YCEDE Advocacy Scheme
The YCEDE Advocacy Scheme is a brand new programme that puts you in touch with an academic or PhD application specialist to help:
• Increase your confidence in approaching supervisors
• Improve your knowledge of the PhD application process
• Create a unique and relevant research proposal (if required)
• Make a high quality application for a PhD
How it works
- Available to Black, Asian and minority ethnic, UK domiciled individuals considering studying a PhD
- Apply to take part here
- If selected, you are matched with an academic from one of the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, York, Bradford or Sheffield Hallam from a subject area relevant to your interest
- You are introduced to your advocate via email by a member of the YCEDE team
- You arrange a call to meet, discuss your areas of interest and ask questions.
- Have an initial 2-3 conversations with your advocate (more if both parties agree the need to continue)
- Feedback to us on the experience
*For information on what ethnicities are considered minoritized please visit: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/
Our Advocates
See links to our Advocate profile pages below
- Academics at research-intensive universities
- Passionate about research
- Experience of supervising postgraduate students
- Committed to improving diversity of PGR study in Higher Education
Why take part?
- Feel confident about applying for a PhD
- Get a better understanding of the admissions process
- Learn to avoid common pitfalls
- Find out about working in a research environment
Read about Adam and Uzunma's experience on the Advocacy Scheme and how it helped them secure a PhD place.
Hear from one successful pairing in this blog and get an insight into how the scheme works.
For more information, contact George Gisborne, PGR Diversity Officer at the University of Leeds on g.gisborne@leeds.ac.uk
Meet some of our Advocates
John Flint
Professor of Town and Regional Planning, School of Geography and Planning, University of Sheffield
John was awarded an MA in Politics from the University of Glasgow in 1994. Whilst continuing his studies at Glasgow,…
Maria Hussain
Associate Professor in Management and Organisations & Director of Student Equity at the University of Leeds
Dr Maria Hussain is an Associate Professor in Management and Organisations & Director of Student Equity at the University of…
Karisha George
Associate Lecturer - Department of Psychology, University of York
Karisha Kimone George began her tertiary education in Trinidad and Tobago completing her undergraduate in Psychology and Sociology at the…
Eric Hewitt
Associate Professor in the School of Molecular Cell Biology at the University of Leeds
Dr Eric Hewitt is an Associate Professor in the School of Molecular Cell Biology at the University of Leeds. His…
Thomas Murray
Postgraduate Recruitment Manager, Student Recruitment Team, Marketing, Recruitment, Admissions and Outreach Team, University of York
Tom has a decade of experience of working in a variety of roles at institutions of Higher Education in France,…