The transition from undergraduate study to postgraduate research is a point in the academic pipeline where a disproportionate number of students from ethnic minority backgrounds are lost due to structural barriers and bias.
This retention gap is particularly concerning for subjects with poor ethnic minority representation at undergraduate level, such as Physical Geography, Earth Science and Environmental Sciences.
Equator is a collaboration between professional bodies, grassroots organisations, academic institutions and the public sector to remove barriers, improve access and participation, and increase retention of students from ethnic minority backgrounds in postgraduate environmental research.
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Equator Alumni Fund Open for Applications!
Did you participate in the Equator Research School or Mentoring Network between 2022 and 2025? If so, you are eligible to apply for our Equator Alumni Fund! The Equator Alumni Fund will support up to 10 activities for research career development in 2025/2026. This one-off opportunity is open to applications from previous Equator participants. Awards…
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DLA-funded Equator Project coming soon!
We are very happy to announce that a new phase of Equator project interventions will run from the academic year 2025/26, thanks to sponsorship from a network of 8 NERC-funded Doctoral Landscape Award holders. The CENTA3, CREATES, ACCE+, IAPETUS, IGNITE, CROCUS, YES-DTN and E5 Doctoral Landscape Award holders have committed NERC Flexible Funding to support…