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 …
On the 14th of June 2024, Ayo Barley, MD Bakare Barley Ltd and Chair of the Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Postgraduate Education (YCEDE) External Advisory Board will be chairing a panel session at the YCEDE Workshop 2024: The Journey to Sustainable Organisational Change for Equity in Postgraduate Research. It will be an in person interactive event during which YCEDE …
YCEDE is delighted to announce that Paulette Williams, Founder and Managing Director of Leading Routes, will join our External Advisory Board (EAB) with immediate effect. Paulette has over two decades of experience in fair access and equity in education, and education strategy. In 2017, she founded Leading Routes, a social enterprise dedicated to supporting Black scholars into higher education, highlighting Black-led …
On Thursday 25th April, YCEDE Scholarship Holders were invited to an exclusive networking and information event at The University of Sheffield, along with YCEDE staff. As part of our Workstream Three objectives, the event aimed to improve the on-course experience of our PGRs by enabling our scholarship holders to feel better connected to each other across the consortium. All five …
YCEDE Staff and Scholarship Holders were joined by other ethnically-minoritised PGRs from all partner institutions on Thursday 25th April to hear from a specialist panel on Navigating a Career in Higher Education as an Ethnic Minority. Panel members included Dr Janine Bradbury (University of York), Dr Kingsley Utam (Univeristy of Bradford), Dr Sally Osei-Appiah (University of Leeds), Dr Francis Awolowo …
After many months of hard work from our Workstream 3 colleagues at the universities of Bradford and Sheffield, we are delighted that our first training session for prospective and current YCEDE mentors took place yesterday in Leeds. A core pillar of WS3’s commitment to improve the on-course experience for ethnically minoritised PGRs, the ‘Train the Trainer’ programme is an in-house …
On Thursday 29th February, YCEDE’s External Advisory Board (EAB) met in-person for the first time since the board were formed at the start of 2023. Held at The University of York’s Heslington Hall, the meeting was well-received by all who attended, and consisted of fascinating and stimulating discussions around the upcoming activities of member organisations, ensuring YCEDE’s legacy and sustainability …
On 30th January, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) announced changes to the way that its funding will be allocated and distributed from 2024 onwards, as well as publishing an updated Statement of Expectations for Doctoral Training. In this article, we summarise these changes and discuss their implications for diversity and inclusion at PGR level. New Funding Awards and Criteria From …