Equity in doctoral education through partnership and innovation (EDEPI)

This project will improve access and participation for racialised groups to PGR, across 3 modern universities. It will target recruitment, admissions, and transition as critical points of systemic inequality in doctoral education.

Resources required:

• Funding/partners to collaborate on bids and programme.

Available evidence of impact:

• Innovative practices emerging from programmes.
• Reduction in inequality within the PGR lifecycle for BAME PGR’s.
• Increase in embedding EDI across the sector within PGR programmes for BAME students.

Links to available resources:

• Equity in Doctoral Education through Partnership and Innovation (EDEPI) | Nottingham Trent University

Implementation and potential challenges:

• Look at successful bids where programmes fit with social sciences to consider future bids internal or external opportunities.
• Access to funding streams – where to locate internal and externally to institutions.
• Potential collaborations – institutions or local organisations that would offer value and shared communities of practice.
• Culture change.

How to Use:

• Look to co-develop and implement work-based partnership approach to PGR recruitment.
• Pilot with workplace.
• Develop competency framework for doctoral admissions.
• Create coaching/mentoring workshops for PG researchers from racialised groups.