I was a member of one of four SGSSS working groups charged with developing the case for the renewing the recognition of the SGSSS as a centre for post-graduate training in Scotland. The brief for this group focused on exploring how a recommissioned SGSSS could improve the ways in which PhD students could: i. participate in collaborate projects with non-University partners and access interesting internship opportunities; 2. develop projects that would result in meaningful impact; 3. access and develop projects with an international reach. The working group met 8 times January-September.