Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Humanities
Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Humanities

Erasmus Graduate School for Social Sciences and the Humanities

Cake and discussion at the Pavilion at Woudestein Campus.

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

Read about our support services

About EGSH

We are a joint venture of several partners

Read more about EGSH
Students talking on campus

News

News overview

  • EGSH News December 2025

    Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Humanities newsletter for December 2025
    • Thursday 11 Dec 2025
    • General
    EGSH News december 2025

  • Call for submissions EGSH Awards 2025

    Submit your work and nominate your colleagues for the 2025 "Graduate School Awards for PhD Excellence"! Deadline: Friday 16 January 2026
    • Wednesday 19 Nov 2025
    • Call
    Awards 2025 news banner

  • PhD workshop: The (necro)political economy

    ESSB warmly invites PhDs from all faculties to discuss the concept of the (necro)political economy with Dr. Myriam Lavoie-Moore. 3 December 2025 10.00 – 11
    • Wednesday 19 Nov 2025
    • General
    PhD workshop: The necropolitical economy

Events

Events overview

Upcoming courses

  • Building your research proposal

    Key terms: research design, normative empirical concepts, introductory course, relevant for students in the beginning of their PhD trajectory.
    • Start date
      Thursday 4 Jun 2026

  • Ethnography

    Key terms: qualitative research, ethnography in practice, ethnographic epistemology, ethical dilemmas in ethnography, introductory course.
    • Start date
      Wednesday 10 Jun 2026

  • Safety and security for fieldwork / in-situ research

    Key terms: safety and security, complex or dangerous fieldwork or in-situ research, being well prepared, risk assessment, research ethics, introductory course.
    • Start date
      Thursday 11 Jun 2026

  • 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

  • Communicating your research to non-academics

    Key terms: communication skills, science communication, societal impact, introductory course, relevant for students in any PhD phase
    • Start date
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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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  • Multilevel modelling

    Key terms: quantitative research, multilevel modelling, hierarchical data, correlational analysis, causality, R software package, introductory course.
    • Start date
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  • Qualitative data analysis with Grounded Theory

    Key terms: Qualitative research, Grounded Theory, inductive data analysis, ATLAS.ti, introductory course, relevant for students in any PhD phase.
    • Start date
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  • Qualitative interview techniques

    Key terms: qualitative research, interviewing skills, semi-structured in-depth interviews, introductory course, relevant for students in any PhD phase
    • Start date
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  • Science meets entrepreneurship: Developing an entrepreneurial mindset

    Key terms: entrepreneurial mindset, generating impact with your PhD project, effectuation principles, goal setting, introductory course.
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