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Opportunity
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
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...
Opportunity
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...
Blogpost
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...
Article
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...
Article
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...
Blogpost
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...
Opportunity
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...
Opportunity
16 September, 2025
Professional Development Support for PRISMs: White Rose Coffee & Chat Scheme
Are you managing research projects and looking to connect with others in similar roles? The White Rose University...
Announcement
4 September, 2025
New network to support humanities and social sciences early career researchers in Yorkshire and the Humber
The British Academy’s Early Career Researcher Network (ECRN) has expanded with the announcement of its new Yorkshire and...
Blogpost
28 August, 2025
Tackling accent bias: Interview with Dr Gisela Tomé Lourido
You might think that prejudice based on how someone speaks is a relic of the past, but the...
Blogpost
6 August, 2025
Equity in Leadership: Interview with Karisha Kimone George
Dr Karisha Kimone George is a Lecturer and Project Lead at the University of York’s EDI research centre....
Announcement
22 July, 2025
Prosper: Funded career development opportunity for postdocs
Applications are open for the next cohort of our Prosper programme. Specifically designed for postdocs ready to take...
Opportunity
8 July, 2025
Take part: Empowering Established Researchers project
We are inviting established researchers across the White Rose partner universities to participate in this important project. Your...
Blogpost
8 July, 2025
Building community and belonging: Women at Leeds Network
Tao Jiang and Sarah Budello are co-chairs of the Women at Leeds Network (WALN), a network for women...
Blogpost
26 June, 2025
Spotlight on Crucible: Dr Truzaar Dordi
Dr Truzaar Dordi is a lecturer in Sustainability Management at the University of York – working in the...
Announcement
16 June, 2025
Research Professionals Careers Day: Full agenda now available
We are very happy to introduce the final agenda for the White Rose Research Professionals Careers Day –...
Blogpost
5 June, 2025
Spotlight on Prosper: Dr Chelsea Edmonds
Dr Chelsea Edmonds, a Postdoctoral Research Associate from the University of Sheffield took part in our first cohort...
Article
20 May, 2025
Groundbreaking Equity in Leadership programme restarts with new cohort
Aspiring leaders from across the White Rose community have embarked on a transformative journey with the first day...
Article
30 April, 2025
ALIGN HE Conference sparks conversations and charts a course for equitable leadership
The ALIGN HE concluded with a clear call to action, empowering attendees to champion a more equitable leadership...
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