Events for prospective PhD students and applicants 2024/25

The Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education (YCEDE) are delighted to announce our programme of online events providing information, advice and guidance around PhD application and study for 2024/25. These webinars are for designed for Black, Asian and minority ethnic graduates and undergraduates with UK fee status interested in studying a PhD. Registration is open for all webinars, with …

YCEDE One-To-One Mentoring Programme (Mentees)

YCEDE invites postgraduate researchers (PGRs) from Black, Asian, and ethnically minoritised* backgrounds to join our new cohort of mentees for the 2024/2025 PGR Mentoring Programme. This programme offers a unique opportunity to connect with a trained mentor for personalized support, guidance, and professional development. Registration is now open for interested postgraduate researchers who would like to become a YCEDE mentee. …

Literature Review and What to Expect in Year 1 of your PhD

The event is aimed at potential PhD candidates from Black, Asian and minority ethnic background, but it`s open to everyone. Organised by Brad-ATTAIN in collaboration with YCEDE (The Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education), the seminar series aim to inform, raise awareness and help to create pathways to academia for minoritised ethnicities. The seminar will be led by Dr LaTonia …

How our Research Internships can prepare you for a PhD

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 …

Planning your Early Career Path as a Postgraduate Researcher

The event is aimed at PhD students from Black, Asian and minority ethnic background, but it`s open to everyone. Organised by Brad-ATTAIN in collaboration with YCEDE (The Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education), the seminar series aim to inform, raise awareness and help to create pathways to academia for minoritised ethnicities. Welcome to our online event where we’ll guide …

Getting Published and Creating Impact Mindset for Research

The event is aimed at PhD students and researchers from Black, Asian and minority ethnic background, but it`s open to everyone. Organised by Brad-ATTAIN in collaboration with YCEDE (The Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education), the seminar series aim to inform, raise awareness and help to create pathways to academia for minoritised ethnicities. The session will focus on the …

Managing professional relationships as a doctoral researcher

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 …