Surrey Black Scholars Initiatives

SBS Initiatives at Surrey were put in place to support researchers experience. Each initiative addressed financial, academic or social dimensions of doctoral participation, and intentionally incorporating mechanisms for institutional learning, including mentoring, inclusive supervision practices, staff development and the processes involved in this programme evaluation.

SBS Scholars engaged with these initiatives by attending events, applying for bursary grants, or building their network through career opportunities, with some students leading as SBS Representatives to champion these initiatives and foster community between scholars.

Initiative Highlight:

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SBS had a total of 12 initiatives grouped under financial, academic, and social interventions

Financial Intervention:

  1. Ring-fenced fully funded PhD studentships
  2. Funded undergraduate research internships
  3. Pre-registration summer school bursaries
  4. Employability Boost bursaries

Academic Intervention:

  1. Inclusive and decolonised researcher development programme
  2. Culturally competent supervision training
  3. Teaching qualification support (Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education)

Social Intervention:

  1. Mentoring
  2. External industry placement scheme
  3. Black in Academia speaker series, SBS seminar series and conference
  4. Black in Industry: Alumni Networking Event
  5. Surrey Black Scholars Newsletter

SBS Initiatives serve as legacy pieces that detail scholars' activities and engagement, building a legacy for future Black postgraduate researchers.
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