Led by Prof Julie Sheldon, Liverpool John Moores University, with Dr Owen Gower, UK council for graduate education
This work package addresses concerns that current admissions approaches may not recruit applicants who are most suited to doctoral study and hopes that competency-based approaches to admissions may help improve diversity.
EDEPI will run two national events to consult with supervisors, postgraduate researchers and professional services staff in the doctoral community on the development of a competency-based framework for doctoral admissions. This framework will form the basis of a pilot project across NTU, LJMU and SHU which will collect data over three years on the efficacy and impact of moving away from undergraduate degree classification, awarding institution and research proposal as the principal ways to measure suitability for doctoral study.
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Find out more about the exciting research taking place at Sheffield Hallam University, Nottingham Trent University and Liverpool John Moores University.
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Equity in Doctoral Education through Partnership and Innovation (EDEPI)
Equity in Doctoral Education through Partnership and Innovation is a project which aims to increase participation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups in doctoral education.
WP1: Work-based partnership approach to postgraduate research recruitment
WP1 will work to raise awareness of doctoral education amongst staff from racialised groups across NHS trusts in Nottingham, Sheffield and Liverpool.
WP 3: Enhancing the on-course postgraduate research experience
WP3 delivers coaching/mentoring workshops for postgraduate researchers from racialised groups, supervisors and staff who support doctoral education, in partnership with the education charity Grit Breakthrough Programmes.