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SeNSS is a consortium of 10 leading UK universities
promoting inventive and inclusive social science research,
and providing PGR funding.
SeNSS universities
New report on PG Widening Participation
available via SeNSS website
• compares UG profiles of each SeNSS HEI partner against their PGT/PGR profiles, and against national HESA data for social science disciplines.
• tracks progress of SeNSS applicants through our sift stages.
• provides SeNSS and UK PG HE community with new data and benchmarks to shape new WP strategies.
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Progression of BAME Students in SeNSS Application Process
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2019
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Progression of Female BAME Students in SeNSS Application Process
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Progression of BAME Students in SeNSSApplication Process, by School Type (2019)
UK BAME
non-UKBAME
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Progression of UK Students in SeNSSApplication Process, by School Type (2019)
UK BAME
non-UKBAME
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Outside UK
Selective
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Non-SeNSS Institutions
SeNSS Institutions
Proportion BAME Students enrolled in Social Science PGR studies
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8
Non-SeNSS Institutions
SeNSS Institutions
Proportion Female BAME Students enrolled in Social Science PGR studies
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2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
UK PGR Funding for BAME and Females
UK Government (Female)
UK Government (BAME)
SeNSS PGR WP strategy
Encourage SeNSS universities to develop own PG WP strategies• align with UG WP, progression/attainment, Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter
Broaden SeNSS applicant pool• outreach to under-rep groups; 1+3 awards for students with no Masters; map
applicant postcodes against LPNs (at point of UG and PG application).
Enhance fairness of SeNSS selection processes• improve proportional participation relative to national HESA averages for SeNSS-
related PGR studies; require all SeNSS selectors to complete EDI training.
Enhance inclusivity of SeNSS community• ensure our activities, panels, comms are diverse and inclusive;
Promote better PG WP practice across HE and UKRI• work with DTPs, RCs and UKCGE on fair access to PG study; strengthen UKRI focus
on UK researcher pipelines, alongside UK research infrastructure.
UEA Doctoral College
Working Group on BAME PGR Experience
• PGRs/staff with first-hand experiences
• analysing local and national statistical data
• internal report due June 2020
Essex PGRE team
• Plans for scoping work on PGR WP
• Consulting with Salema Foot (PGR Sociology)
– MA thesis: international PG student perspectives on studying at the University of Essex
– PhD project: improving and enhancing the lived academic experiences of BAME students in the UK
Contacts
Pamela Cox
[email protected] or @ProfPamelaCox
Salema Foot
[email protected] or via LinkedIn
Gina Yannitell Reinhardt
[email protected] or @gyannirein
Resources
• Yannitell Reinhardt, Gina (2019) Widening Participation in the South East Network of Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SeNSS DTP). Unpublished report by ARISE, commissioned by SeNSS.
• Foot, Salema (2019) What are Postgraduate International Student Perspectives about studying at the University of Essex? A Critical University Studies dissertation. Unpublished MA dissertation, submitted to the University of Essex, Department of Sociology.
• https://leadingroutes.org/launch-the-broken-pipeline-report• https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/sep/12/look-at-how-white-the-
academy-is-why-bame-students-arent-doing-phds• http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/article/diversity-pgrh-population-response-422.aspx• https://wonkhe.com/blogs/black-students-arent-getting-funded-phds-whos-
responsible-for-fixing-that/• https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/jan/08/universities-must-listen-
more-closely-to-their-bame-staff-and-students
