Enabling our
people to thrive
Rooted in collaboration, the White Rose University Consortium is a strategic partnership between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York.
We're the only university consortium in the country focused entirely on people development, supporting colleagues across academic and professional services.
We offer tailored support and cross-institutional initiatives, so everyone has a fair path to develop and progress.
By pooling the strength of three universities, we go further than any one institution could alone.



Apply now: Equity in Leadership development programme
The White Rose Equity in Leadership Programme is an award-winning, cross-institutional initiative aimed at fostering diversity in higher education leadership.
This free programme is for colleagues from global majority backgrounds, including academic and professional services staff identifying as Black, Asian, or other Minority Ethnicities, who aspire to move into senior leadership within the next 12–18 months.
The programme adopts an equity-based approach to accelerate career progression for global majority talent, with the ultimate goal of diversifying leadership within higher education.
Applications close on Sunday 22 November.
We support professional services colleagues and researchers from our partner universities, from postgraduate researchers and postdocs to fellows and academics.
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