Equality scheme letter ‘crossed line’, universities tell Donelan
Times Higher Education
UUK letter to minister says it is ‘unclear what evidence is available’ to back claim that external schemes threaten free speech and requests meeting.
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Recruitment reforms urged to curb French ‘moustache positions’
Times Higher Education
Parisian professor says hers is the first to appoint a selection committee by lot, an approach that should be taken up nationwide.
Donelan tells universities to consider leaving equality schemes
Times Higher Education
English institutions told to ‘reflect carefully’ on whether initiatives such as Race Equality Charter are in conflict with duty to uphold free speech.
Tackling campus sexual misconduct ‘needs actions, not just words’
Times Higher Education
Change is finally beginning to happen across higher education but campaigners say structural change is needed, not sticking plasters.
Female researchers ‘much less likely to get authorship credit’
Times Higher Education
Lab-by-lab approach determining who gets credit and who doesn’t must be replaced by more comprehensive policies, researchers say.
Sharing new and innovative measures for structural change
GENDER-NET Plus
What kind of measures can be useful to improve gender balance in senior positions and research management in academia?
Are US universities driving inequality?
Times Higher Education
Once lauded as engines of social mobility, American universities are increasingly perceived as widening social and economic injustices.
Social background as a challenge for doctoral education
EUA Council for Doctoral Education
In order to better support first-generation academics, it is important to deal with the particular hurdles that many of them face on their academic career path.
‘Glaring lack of diversity’ among public health journal editors
Female scholars grossly under-represented on editorial boards of public health and environmental science publications, says Cambridge-led study.
Editorial: Diversity in science prizes: why is progress so slow?
Nature
Many prize-givers still don’t publish details of nominations – a key step towards ensuring that awards are fair and unbiased.
Scientists from minority groups are disadvantaged in STEM
Science
Interactions with work colleagues can be challenging for anyone to navigate. But they’re more difficult for some than others.
What cancel culture? Most students happy with freedom of speech
Times Higher Education
Major survey finds most UK undergraduates hear wide variety of opinions shared on campus and share their views freely.
A new Horizon Europe project
NKC Gender & science
GENDERACTIONplus: A new Horizon Europe project to advance gender equality in the European Research Area.
How should Western universities combat caste discrimination?
Times Higher Education
Caste-focused policies spark disagreement on ‘difficult to pin down’ problem.
Female scientists less likely to win prizes named after men
Times Higher Education
Survey of more than 9,000 prizewinners reiterates ‘urgent’ need to tackle gender representation, authors say .
‘Missing out’ on maternity provision
Times Higher Education
Women on fixed-term contracts in Russell Group universities less likely to return to work after maternity leave than permanent peers.