Programme
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Session
Registration and refreshments Main entrance to Sammy Ofer Centre, Ground floor
Welcome: Louise Banahene MBE, University of Leeds Lecture Theatre 18, Level 3
Keynote address: Dr Chantelle Lewis & Professor Jason Arday Lecture Theatre 18, Level 3
Time
09:15-09:50
09:50-10:00
10:00-11:00
Refreshments outside Lecture Theatre 18, Level 3 & SO.E3.12
11:00-11:15
Parallel Session 1
Widening access to postgraduate taught and doctoral research for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (Cassie Hugill: Martingale Foundation) Lecture Theatre 18, Level 3
Addressing Isolation among Black, Asian, and Minoritised Ethnic Postgraduate Students: A Case Study of the Brad-ATTAIN PGR Networking Bootcamp (Tiffany Holloman: University of Bradford) Lecture Theatre 19, Level 3
Roles for Students’ Unions: a place to belong, a foil to power, and a site for change (Matthew Bachmann: University of Leeds) Terrace Boardroom, Level 4
11:15-11:45
Parallel Session 2
Preparing students for the PGR application process: Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education (George Gisborne: University of Leeds & Tom Murray: University of York) Lecture Theatre 18, Level 3
Understanding PGT decision-making of students from Black backgrounds (Zara Lawson: Alterline Research & Jenn Coates: University of Leeds) Lecture Theatre 19, Level 3
The role of early career researchers in enhancing research culture (Jessica Wade: Imperial College London) Terrace Boardroom, Level 4
11:45-12:15
Parallel Session 3
Mobilising a diverse cohort of PGRs to inspire the next generation (Sabrina Luisi: The Brilliant Club) Lecture Theatre 18, Level 3
The same but different: The career planning motivations and behaviours of WP and non-WP PGTs (Iwi Ugiagbe-Green: Manchester Metropolitan University) Lecture Theatre 19, Level 3
UNIQ+ research internship programme at the University of Oxford (Felicity Long: University of Oxford) Terrace Boardroom, Level 4
Spilling the tea on my degree - students only! (Sherry Iqbal: University of Leeds) SO.E1.04
12:15-12:45
Lunch The Dining Room, Sussex Place
12:45-14:00
Post-lunch energiser Lecture Theatre 18, Level 3
14:00-14:15
Student Panel Lecture Theatre 18, Level 3
14:15-15:00
Parallel Session 4
Patterns of transition from master’s degrees to research degrees: a first look using UK wide data (Paul Wakeling: University of York) Lecture Theatre 18, Level 3
Exploring the experiences and support needs of neurodiverse doctoral students (Zhané Murrell-Smith & Roshni Marath Jairaj & Sherry Iqbal: University of Leeds) Lecture Theatre 19, Level 3
Using student voice to drive inclusivity (Sita Patel: The University of Law) Terrace Boardroom, Level 4
15:00-15:35
Refreshments outside Lecture Theatre 18, Level 3 & SO.E3.12
15:35-15:50
Parallel Session 5
Postgraduate Widening Participation at Cambridge: What we have learnt (and are still to learn) (Nuala Murray: University of Cambridge) Lecture Theatre 18, Level 3
Making the case for advocacy in doctoral education: training as transition for PhD supervisors and students (Maria Hussain: University of Leeds) Lecture Theatre 19, Level 3
In2Research: Participants reflections on a year-long access programme (Abigail Agyemang, Faiza Iqbal, Isha Negi, Rebecca Jelbert & Snigdha Dutta: University College London) Terrace Boardroom, Level 4
15:50-16:20
Reflections on the day and next steps: Lydia Wakefield-Yeung, London Business School Lecture Theatre 18, Level 3
16:20-16:40
Reception and networking The Garden Room (Sussex Place)
16:40-17:40