Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology

We are a leading research center and graduate school in the Netherlands.

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NWO Open Competition (Social Sciences and Humanities program) grant for Andreas Flache

The grant will be used to conduct the project SPIN-OUT: Predicting and preventing a SPiral of mutually reINforcing negative OUTgroup attitudes (spin-out) in multi-ethnic classrooms.

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ORA-grant for project “ToRealSim Towards realistic computational models of social influence dynamics”

Andreas Flache (RUG), Michael Mäs (RUG) & Tom snijders (RUG) receive an ORA-grant of 1.2 million Euro.

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Our PhD Program

The ICS PhD program is designed for graduates in sociology or related disciplines who would like to acquire a PhD degree and pursue a scientific career. We hire graduates in social, behavioral, and economic sciences and in some cases other sciences such as computer sciences or mathematics.

As a leading institute we provide:

  • full four-year positions
  • more than 10 vacancies a year at 4 universities in the Netherlands
  • a structured program with training in advanced theory construction and research methods by means of courses, tutorials, and individual study
  • support by a personal supervision team and meetings on a regular basis

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Contact

ICS Groningen Secretariat
ICS / Department of Sociology
Grote Rozenstraat 31
9712 TG Groningen
The Netherlands
tel: +31 (0)50 3636570
e-mail: c.m.timmerman@rug.nl
ICS Utrecht Secretariat
ICS / Department of Sociology
Padualaan 14
3584 CH Utrecht
The Netherlands
tel: +31 (0)30 253 2101
ICS Nijmegen Secretariat
ICS / Department of Sociology
Montessorilaan 3
6525 HR Nijmegen
The Netherlands
tel: +31 (0)24 3613013
ICS Amsterdam Secretariat
ICS / Department of Sociology
Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Roeterseilandcampus
1018 WV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
tel: +31 20 5253488