In recent years, discussions of equality/equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) have emerged across the higher education sector. Recent surveys, reports and conferences have explored how EDI can be fostered in
postgraduate research degree programmes.
Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs), which fund and support many postgraduate researchers, have taken up the challenge within their universities. In this episode, Dr Matthew Sillence meets
Cassia Hayward-Fitch, a PhD student in American Studies at the University of East Anglia. Her research focuses on comics cultures, LGBTQ+ communities, and media reception. Cassia is also the University's
EDI Ambassador for the CHASE DTP, whose student conference on 6 November 2024 focused on Neurodivergence and the PGR Experience.
Cassia is joined by Jess Jasper, a
Learning Enhancement tutor at the University of East Anglia. Her role involves empowering learners with a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia, dyspraxia and autism to achieve their potential through using a combination of creative, person-centred and structured teaching methods.
In this conversation, our guests discuss the findings from the recent conference and how consider how institutions and individuals involved in postgraduate research can better understand and support neurodivergent researchers.
