Our mentoring programme allows mentors to be connected with current students and graduates from underrepresented backgrounds.
2-week work shadowing placements provide you with the opportunity to gain a valuable insight into academic research careers. The placements are almost like a “try before you buy” experience.
8-week studentships provide the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on research experience in a laboratory with the intention of developing research currency.
Loss of diverse talent.
Reduced Interdisciplinarity and flow of diverse talent from academia to other sectors (for e.g., industry)
Inhibits access to the best research talent and affects productivity and creativity in the research environment
Results in senior management teams that are not representative of the regions they operate in.
is tailored to the individual university’s needs with the aim of improving widening participation to academia.
from underrepresented backgrounds have been through the programme
We are expanding our partnerships rapidly
the ERA placements were highly effective in providing an insight into academic research careers
they would not have been able to access all the information necessary to enter a career in academia without the ERA programme
or further education
Samia Tajbiha
Lakshmi Pathmanathan
Giulia Kengne Fotso
Rahil Isar
Lien Salcedo
Gresilda Asllani
Sabrin Mohamed
Rutendo Makuve
Somto Muoneke
Maya Caan
Javeria Nishtar
Ruchi Wadhwa
Ilyas Moosavi
Diyana Anthony
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