Doctoral candidates

15 researchers, one network

Recruited under MSCA conditions, our doctoral candidates work from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2028 at the crossroads of research and practice.

COCOSO Industrial Doctoral Network has recruited 15 doctoral candidates under MSCA conditions. The contracts run from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2028.

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Doctoral Candidates

The research are conduced by 15 doctoral candidates under close collaboration and supervision of senior academic and industrial / practice partners from different disciplines including social policy, education, sociology, communication sciences and history; as well as different sectors such as local authorities and non-profit social organisations. 
Each PhD project in this industrial doctoral network is developed with a social sector organisation. doctoral candidates spend at least 50% of their time working there and are supported by both an academic supervisor and a social sector supervisor.

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Meet the candidates

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Profiles

Meet each doctoral candidate and their supervisors.

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Blogs

Stories from the field, written by the candidates.

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Doctoral training

How COCOSO trains its doctoral candidates.

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Research projects

Four work packages and fifteen doctoral projects.

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