Class in academia: ‘Researchers are not like the average person’
“Yes, more researchers have parents with higher education. But you don’t have to be born into academia to succeed,” says Silje Fekjær, Vice-Rector at OsloMet.
What is good diversity management?
“Diversity management is not only about the needs of minorities, but also about the other employees who might need adaptation when they’re going through rough patches in their lives,” says Professor Gro Mjeldheim Sandal.
Women end up doing the academic housework
While women actively participate in the practical work at their organisation, men dodge it.
New European guidelines for equality in academia
The EU project GENDERACTIONplus is set to host a conference on equality in February. Why is this conference so important for Norwegian research institutions?
Most read in 2023: Racism and Sámi languages in higher education
The article about a new plan against racism at Østfold University College was the most popular one last year.
Equality is about more than just gender
How can we work intersectionally? We could, for example, investigate where male and female students with an immigrant background end up in their education," says professor Yvonne Benschop.
We lack knowledge about class divides in academia
“Social background affects whether you take higher education, what you study, the grades you get, and whether or not you finish your education. But little is known about how social class affects academic careers,” says researcher Thea Strømme.
“Affirmative action leads to better inclusion”
Measures to include marginalised groups are often controversial, because they are not adequately justified, according to associate professor Melina Duarte.
New report on the COVID-19 pandemic: How the lives of researchers were impacted
The lives of researchers changed dramatically during the lockdown, and in several different ways, according to head of research Espen Solberg.
At the start line for a broad understanding of equality
The laws and policies of many European countries include different grounds for discrimination. "Yet intersectional perspectives in research policy are still at an early stage," says Heidi Holt Zachariassen, co-author of a recent report.
“Without our university, there wouldn’t have been any Sámi-speaking teachers”
Sámi University of Applied Sciences is the main supplier of Sámi-speaking teachers to schools in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia. The majority are women, but an increasing number of men are also applying, according to Rector Laila Susanne Vars.