O Doutoramento: Políticas e Práticas em Transição. O Caso do Doutoramento em Ciências Sociais no Reino Unido

This chapter discusses recent changes to doctoral programmes in the United Kingdom with a particular focus on the Social Sciences doctorates. I present an analysis of how changes in doctoral funding have impacted doctoral research.
For Portugal, the aim to promote research capacity is aligned with research internationalisation. We observe that this process of internationalisation is not transversal in higher education but rather based around clusters. Research is a key element of a higher education system which aims to be of the highest quality. Doctoral students play a crucial role in the drive for research excellence. Therefore, by valuing the former, we value the latter, and the country. This is a role all need to embrace.