US campus reinstates bar on looking after children while working
Times Higher Education
Florida State University’s move triggers concern about impact on female employees, as coronavirus continues to spread.
Ethnic minority academics less likely to win UK research grants
Times Higher Education
But data from UKRI show that fellowship success rates for women and BAME researchers are now higher than men and white academics.
Opinion: The new ERA must do more for gender equality
EURACTIV
As we slowly emerge from the coronavirus outbreak in Europe, one thing is clear – it has brought to the front various aspects of gender equality issues, writes Marcela Linkova.
Most male scientists collaborate only with men – Polish study
Times Higher Education
Major data analysis of authorship patterns also finds gap is largest among youngest scholars.
California set to renew affirmative action in admissions
Times Higher Education
Lawmakers approve referendum on reversing 1996 ban, although with tempered expectations.
White academics told to support real change on race
Times Higher Education
Deborah Gabriel also calls for imposition of financial penalties on universities that fail to tackle pay gaps.
Pandemic lockdown holding back female academics, data show
Times Higher Education
But funding bodies look to alleviate career impact.
‘Direct intervention’ needed to up BAME postgrad representation
Times Higher Education
Briefing note from UKCGE shows drop-off in numbers at PhD level compared to undergraduate.
Tackling racism has to be a priority for universities, forum told
Times Higher Education
Universities must put as much effort into equality and diversity strategies as they do into other areas, say leading academics.
Gender and ethnicity graduate gap outlined by new UK data
Times Higher Education
First release of Graduate Outcomes, which looks at what people are doing 15 months after leaving university, shows stark differences for some groups.
Oxford’s Oriel College votes to remove Rhodes statue
Times Higher Education
Rhodes Must Fall campaigners say their ‘optimism is cautious’ after college announcement.
Rhodes Must Fall returns along with call for decolonisation in HE
Times Higher Education
Swell of global anti-racism protests brings hope for change but academics warn ‘we’ve been here before’.
'It's what students look for': the Dutch university that's only hiring women
The Guardian
Just 15% of professors at Eindhoven University of Technology were women until it introduced a radical new scheme.
Opinion: The scientific community needs constant self-assessment
Times Higher Education
Women and racial minorities are more likely to introduce valuable scientific novelty, says Bas Hofstra and Daniel McFarland.
Opinion: Universities can and should do much more to address systemic racism
Times Higher Education
An inadequate response to the death of George Floyd will diminish universities, says ’Funmi Olonisakin.
If universities struggle financially, BAME academics will lose their jobs first
The Guardian
BAME academics’ jobs tend to be less secure, but losing them would send universities backwards.