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Announcement
13 August, 2026
White Rose University Consortium shortlisted for Yorkshire Excellence in HR Award
The White Rose University Consortium, a strategic partnership between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York, has been...
Blogpost
29 July, 2026
Reimagining research culture through anti-ableism: An interview with Sheffield’s WAARC team
In many sectors, conversations around Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) are common, but often the specific challenges and...
Announcement
28 July, 2026
Attend the free White Rose Resilience Network workshop: What makes networks resilient to damage?
This project is a direct result of the White Rose Crucible Seed Fund, an initiative designed to help...
Announcement
14 July, 2026
Take part in an exclusive pilot programme designed for global majority postdocs
Underrepresentation in academia creates unique, systemic barriers that standard university frameworks often overlook. Demystifying Academia is a new...
Article
10 July, 2026
Celebrating the latest White Rose Crucible cohort: Empowering the next generation of research leaders
“It is a rare opportunity to focus on your development and foster research collaborations without the usual pressures.”...
Announcement
9 July, 2026
KEUK programme: Empowering research professionals
The White Rose University Consortium’s core mission is to put people at the heart of everything we do....
Case study
8 July, 2026
Demystifying academia: Why I no longer want to be a Professor
Standard university frameworks often operate under the assumption of a level playing field. However, for global majority* researchers,...
Article
2 July, 2026
No more distractions: New ‘Independent Scholar’ persona resources launched to help academics block out the noise
Through interviews and focus groups across our partner universities, the White Rose University Consortium identified that established researchers...
Blogpost
17 June, 2026
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 of keeping Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion...
Case study
16 June, 2026
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 field. However, for global majority* Early...
Article
5 June, 2026
Are you a ‘Boundary Spanner’ working at the interface between academia and external partners?
We’ve developed a series of personas designed to reveal something about you as a researcher and help you...
Opportunity
26 May, 2026
Reshape academic support for Global Majority researchers
Underrepresentation creates unique, systemic barriers that standard university frameworks often overlook. To tackle this, Raj Mann and Dr...
Blogpost
8 May, 2026
Supporting researchers returning from parental leave: Cross-institutional workshop insights
Across the partnership, around 200 research staff take extended parental leave each year. This is a critical career...
Article
7 May, 2026
New persona launch: Meet the ‘Project Architect’ – a persona that leads ambitious, multi-partner research
We’ve developed a series of personas designed to reveal something about you as a researcher and help you...
Article
15 April, 2026
A day of reflections: Reframing the career journey for mature PGRs
The historic Cloth Hall Court in Leeds hosted an event dedicated to the journeys of mature postgraduate researchers...
Article
14 April, 2026
Valuing the individual as the beating heart of our current research environment
On 4 February 2026, the White Rose Gender Equality College, in partnership with the Black Female Academics’ Network,...
Announcement
19 March, 2026
White Rose launches the sector’s first dedicated hub for established researchers
Established researchers lead teams, win grants, shape disciplines and supervise the next generation of scholars. They are among...
Blogpost
17 March, 2026
Designing research culture: reflections from our parental leave project
Across the three White Rose universities, around 200 research staff take an extended period of parental leave each...
Blogpost
16 March, 2026
Naming every contribution: Sheffield’s approach to fairer research recognition
Research is a team endeavour, involving not just named authors, but a wide range of colleagues whose contributions...
Case study
16 March, 2026
Spotlight on Crucible: Rosario Michel-Villareal
Dr Rosario Michel-Villarreal, Lecturer in Sustainability and Business at the University of Leeds, took part in the 2025...
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