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Charlie Jeffery and Shearer West
20 January, 2026

Looking Back, Moving Forward: A leadership handover at White Rose

This month Professor Charlie Jeffery, Vice Chancellor of the University of York, concludes his term as Chair of...
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19 January, 2026

Spotlight on the Yorkshire Technician Exchange Partnership

Last week, more than 70 technicians from across Yorkshire came together at the relaunch of the Yorkshire Technician...
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11 January, 2026

Expression of Interest: Supporting researchers returning from parental leave

The White Rose University Consortium is undertaking a project exploring how support for returning to research roles after...
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5 January, 2026

Contribute to a new White Rose resource for established researchers

Building on our recent work focused on the unique professional development needs of established researchers, colleagues are invited...
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19 December, 2025

2025 in review: another successful year for White Rose

As we come to the end of a busy year, we wanted to take a moment to say...
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10 December, 2025

New findings to shape future support for established researchers

A new report commissioned by the White Rose University Consortium has highlighted the unique professional development needs of...
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9 December, 2025

White Rose Crucible team wins seed funding to reimagine food futures through storytelling

The White Rose University Consortium has announced the second of its 2025 Crucible Seed Fund awards, supporting a...
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8 December, 2025

White Rose Crucible team secures Seed Fund to transform understanding of resilience

How do brains recover after injury, electric vehicle batteries withstand damage, or neighbourhoods rebuild after disasters? A newly...
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5 December, 2025

White Rose programmes unite for celebration of collaboration and achievement

The University of York hosted colleagues from across the White Rose University Consortium this week for a special...
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Jihong Zhu
14 November, 2025

Spotlight on Equity in Leadership: Dr Jihong Zhu

Dr Jihong Zhu leads the Robot-Assisted Living Laboratory in the University of York’s Institute for Safe Autonomy. He...
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3 November, 2025

Invitation to quote: Demystifying academia: Co-designing a development programme for Global Majority Early Career Researchers at the White Rose Universities

Background   The White Rose University Consortium works collaboratively across the universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York, to enable...
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28 October, 2025

British Academy Early Career Researcher Network Seed Fund – open for applications

Applications are open for the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network (ECRN) Seed Fund 2025-26. The British Academy’s...
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27 October, 2025

Invitation to quote: Emotionally demanding research support

Background   The White Rose University Consortium works collaboratively across the universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York, to enable...
Opportunity
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20 October, 2025

Invitation to quote: Supporting researchers returning from parental leave

Background   The White Rose University Consortium works collaboratively across the universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York, to enable...
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15 October, 2025

Help shape regional researcher support: White Rose University Consortium invites input

The White Rose University Consortium is inviting contributions to shape new initiatives aimed at supporting researchers across its...
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14 October, 2025

Spotlight on Crucible: Dr Vee San Cheong

Dr Vee San Cheong is a lecturer in Biomechanics at the University of Sheffield. She has been taking...
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14 October, 2025

Connecting Through Conversation: Upcoming events from the White Rose Gender Equality College

The White Rose Gender Equality College is inviting college members to come together for a series of informal...
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26 September, 2025

Next steps for Research Professionals: Key takeaways from our Careers Day 

We hosted a highly successful careers day in July for research support professionals across our partner universities. The...
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26 September, 2025

Disrupting the Default: Anti-Ableist Research Culture

In many sectors, conversations around Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) are common, but often the specific challenges and...
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23 September, 2025

Job opportunity: Researcher Developer

White Rose University Consortium is seeking a proactive and collaborative Researcher Developer (0.6 FTE) to support postgraduate researchers...
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