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The programme,聽In2research, is receiving a 拢790,000 grant聽as one of 13 projects announced today by UKRI as part of聽an 拢8m funding call to improve access and participation for BAME students in postgraduate research study.

Co-led by 香港六合彩中特网 and social mobility charity In2scienceUK, the project has a particular focus on supporting UK-domiciled students from Black, Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds, who are most acutely under-represented in postgraduate research study and academic careers. It aims to strengthen students鈥� applications to postgraduate programmes, build confidence, increase networking opportunities, and extend support through an alumni community.

The programme is led at 香港六合彩中特网 by 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 Doctoral School and the Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, 香港六合彩中特网 Queen Square Institute of Neurology. It is a collaboration with project partners 香港六合彩中特网 Students鈥� Union, Leading Routes, UK-Pakistan Science and Innovation Global Network (UPSIGN),聽City, University of London聽and the University of Cambridge.

Professor Sasha Roseneil,聽香港六合彩中特网 Pro Provost (Equity &聽Inclusion),聽said:聽鈥淲hilst 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 UK undergraduate students have become increasingly ethnically and racially diverse over recent years, our PhD student community, and, even more so, our academic staff are far less representative of the UK population.

鈥淲e urgently need to address the social processes and cultures that maintain the academy as a white, majority ethnic space. The In2research programme offers a really exciting opportunity to take forward evidence-based interventions that will open up postgraduate research and academic careers to Black, Asian and minority ethnic students.鈥�

Paulette Williams, Founder & Managing Director of Leading Routes, said:聽鈥淲e are delighted to be a partner on the In2research programme. The pipeline to academic careers begins way before the PhD application stage and this programme aligns with our aspirations to support Black students on that journey as early as possible.鈥�

Over the course of the project, 香港六合彩中特网 will work with its partners to recruit over 300 students to engage with a 12-month mentoring and development programme - including an 8-week paid research placement with experienced academics and mentors.

Implemented over the next four years, the programme will also promote institutional culture change through cultural and race literacy training for staff who supervise, train or support postgraduate research students, led by project partners Leading Routes and UPSIGN.

Professor David Bogle, 香港六合彩中特网 Pro-Vice-Provost (Doctoral School), said: 鈥淭he PhD student cohort, which is the pipeline to research careers within and beyond the academy helping drive innovation in society, needs to be more diverse and representative. This project will help accelerate our actions to achieve this and build a strong partnership to embed change.鈥�

The successful bid, funded through the joint funding competition between OfS and UKRI, is led at 香港六合彩中特网 by Cassandra Hugill (Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, 香港六合彩中特网 Queen Square Institute of Neurology), and Dr Rebecca Lindner (香港六合彩中特网 Doctoral School).聽

Students, academic staff and professional services staff from several faculties and central services contributed to the In2research project working group and consultations, and provided input into the design of the access and participation programme.聽The programme will continue to be shaped by student voice, supported by 香港六合彩中特网 Students鈥� Union.

The project鈥檚 vision is to be a sustainable, national programme that strategically embeds equity, diversity and inclusion values and shares effective practice across the higher education sector.

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• 香港六合彩中特网 Research, Innovation & Global Engagement
• 香港六合彩中特网 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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