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.
Women outnumber men on UK PhDs for first time
Times Higher Education
Data hint at progress in ‘improving the pipeline’ of female researchers.
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 paediatrician decries racism against African scientists
Nature
Nadia Sam-Agudu is tired of how international funders and collaborators infantilize her and her colleagues.
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.
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.
Free speech champions seen as fix for academic freedom ‘crisis’
Times Higher Education
Institutions should assign a senior university manager to uphold academic freedom in same way as equality is promoted at board level, says report.
Female academics’ career opportunities ‘reduced after #MeToo’
Times Higher Education
World-first study highlights need for clear sexual harassment policies, suggesting that men became more wary of collaborating with female colleagues.
Academic says racist abuse a regular occurrence in Ireland
Times Higher Education
Senior lecturer in Islam receives note telling him to ‘go back to where he belongs’ in latest of several menacing incidents.
Gender gap ‘impossible to overcome’ without ‘intervention’
Times Higher Education
Everyday researchers must be promoted equitably and star researchers must be hired equitably, New Zealand study finds.