candidates’ academic freedom”

Upcoming courses

Shut up and write!

Brush up your SPSS skills

Communicating your research to non-academics

Data literacy through R: Managing and analysing data responsibly

Discourse analysis

Doing the systematic literature review

Experience sampling: Opening the black box of daily life

Geographical information systems (GIS)

How to get your article published

Making an academic poster: A beginner's guide

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