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Article
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...
Announcement
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...
Announcement
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...
Article
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...
Blogpost
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...
Opportunity
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...
Opportunity
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Announcement
14 April, 2025
Align HE: Full conference agenda and programme now available
We are very happy to introduce the final conference agenda and programme for Advancing Leadership and Inclusion for...
Opportunity
2 April, 2025
Invitation to quote: Empowering established researchers
Background The White Rose University Consortium works collaboratively across the universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York, to enable...
Article
4 March, 2025
New Prosper postdoc development programme begins
The first day of our new development programme began on Tuesday 25 February 2025 with postdoctoral researchers from...
Article
2 January, 2025
Applications now open for Equity in Leadership 2025
Are you an aspiring senior leader at The University of Sheffield, University of Leeds, and University of York? Our...
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