Reports
Cohort 1 Report
Evaluation report on cohort 1 of the Accomplished Study Programme in Research Excellence (ASPIRE)
October 2022
Cohort 2 Report
The report details the process and impact evaluation of the ASPIRE programme over its second year and second cohort of scholars, supervisors, and mentors. Cohort 2 ran from February to June 2023 with 16 scholars, 15 mentors and 14 supervisors.
July 2023
Articles
ASPIRE secures funding
Sheffield Hallam University has secured funding to lead one project and be partner in two others to improve opportunities for Black, Asian and minority ethnic students to undertake postgraduate research
November 2021
First cohort graduate from programme
A programme set up to increase the number of black doctoral-level students has seen the first cohort graduate
October 2022
ASPIRE Cohort Two
More than 40 students from a black background have graduated from a programme set up to help tackle inequality in research and encourage diversity at doctoral-level study
July 2023
How ASPIRE is changing the narratives for Black students
Ifedapo Francis Awolowo explains how a personalised mentoring scheme could be increasing Black students’ participation in postgraduate study
June 2023
How universities can address the lack of Black scholars in academia
In the UK, out of 164 university vice-chancellors, only two are Black. Professor David Mba was recently appointed as the first Black vice-chancellor at Birmingham City University.
December 2023
Expanding Influence In Business And Beyond For Black Students
There is just one Black CEO in the whole of the UK FTSE 100. In a country where close to a million Black people are in the workforce, only Dr. Segun Ogunsanya at Airtel Africa is currently at the head of any of the largest 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange by market cap.
October 2023
Towards widening participation in post-graduate research: The ASPIRE programme
This article will provide an overview of the literature on the history of racism in higher education in the UK, focusing on postgraduate research education, and provide insight and evidence from the ASPIRE programme on how a personalised mentorship program has the potential to make a difference in widening participation for Black students.
2023