{"id":1183,"date":"2022-07-15T16:14:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T15:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/research-student-community\/?p=1183"},"modified":"2022-07-15T16:15:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T15:15:43","slug":"prospective-phd-online-q-and-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/research-student-community\/2022\/07\/15\/prospective-phd-online-q-and-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Studying for a PhD \u2013 The Inside Story: Online Q & A for prospective PhD students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: Tuesday 26 July 2022, 12 \u2013 1pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are you interested in studying a PhD and from an underrepresented group*?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education (YCEDE) partners; the Universities of York, Sheffield, Bradford, Leeds and Sheffield Hallam University are running a\u00a0Q & A webinar on 26 July from 12-1pm<\/strong>\u00a0where you can meet current PhD students from underrepresented groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out how\u00a0University of Leeds PhD students:\u00a0Ragy<\/a>,\u00a0Mercy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Olivia<\/a>\u00a0made their way into postgraduate study in Yorkshire, what barriers they faced and how they have overcome them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attendees will be able to submit questions for the students in advance or ask them in the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further enquiries into the session contact George Gisborne, Postgraduate Diversity Officer at the University of Leeds on\u00a0g.gisborne@leeds.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about YCEDE visit\u00a0https:\/\/ycede.ac.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To register your interest in attending the free session visit: Microsoft Forms<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*The OFS defines Underrepresented groups as follows:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Groups of students who share the following particular characteristics where data shows gaps in equality of opportunity in relation to access, success or progression:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n