Enabling our
people to thrive
The White Rose University Consortium brings together the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York in a collaborative partnership that places people at the heart of everything we do.
We empower individuals from all backgrounds to thrive through tailored development programmes, impactful initiatives, and engagement across our community. Our work provides practical, high-value support that complements existing university offerings, helping our partners achieve their goals and drive positive change.
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Featured persona: Are you a 'Boundary Spanner'?
Do you work at the interface between academia and external partners? You could relate to the Boundary Spanner persona.
Our Boundary Spanner collection supports you in managing competing stakeholder expectations, as well as the unseen emotional and relational labour of collaboration.
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We support professional services colleagues and researchers from our partner universities, from postgraduate researchers and postdocs to fellows and academics.
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Blogpost
How Sheffield’s staff networks are building an inclusive university from the inside out
Across our three partner universities, we all face the same core challenge...
Case study
Demystifying academia: A firsthand account of navigating career progression as a Black academic
Standard university frameworks often operate under the assumption of a level playing...
The White Rose University Consortium actively engages with institutional, regional and national partners to propel positive change and create sustained impact for individuals, communities, and the region.