Social Sciences in Estonia: Challenges and Opportunities
Issues of concern in social sciences in Estonia include decreasing student numbers, international competition for funding, and the importance of achieving high levels of research performance. Strategies such as performance-related pay and career structure improvements are being implemented to overcome these challenges and attract and train talent.
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Social Sciences in Estonia Professor Verity J Brown (University of St Andrews) Chair of Social Sciences Panel Estonian Research Council
Social Sciences in Estonia http://researchinestonia.eu/research-areas/social/
Social Sciences in Estonia Variety of activity, spanning disciplines Internationally competitive Societal impact Valuable contribution to education and training PhD / research Cultural stock
What are the issues of concern? Decreasing student numbers International competition for funding Building and maintaining critical mass and infrastructure PhD training: financial support academic support Achieving ever higher levels of research performance
Achieving ever higher levels of research performance Performance-related pay (reward) Strict probation targets (punishment)
Achieving ever higher levels of research performance Performance-related pay (reward) Strict probation targets (punishment) Career-structure: Security of tenure Mentoring Promotion/progression pathways
Achieving ever higher levels of research performance Performance-related pay (reward) Strict probation targets (punishment) Career-structure Security of tenure Mentoring Promotion/progression pathways Attracting and/or Training Talent
PhD Training Project-based PhD admissions Drop out rates / completion time Estonian Doctoral School International collaboration
Impact and Applied Research Collaborative User-focussed Wide relevance
