Race equality ranking planned to shake up sector’s slow progress
Times Higher Education
University leader compiles data to ‘point the finger’ at institutions still lagging behind equality commitments.
Editor quits over ‘ultimatum’ to add female author to collection
Times Higher Education
LSE historian accuses journal of ‘compromising intellectual quality in favour of identity politics’.
Equal Pay Day 2022: what is the gender pay gap at my university?
Times Higher Education
Analysis reveals which UK universities have the widest gender pay gaps.
Germany’s female professors fund targets smaller universities
Times Higher Education
Fourth edition of ‘very effective’ programme will look more closely at recruitment processes and science disciplines.
Women outnumber men on UK PhDs for first time
Times Higher Education
Data hint at progress in ‘improving the pipeline’ of female researchers.
World ‘going backwards’ on equal access to higher education
Times Higher Education
Universities told to spend 5 per cent of total income on equality programmes after report finds UN 2030 goal ‘highly unlikely’ to be met.
Discussions about equality, diversity and inclusion
MINDtheGEPs
The Open Forum series invites MINDtheGEPs members as well as the public to listen to experienced keynote presenters.
Polarised Brazil debates future of racial quotas at public universities
Times Higher Education
Decade-old policy has dramatically changed the make-up of institutions, but critics claim it is unfair and unconstitutional.
Blog: Measuring the toll of COVID-19 on academic parents
LSE Impact Blog
Roxanna Nasseri Pebdani, shows how academic parents and especially mothers, have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
Scholars from certain countries face ‘quiet discrimination’
Times Higher Education
General distrust of academics from Iran, China and Russia is likely to grow in step with tensions unless campus discussions tackle suspicions, expert says.
A planetary geologist calls out racism in academia
Nature
Martha Gilmore has faced not only accusations of theft and lying, but also quiet isolation and the pain of watching racism bear down on others.
The geoscientist fighting for universities to confront systemic racism
Nature
Christopher Jackson felt obligated to speak out against racism in UK institutions, but a lack of support left him disillusioned with academia.
A paediatrician decries racism against African scientists
Nature
Nadia Sam-Agudu is tired of how international funders and collaborators infantilize her and her colleagues.
UK conference for black cancer scientists ‘will tackle inequalities’
Times Higher Education
Pioneering conference for leading black cancer scientists is part of drive to diversify UK science.
UAL offers six months paid parental leave ‘irrespective of gender’
Times Higher Education
Move designed to ‘support 21st-century families’ and help institution remain competitive.
As a black, female student, I wish I’d had a peer mentoring scheme
Times Higher Education
Asking more experienced students to volunteer to help first-years navigate their university journey, writes Bernadine Idowu.