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Between 2014 and 2017, during three "Doctoriales" sessions, 84 young PhD candidates in humanities and social sciences were given the opportunity to present their work. Based on this experience, and a short survey done in 2017 by the authors, this paper aims to analyze the state of "young" research on water in human and social sciences. Even if most of the papers presented during the "Doctoriales" relate to geography and economy, overall 12 disciplinary fields were represented. A great variety of approaches and methods were also noted with, however, disciplinary specificities concerning a normative or constructivist approach, references mainly to Anglo-Saxon or French literature, and so on. General trends have also been identified, such as a widespread multidisciplinary approaches and, for most young researchers, the wish to remain in academia after their PhD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research in social sciences has grown significantly in recent years in the field of oncology with a major focus on the development of psychology research which is the only social sciences discipline that gathers clinical interventions (from clinical psychologists) and research. One of its purposes is to assess and figure out the magnitude of the physical and psychological consequences of a cancer diagnosis on the quality of life of patients in order to provide them relevant care and interventions as part of the overall management of patients in supportive care. Two psychooncology studies will be introduced in this paper to highlight how research in psychology and clinical psychology can complement each other and show the contribution of research in social sciences in supportive care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]