Thinking of applying for a PhD Scholarship this year? Join us on Wednesday 16th October at 12:00 for an online panel discussion, where a panel of experts from the White Rose consortium will talk you through the application processes for both White Rose Social Sciences and White Rose Arts & Humanities scholarships! Panel: Prof Ryan Powell – Director, White Rose …
Organised by the University of Leeds in collaboration with the University of the West Indies and YCEDE (The Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education). This online session aims to provide prospective and current UK Black, Asian and ethnically minoritised PGR students with information, advice and guidance on the different research methodologies utilised in postgraduate research across different subject areas. …
The YCEDE Advocacy Scheme puts you in touch with an academic or PhD application specialist to help: In this webinar, you will hear how the scheme works and from participants in the scheme. These include successful applicants who are now studying their PhDs and some of our academic mentors. For more information on the Advocacy Scheme visit www.ycede.ac.uk/advocacy Read about Adam and Uzunma’s experience …
YCEDE are funding 32 PAID Research Internships across the consortium of universities each year, to give prospective PhD applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds additional research experience. The internships offer participants the opportunity to work as professional colleagues in partnership with academic staff, through carrying out independent research. Research interns can see whether they would like to pursue …
The quality of your relationship with your supervisors can be crucial to the progress of your doctorate, and interactions with other researchers and staff can make a big difference to your experience of the doctoral journey. This session will look at the types of professional relationships that you will develop as a doctoral researcher, approaches for making them work well …
by Adam Chen, PhD candidate with the Strategic Joint Studentship between the University of Birmingham and the University of Nottingham Upon completing my undergraduate in Sociology at the University of Sheffield, I realised my aspiration to start a career in research. This realisation motivated me to pursue a Master’s degree in Social Research. After a few weeks into my Master’s …
The University of Sheffield is committed to increasing opportunities in doctoral research for particular minoritised students who are currently under-represented in our postgraduate research student population. The Faculty of Health and Faculty of Social Sciences are currently recruiting to two PhD opportunities for students who are UK National, classified as ‘Home’ for tuition fee purposes and identify as Black or Black British (of African …
Date: Wednesday 5 June Time: 12:00-13:30 Click here to register now If you are unable to attend this event but would be interested in attending a future networking event please register your interest here. We are delighted to welcome you to our first networking event for PhD pre-applicants. Over the past 2 years, over 200 people have taken part in YCEDE Outreach Webinars, …
A research experience internship will provide you with hands-on experience of conducting academic research and is an opportunity for you to increase your subject knowledge and research skills. It will also help you to make a more informed choice about postgraduate research study. For summer 2024, we have 12 projects available across a range of subject areas. Further details are …
YCEDE are funding a number of PhD scholarships across the consortium of universities each year for Home fee-rated postgraduate researchers from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. These scholarships cover the full cost of tuition fees for up to three years, as well as a stipend paid at the UKRI rate to help cover living expenses while you complete your …