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 …
YCEDE Response to UKRI Changes to Funding Strategy and Statement of Expectations
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 …
Success for YCEDE Scholars at York’s Inclusive Impact Awards
The good news keeps coming for us this awards season! Following on from some fantastic successes at the YAYAs, we are incredibly proud of YCEDE Scholars Board Member Melissa Williams, who has won the University of York Inclusivity Network Award for her pioneering work in establishing the Anti-Racism Working Group (ARWG) at York. Since the ARWG’s inception in 2020, Mel has been …
Celebrating YCEDE Success at the 2023 YAYAs
On Friday 17th November, University of York staff from across Equity & Diversity, Access & Outreach, and YCEDE Teams attended the 2023 Yorkshire Asian Young Achievers Awards in Bradford, where we were delighted to celebrate some of the outstanding achievements of YCEDE scholars and York students: Huge congratulations to YGRS PhD scholarship holder Mohammad Malik, who won the award for Achievement in …
Black History Month: University of Bradford
The University of Bradford is pleased to be marking Black History Month 2023. They have put together a programme in collaboration between the Centre for Inclusion and Diversity (CfID) and the Students’ Union. One of their events which is open to the public is ‘Intergenerational Discussion – Black Female Professors & Black Students. Further details and how to register.
New Fellowship Scheme for ECRs: Royal Society Career Development Fellowship
The Royal Society has launched a new Fellowships scheme for early career researchers (ECRs). The Career Development Fellowship is a 4-year postdoctoral research fellowship which aims to support the retention in STEM of researchers from underrepresented backgrounds. This first call, opening on 7 November and closing on 24 January, will be run as a pilot, with the potential to expand to a broader …
‘Equity in Education & Society’ conference at York St John University on the 31st January 2024.
The following conference may be of interest. The Institute for Educational and Social Equity’s Annual Conference ‘Equity in Education & Society’ is taking place on January 31st 2024. You can read the call for papers and, for those wishing to present a paper at the conference, the final date to submit an abstract is Friday 17th November 2023. Abstracts can …
Black History Month: What’s On?
This year, the University of York is celebrating BlackHistoryMonth (BHM) with the theme Saluting Our Sisters. The webpage highlights the report “‘Everything is racialised on top’: Black and racially minoritised girls’ and women’s experiences of public sexual harassment in the UK”. This report, produced by colleagues at York, is the first on this issue in the UK. It demonstrates the prevalence and forms of sexual harassment …
Brad-ATTAIN Seminar Series: Literature Review and What to Expect in Year 1
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. Please note, this event is aimed at candidates from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds and who have UK ‘home’ student status. However, we do welcome all …
Great News for YCEDE!
We want to share some great news from YCEDE. We nominated two PhD students for a Yorkshire Asian Young Achiever (YAYA) award and they have been shortlisted! Zenab our YCEDE Scholar in the Mental Health category – who you can listen to on BBC Radio Leeds – and Mohammad in the Education category are the ones to look out for and …