Welcome and Induction Event - LAHP Team, Vision, Funding, Equality

Welcome and Induction Event 13 October 2020 www.lahp.ac.uk

LAHP Team Prof. Alison Blunt Prof. Hugh Bowden Director Deputy Director (Training & Cohort Development) Dr Anna Sexton Deputy Director (Collaborations & Partnerships) Mispa Same-Essaka Manager Valeria Farruggia Senior Support Officer Lewis Knapp Support Officer

Vision LAHP provides the strongest possible foundation for capacity, quality and creativity for doctoral research in the Arts and Humanities. Working with its HEI and non-HEI partners, LAHP supports doctoral students to become experts in their chosen fields and to develop the skills, knowledge and experience required not only for their research but also for their future careers in academia and beyond. Through its training and cohort development programme, collaborations and partnerships, and the resources and opportunities provided by its London location, LAHP s vision is for its doctoral students to achieve their full potential as civically-minded, globally-aware, socially-engaged, ethical and impactful scholars. LAHP aims to be a positive force for change by strengthening and diversifying research, impact and engagement across the Arts & Humanities within higher education and the wider sector.

Funding Open studentships are funded for 3 years (full-time or part-time equivalent); Collaborative Doctoral Awards are funded for 3.5 years (full-time or part- time equivalent); All students can apply for a funded extension for up to 6 months for a placement or other work connected to, but not a core part of, the PhD; The submission deadline stays the same: 4 years from the start of a full-time studentship; 7 years from the start of a part-time studentship.

Equality, diversity and inclusion LAHP is committed to becoming more equal, diverse and inclusive in our recruitment and working practices and to promoting positive change for our students and staff, across our HEI and non-HEI partners, and in the arts, cultural and heritage sectors in London and beyond. We are committed to the provision of equality of opportunity for all of our applicants, students and staff. We are committed to a community in which all people can learn, work and interact freely without fear of discrimination, prejudice or harassment. All applicants, students, staff, supervisors and stakeholders will be treated equitably and will not be accorded less favourable treatment on the grounds of: gender, marital / civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender re-assignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity or national origins, religion or similar philosophical belief, spent criminal conviction, age or disability.

LAHP Black and Global Majority Network LAHP Black and Global Majority Network New student-led network to bring students from marginalised ethnic and racial backgrounds together. The network is for students who identify as People of Colour, BAME, and/or part of Black and Global Majority racial and ethnic groups. The network hopes to promote a sense of community within the wider LAHP cohort for Black and Global Majority students, with longer-term ambitions of organising social events and collaborative seminars which will represent and platform a plurality of voices. Please email Nadine Deller (nadine.deller@cssd.ac.uk) or Mispa Same-Essaka (LAHP Manager m.same-essaka@ucl.ac.uk) if you would like to join the network.

Training Programme LAHP provides training for all LAHP student (and for other students from LAHP partners where space allows). All training is currently being delivered online. This training is intended to complement training is provided by your own HEI, and the discipline-specific training provided in research seminars. You are expected to do 10 days of training per year during your studentship in addition to the requirement of your own HEI.

Training Programme Skills training including: Modern Languages Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish (other languages when required) Writing for publications and conference presentations Reading Groups Public Speaking, Public Engagement, Blog/Website/Podcast Development Coping with Stress Career development (non-academic and academic)

LAHP Funding for Research Support Research Support Fund Language Fund Impact, Engagement and Entrepreneurship Fund Research Extensions and Placement Fund Student-led Activities Fund Staff-led Activities Fund

Training Needs Assessment LAHP expects students and supervisors to carry out a training needs assessment in the first months of their award There should then be a review at the start of each subsequent year The training needs assessment process should align with institutional arrangements Information from training needs assessment will feed into training programme development, and should guide student applications to research support funds

Cohort Development Events Welcome and Induction event (this one) Spring Placement event Summer Research Day Other events to be arranged