Registration is now open for interested members of academic, research and professional services staff who have lived experience, research experience or awareness of the cultural context of underrepresented groups in higher education to become a YCEDE mentor. For more information, including how to apply, please see the document below.
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 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. …
Created for staff involved in PGR recruitment and selection, these briefing documents identify actions and initiatives to address the lack of ethnic diversity among our PGR community. Drawing on the latest research and best practice, we outline the constraints faced by underrepresented minoritised British applicants at the doctoral level and how academic and professional staff, Doctoral Training Partnerships, and Centres …
Last week, we hosted the second edition of our Circle Mentoring programme, offering our seven of our PGRs the opportunity to connect with three experienced professionals and discuss their professional development. The session was focused on science communications, marketing and people science career paths with insights from three knowledgeable and inspiring mentors, Jenna Spencer-Briggs, Karolina Urbanska and Sarah Sabir. Our …
YCEDE and its partner institutions strongly condemn the racist violence seen across the UK over the last few weeks. As a project working hard to improve access, equity, and fairness for ethnic minorities in the UK, we are appalled at the use of racist language and the deliberate, violent targeting of minoritised individuals and communities. We will not shy away …
My name is Adelaide Omitowoju and I have just joined the project as the YCEDE Project Administrator for Workstream 3 at the University of Sheffield. I have previously worked in student experience and recruitment within higher education institutions. I also recently completed work on a HEIF research and policy-oriented project with the Department of Politics and IR at the University …
YCEDE is delighted to announce that Dr Harjinder Lallie, Chair of the Sikhs in Academia network, will join our External Advisory Board (EAB) with immediate effect. Harjinder’s research focuses on digital forensics and investigations, and the analysis of complex cyber attacks. Harjinder is the Director of the Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education at the University of Warwick, …
On the 19th and 20th of June, Raj Mann and Jack Harris attended the ‘Race’ and Socially Engaged Research Conference at The University of York. YCEDE provided some funds through our internship scheme and had committed funding to subsidise any conference fee and travel for any YCEDE PGRs to attend. The conference was organised by York’s Anti-Racist Working Group, which …
On Friday 14th June YCEDE colleagues, scholarship holders, external partners, and senior management from our partner institutions came together in York for a collaborative workshop titled The Journey to Sustainable Organisational Change for Equity in Postgraduate Research. The workshop featured meaningful contributions from key YCEDE stakeholders, including a keynote speech from Professor Udy Archibong MBE (University of Bradford), a discussion …