York Festival of Ideas has unveiled its programme for 2023, based on the theme of ‘Rediscover, Reimagine, Rebuild’. Tickets are available now for more than 150 mostly free events – […]
Are you passionate about the role of the agri-food sector in helping get to net zero? Do you have a question you want to answer, but need to find the […]
Can a new story of human emotions help us to find ourselves today? Penny Spikins, Professor of the Archaeology of Human Origins, University of York, published her most recent book […]
Since their establishment in 2023, the Black Female Academics’ Network has had several successful events on different topics such as Black Academics Rising to Success, Black Women’s’ Health Research, and […]
We are delighted to announce the projects which were successful in securing a 2022 Collaboration Fund award. As always we were impressed by the diversity and breadth of the submissions […]
The White Rose University Consortium is celebrating it’s 25th Anniversary and you can read more about our successes story here along with our future plans and opportunities. The current Chair […]
The White Rose University Consortium is delighted to launch the new White Rose Equity in Leadership pilot project – Supporting Career Development of Black, Asian, and other Minority Ethnic Staff […]
The White Rose Interdisciplinary Network on Fertility care in the Global South has launched its new website today: fertilitycareforall.org The project is one of 4 to be selected in the […]
The White Rose Gender Equality College is hosting an international seminar on “Building Understanding of Gender Equality Challenges within Research” on Wednesday 13th July, 14:00-17:00. This is a virtual event […]
The White Rose Gender Equality College officially launches its research culture project: Building understanding of gender equality challenges within research at the Millennium Galleries in Sheffield today. The networking event forms the […]
Universities from across Yorkshire have come together to improve access to doctoral study for graduates from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. The Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education, […]
Northern Gritstone, the new investment business focused on university spin-outs in the north of England, today announces a first close of £215m having seen strong interest from investors in its […]
The Next Chapter 11-24 June 2022 Enjoy an inspiring programme of in-person and online events at York Festival of Ideas 2022. Taking place from 11 to 24 June under the banner […]
The University of York has been ranked in the top 10 in the UK for the quality of its research, according to a prestigious league table. York has risen from […]
A new article “Validation of ‘Care Of the Dying Evaluation’ (CODETM) within an international study exploring bereaved relatives’ perceptions about quality of care in the last days of life” has […]
Designed to support emerging research collaborative activities across the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York, the Collaboration Fund is re-launched today, opening on 3 May 2022. Now with one round […]
The White Rose Gender Equality College has secured QR Cultures funding to deliver a project entitled Building understanding of gender equality challenges within research. The purpose of the Gender Equality College […]
The European Commission has published the latest She Figures report 2021, a tri-annual study that monitors gender equality in research and innovation. The latest edition of the report shows that […]
The White Rose Universities, together with Sheffield Hallam University, and the University of Bradford, have come together to form the Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education (YCEDE) which has […]
Thank you for your interest in taking part in our Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) group. This article outlines the purpose of the PPI group and what will happen if […]
We are delighted to announce the projects which were successful in securing a Spring 2021 Collaboration Fund award. As always we were impressed by the diversity and breadth of the […]
Do you have a positive experience of menopause that you’d like to share? The University of Sheffield is looking for women to share their stories for an online exhibition for […]
A new authored working paper “Climate change research and action must look beyond 2100”, has been published in Global Change Biology and can be read here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.15871 A further article […]
We are inviting patients (11-18 years old) and their parents/carers to be part of a project looking at how young people have used technology to positively manage long-term health conditions. […]
The Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York have been awarded a share of £79 million to train the next generation of researchers to tackle major health problems facing people in […]
Cizzle Biotechnology, which received investment from the White Rose Technology Seedcorn Fund, is the first at York to be listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Cizzle Biotechnology is developing […]
A new collectively authored working paper offering a typology on Contested Territories has been published and is available to read here: Contested Territories Working Paper Series N ° 001 The […]
We are delighted to announce the projects which were successful in securing an Autumn 2020 Collaboration Fund award. As always we were impressed by the diversity and breadth of the […]
The Collaboration Fund is now open to applications. The Fund supports applications for projects that encourage emerging research collaborations across the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. The objective of […]
A prestigious White Rose network studentship focusing on development and testing of an intervention to build resilience and independence for older people with frailty is now open to applications. The […]
Researchers, who originally collaborated on a White Rose Collaboration Fund project, have recently published findings on a new study into physical activity for adults living with severe mental illness. The […]
We are delighted to announce the projects which were successful in securing a spring 2020 Collaboration Fund award. There were many interesting and wide-ranging projects, the 5 successful projects were: […]
A new collaboration, the White Rose Child and Adolescent Sleep Research Network, has recently published a paper titled “Sleep disorders in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder: a pragmatic approach to assessment and […]
The White Rose Brussels Office was established in 2015 with the purpose of long-term strategic positioning of the three White Rose Universities to key stakeholders in Brussels. The objective was […]
The White Rose Gender Equality College is launching an exciting programme of Coffee Topics starting in September 2020. The aim of the Coffee Topics is to bring members of the […]
Lead Institution: Leeds: Professor Veronica Swallow Sheffield: Professor Penny Curtis York: Professor Yvonne Birks A White Rose Collaboration Fund Project considering family nursing and long-term condition management has recently published […]
White Rose institutions: University of Leeds and University of Sheffield Other institutions: Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (ES), Politecnico di Milano (IT), Freie Universitaet Berlin (DE), Universidad de Buenos Aires (AR), […]
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE SPRING 2020 CALL FOR COLLABORATION FUND IS NOW OPEN The objective of the Fund is to support and encourage emerging research collaborations across […]
ARMA Conference, 10 & 11 June 2020 Abstract submission for this year’s conference closes on 31 January 2020 Why not submit an abstract to run a session? The conference focus […]
We were once again delighted with the wide ranging project proposals we received for the Autumn 2019 Call of Collaboration Fund. You can read the successful submissions here, and unusually […]
The White Rose Gender Equality College has launched. The new College aims to provide researchers working on research applications access to those with expertise in gender studies and gender equality […]
Register for MultiSim/OATech+ Modelathon A one-day symposium followed by a three-day modelling competition on combining experimental and computational research on multi-scale approaches to patient-specific musculoskeletal and finite element modelling. Dates: […]
Our Universities have received renewed funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC, a part of UK Research and Innovation). Between the three universities they have received around […]
We are always delighted with the diversity and scope of the applications we receive for Collaboration Fund. The most recent round was no exception demonstrating the exciting and innovative initiative […]
2nd INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CONTESTED TERRITORIES The Political Economy of Contested Territories in Latin America September 26-27, 2019 – Department of Politics, University of York CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS Our first […]
Our Universities play a key part of new £9 million research fund to tackle the region’s biggest health care challenges. Yorkshire and Humber region will receive £9 million over […]
Our White Rose College for the Arts and Humanities WRoCAH has signed an agreement with Utrecht University in the Netherlands which aims to enhance collaboration between the four universities through […]
We are offering three exclusive 9-month paid internships in Brussels and the UK for students following their final year of study from the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York The […]
We are delighted to announce that the Spring 2019 call for Collaboration Fund is now open. The objective of the Fund is to support and encourage emerging collaborations across the […]
A virtual model of the Canaletto Room has been created by the White Rose project Travel and Transport in the CountryHouse which allows viewers to ‘walk’ into the room at […]
New White Rose Report published: Outcomes from the Collaboration Fund We have produced a report outlining the outcomes and benefits that have been generated by our academic community through their […]
The CArDiNAL Network CArDiNAL is a new initiative to pilot a clinical-doctoral network to support the development of clinical academic pathways for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals in the […]
Frankfurt and Paris as European financial centres after Brexit White Rose Paper published in Journal of European Public Policy ‘Finance fragmented? Frankfurt and Paris as European financial centres after Brexit‘ […]
Sir Alan Langlands has been appointed as the new Chair of the White Rose University Consortium. The Consortium combines the strengths of the partner universities – Leeds, Sheffield and York […]
We are pleased to announce that our Arts and Humanties Phd Training Programme White Rose College for the Arts and Humanitites (WRoCAH) has been awarded renewed funding by the Arts […]
Following their successful White Rose Collaboration Fund bid Microbial pollution in water sources under extreme weather conditions Dr Isabel Douterelo Soler, University of Sheffield and Professor Miller Alonso Camargo-Valero, University of […]
London, 21 June 2018: White Rose Libraries (the universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York) picked up the Outstanding Library Team trophy last night at this year’s THE Leadership and Management Awards. […]
Join us for York Festival of Ideas 2018. Running from 5 to 17 June, the Festival includes more than 200 mostly FREE events to educate, entertain and inspire. A selection […]
Our Spring 2018 Call for Collaboration Fund is now open. You can find all the information you need, including how to apply and the application forms here The White […]
The latest round of Supported Activity in Brussels is now open and is available to staff members from the White Rose Universities. Deadline for applications – Friday 20th April 2018. Your activity will […]
Three exclusive 7-month paid internships in Brussels and the UK for students following their final year of study from the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York 3 x Internships: White […]
Student demand for credit transfer and recommendations for policy and practice Students who need to switch universities mid-course for personal reasons need greater support within the sector to prevent them […]
Data, Diversity and Inequality in the Creative Industries is an AHRC-funded project based at the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York. We are recruiting four, six-month Creative Economy Engagement Fellows […]
Researchers are entering a world where a strong evidence-base is essential to support action that will protect our environment and tackle climate change. In a world that is complex and […]
The White Rose Collaboration Fund was launched in October 2008 and is designed to support emerging collaborative activities across the three White Rose universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. We […]
European countries are facing serious security and humanitarian challenges amidst unprecedented levels of forced migration. The response, from the EU and beyond, has been characterised by a tension. On one […]
A recent White Rose Collaboration Fund project has just been awarded a Public Engagement grant from NERC. Dr Sarah West from the University of York will lead the project, together […]
The project aimed to create a demonstration air pollution garden within the city of Sheffield in order to raise awareness of air pollution amongst members of the public visiting the […]
Leaders in family healthcare from USA, Australia, Denmark and UK, met at the university to discuss the challenges of promoting family-focussed care in the NHS Family-focussed health-care in the NHS: […]
We are moving our head office from Leeds to York this week. Our new address is White Rose University Consortium Innovation Center York Science Park York YO10 5DG 01904 435354 or […]
The White Rose Dementia Collaboration was set up to bring together researchers from our three universities, in partnership with dementia practitioners and people living with the condition. One of the […]
The Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York will provide future social science postgraduate students with the highest quality doctoral research training thanks to a £16.8 million investment from the Economic […]
The latest round of our Collaboration Fund is now open. The White Rose University Consortium invites applications for projects to support and encourage emerging collaborations across the Universities of Leeds, […]
Collaboration Development Manager based at the University of Leeds We will consider both full and part time applicants to this role – part time minimum 50% We are looking for […]
The aim of this one-day event organised by the White Rose Consortium for the North of England (WRCN) was to gather views from across Yorkshire and the North of England […]
We are delighted to announce the launch of the White Rose Brussels Office The office, launched today (8 April) through a series of events, the office will work with key […]
Our Spring Call for Collaboration Fund is now welcoming applications. The White Rose Collaboration Fund was launched in October 2008 and is designed to support emerging collaborative activities across the […]
The White Rose University Consortium, a strategic partnership between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York, has established a Brussels office to influence EU research policy. The White Rose Brussels […]
The Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York have collaborated to launch the UK’s first jointly-run university press, dedicated to publishing digital open access books, journals, and other scholarly outputs across […]
We are delighted to welcome Phil Holliday to our team. Phil is our European Public Affairs Director for the White Rose Brussels Office. Phil has been working at the Research […]
Closing Date: Monday 30th November 2015 We invite applications from academic members of staff at the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. The successful White Rose Studentship Network will be […]
Our Executive Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Craig Walker as our new Director from the 1st October 2015. As Director, Craig will provide leadership to our […]
Our Autumn Call for Collaboration Fund is now welcoming applications. The White Rose Collaboration Fund was launched in October 2008 and is designed to support emerging collaborative activities across the […]
The University of Leeds workshop on 23rd March 2015 The workshop was a day-long event focusing on biological NMR research in the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York with special […]
During 2014 we wrote a series of articles for the Yorkshire Business Post highlighting our Universities strengths in the UK Government’s strategic areas of eight great technologies. • big data […]
Ninety guests were welcomed by the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Cllr Peter Rippon to Sheffield Town Hall to celebrate International Women’s Day 2015. Our theme this year was Closing the […]
Sheffield The School of Health and Related Research is now advertising a funded PhD Studentship opportunity with the White Rose network and within our work with the CLAHRC Y&H programme […]
We are now welcoming applications to the latest round of our Collaboration Fund. This fund is designed to be a catalyst for strategic collaborative projects and we especially welcome applications […]
We actively support and encourages emerging collaborations across the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York through our Collaboration Fund. We are delighted to announce the latest successful projects from our […]
Deadline for applications – 31st January 2015 With climate change presenting the greatest global challenge of our time, the search is on for alternatives to fossil fuels. Bioenergy from wood, wastes and energy […]
Regenerative Medicine for Region’s Economy The word “revolutionary” is overused, but there is a consensus that regenerative medicine — a set of new techniques that restore function by replacing or […]
We invite you to celebrate the 1st birthday of the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care Yorkshire and Humber (NIHR CLAHRC YH). […]
Last month, the world held its breath as a washing machine sized space probe bounced above the surface of a dark and icy comet some 320 miles from here. When […]
The Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre at the University of Leeds is pleased to invite researchers to submit abstracts for a one-day interdisciplinary workshop on ‘The History and Future of Rationing’ […]
How could the manipulation of DNA boost Yorkshire’s economy? Synthetic biology – which aims to redesign living organisms – may sound like science fiction but is set to become a […]
Women are seriously under-represented at leadership levels in academia making up less than 21% of the professoriate and 17% of Vice Chancellors. However, women are predicted to be the majority […]
Closing Date – Friday 5th December 2014 This call sits within the remit of the White Rose Universities Consortium BBSRC DTP ‘Mechanistic biology and its strategic application’. Mechanistic biology encompasses […]
Advanced materials are at the forefront of materials innovation. Designed from first principles to suit specific industrial needs, these novel materials have applications in aerospace, construction, medicine and more. In […]
The universities of Leeds, York and Sheffield, working together under the auspices of the White Rose University Consortium, will host an £11 million Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) that will fund […]
Finding new ways to generate and store energy is the defining technological challenge of our age. Energy use lies at the centre of the global climate change debate while fuel […]
Every day, apps track our movements, shops record our purchases, and websites register our online activity. We generate billions of data points – but these numbers are meaningless without analysis; […]
Robots that learn, adapt and work autonomously will revolutionise our society over the next 20 years. Their development is an international race as governments invest furiously to keep up with […]
This event is organised by young engineering researchers to showcase their work USES is a day-long event focusing on presenting the research pursued in the University of Sheffield with special […]
The York Festival of Ideas in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation bring together a range of world-class economists, business leaders, policymakers and commentators to explore how to create fair […]
Global food demand is rising, driven by population growth, increasing affluence and changing diets. The United Nations forecasts that by 2050 global food production will need to increase by 70%. […]
Nearly one hundred guests from across the region met to celebrate International Women’s Day on Friday 7 March 2014, at Firth Court. Hosted by the Women@TUOS Network and welcomed by […]
Fully funded Collaborative PhD opportunity at University of Sheffield Project Title: Making Space for Curiosity and Innovation: Reshaping Sheffield Museums Funded by the AHRC through a Collaborative Doctorial Award (training […]
The White Rose University Consortium invites applications for projects to support and encourage emerging collaborations across the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. The objective of the Fund is to […]
Innovative approaches to understanding the wider determinants of health and wellbeing using record linkage and mixed methods to exploit the full potential of population cohorts in Yorkshire & Humber Awarded […]
The White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities ( WRoCAH) is an AHRC-funded Doctoral Training Partnership of the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York, which work together in the White […]
The British Library have just launched their popular Doctoral Open Days series for this academic year, which introduce new PhD students to the British Library. See below for some information […]
A successful collaboration between the Universities of York, Leeds and Sheffield has received a £19m award from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to create the White Rose College […]
The White Rose Studies of Ableism Research Collaboration brings together researchers from the White Rose Universities including Angharad Beckett (Leeds), Tom Campbell (Leeds) Dan Goodley (Sheffield), Parvaneh Rabiee (York). Hitherto, […]
The York Management School held a one day inaugural workshop of the White Rose Employee Ownership Centre (WREOC) on 13 May 2013 For more information please see http://www.york.ac.uk/management/news-and-events/research-news/employee-ownership-workshop-may-2013/
We are currently offering two schemes for academics to apply for White Rose BBSRC DTP Studentships. Fera-White Rose DTP Studentships 2014/2015 Closing Date: Friday 15th November 2013 Aim The White […]
The objective of the Fund is to support projects which have the potential to develop national and international linkages with the aim of these leading to larger more strategic initiatives […]
Dr Abigail Hathway, Lecturer Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield “I specialise in indoor environments, mainly fluid flow in the built environment. For instance urban microclimate, and […]
In late Autumn of this year, academics from across the White Rose Universities will once again visit China to discuss the development of Energy Recovery and Storage collaborative research projects […]
PATIENTS with long term conditions such as mental health disorders, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes and stroke are set to benefit from a major multi-million pound partnership between the […]
Drawing down in excess of £8 million of European Regional Development Funds (ERDF) and match-funding from the Universities, the Yorkshire Innovation Fund http://www.yorkshireinnovationfund.org/ has been established to drive economic growth and […]
Mental Health and Ageing Research: White Rose Initiative (MARWIN) Sarah Smith, 2nd year PhD student, White Rose Studentship Network on “Dementia” “I originally applied for a job for my current […]
York is an incredibly exciting, vibrant and diverse city, rich in heritage, discovery and an overriding sense of curiosity – in short a city where ideas spring to life and […]
A key part of the White Rose BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership in Mechanistic Biology and Strategic Applications is for all our students to undertake a Professional Internship for PhD Students. […]
