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 …
YCEDE team attends NEON’s Summer Symposium
Lucy Clague and Colin McCaig recently participated in NEON’s Summer Symposium held at the University of Exeter. As part of their attendance, they delivered a presentation focusing on the challenges faced in evaluating collaborative postgraduate widening participation programmes, drawing on their involvement in the YCEDE programme and other initiatives. Their paper was one of three presented within the session, that …
Register to become a YCEDE Mentor!
The Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education (YCEDE) would like to invite you to our next cohort of Postgraduate Researcher (PGR) mentoring programme. The YCEDE PGR Mentoring programme has been created in consultation and collaboration with staff and PGRs from across the consortium to provide a bespoke mentoring programme for UK black, Asian and minority ethnic* PGRs. The purpose …
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King’s College London, who are conducting the overarching evaluation strategy for YCEDE, have asked that staff and students fill out this survey to give your thoughts on the project so far. Complete this survey is you are a staff member. Complete this survey if you are a student. Please can you ensure you complete this as fully as possible as …
Report outlines key recommendations to broaden diversity of PhD students in life sciences
A new report has revealed some of the barriers prospective students face in studying life sciences at postdoctoral level. The conclusions and recommendations are included in a new report which reveals that black graduates, women and those who have non-graduate parents are less likely to succeed in the life sciences at PhD level. The report, which was commissioned by the …
The University of York’s plan to decolonise Chemistry
If you are interested in how chemistry can be more inclusive and diverse, you should read this article by Nature. It tells the story of how a group of chemists at the University of York are working to decolonise their curriculum and address systemic racism in their field. They are doing this by revising their course content, diversifying their reading …
University of York welcomes new Chancellor Dr Heather Melville
The University of York’s new Chancellor today (18 Jan) said she was “humbled and excited” as she was formally welcomed at a special inauguration ceremony. Dr Heather Melville, OBE, became the University’s seventh Chancellor during a ceremony at the University of York’s Central Hall, attended by heads of academic departments and centres, Faculty Deans and University officials and specially invited …
YCEDE is part of York’s plan to tackle inequalities
A recent York Press article highlighted that the University of York on average pays BAME staff 14.8 per cent less than white staff, with two-thirds of Russell Group Universities, on average, paying BAME staff less than white staff. This ‘ethnic pay gap’ can be explained by white people dominating better paid roles such as lecturing, whilst those from BAME backgrounds …
WS2 Pilot Workshop – Sheffield Hallam University, November 2022
Yesterday the YCEDE Workstream 2 team travelled to Sheffield Hallam University to deliver a workshop on equity in doctoral selection and admission. This full-day workshop was aimed at colleagues in Workstream 2 pilot schools, departments and DTPs, as well as those working in relevant central services and functions. The workshop covered the following topics: We were once again welcomed by …
YCEDE wins an Inclusive Impact Award!
On the 2nd November, the YCEDE team attended the inaugural University of York Inclusive Impact Award event. The project was nominated for an award in the ‘Inclusive Partnerships’ category – and won first prize! As a reminder, the Inclusive Impact Awards recognise the innovative and inspiring EDI work of students and staff that is already making a measurable difference across …