You are warmly invited to the below event, which focuses on recent work by the DEAR Centre.

Midlands Research Culture Webinar - Addressing doctoral inequalities: Making change in doctoral admissions and reasonable adjustments/mitigating circumstances

1^st May 2025, 12-1 BST (UK time)

Online event hosted by Midlands Innovation Research Culture Forum

DEAR Centre Event - speakers Prof Emily Henderson and Dr James Burford

Register here:

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/53f088d7-0261-4451-a927-182095dfcd8a@67bda7ee-fd80-41ef-ac91-358418290a1e

Abstract

What are some of the vital but as yet under-explored areas of research culture which deserve further attention in the contemporary university? In this webinar we summarise key findings and recommendations from a series of recent research projects addressing inequalities in doctoral education in the UK. We begin by introducing the key findings of the ‘Pre-Application Doctoral Communication’ and ‘Searching for a Supervisor’ projects, which examined the pre-application stage of doctoral admissions as a site of gatekeeping to research careers and the academic profession. We also share key findings from the Mitigation and Adjustment for Doctoral Education (MADE) project, which sought to propose key recommendations to improve reasonable adjustments and mitigating circumstances policies and processes.