Isomorphic tensions and anxiety in UK social science doctoral provision

Figures & data

Table 1. Participant sample by HEI type and group.

HEI type/Group	Insider	Leaver	Outsider
Pre-92	12	7	0
Post-92	0	7	6

Table 2. Overview of HEI groups’ social science PGR activities and rationales.

Activity	Group	Active	Core Features	Primary Rationale/s
Doctoral Population Growth	Outsiders	Yes	Internal funding Low cost	REF
	Leavers	Yes	Internal funding International students	REF
	Insiders	Yes	External funding International students	REF
Organisational Changes around Doctoral Provision	Outsiders	Yes	Centralisation	Coordination Cost
	Leavers	Yes	Doctoral colleges Restructures DTCs/DTPs	Funder stipulation Coordination PGR benefits Status
	Insiders	Yes	Doctoral colleges Restructures DTCs/DTPs	Funder stipulation Practice sharing PGR Benefits Status
Doctoral Training Changes	Outsiders	Yes	Training and supervision reviews	PGR benefits
	Leavers	Yes	Training reviews	Funder stipulation PGR benefits
	Insiders	Yes	Training updates	Funder stipulation PGR benefits
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Cohorts	Outsiders	No	–	–
	Leavers	Yes	DTCs/DTPs	Funder stipulation
	Insiders	Yes	DTCs/DTPs	Funder stipulation

Table 3. Promoting and hindering factors to doctoral growth and development by HEI group.

Hindering Factors			Low Status
	HEIs/Departments Resisting Losses of Autonomy		Few International Applicants
	Disciplines Resisting Methodological Breadth	Status Impact of Withdrawn Patronage	Minimal External Funding
	Funders Enforcing Change	Loss of External Funding	Minimal Internal Funding
	Student Visa Regulations		Less Developed Doctoral Programmes
HEI Group	INSIDER	LEAVER	OUTSIDER
Promoting Factors	Research Excellence Framework
	Doctoral Production as a Norm
	Well Established Doctoral Programmes		Low Cost Approaches to Doctoral Funding
	Sustained International PGR Applications
	High Status	Some External Funding
	Major External Funding	Major Internal Funding
	Some Internal Funding