Women in science are making a difference during the pandemic
UN Women
This 11 February, we’re celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science by highlighting just some of the women.
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Imposing an antisemitism definition on academics undermines freedom
Times Higher Education
Fighting discrimination is a must, says Hagit Borer.
Racism victims ‘struggle to access mental health support’
Times Higher Education
Study warns lack of ethnic minority representation among counselling staff could lead to problems being dismissed.
Female academics bounced back in publishing as lockdowns eased
Times Higher Education
Percentage of papers with female authors rose markedly in latter part of 2020.
Conservative forces ‘limiting racial progress’ on US campuses
Times Higher Education
African American studies chair says tackling inequality is ‘on a knife-edge’ and urges institutions to stop ‘tinkering around the edges’.
Four in 10 Muslim staff think Islamophobia ‘normalised’ on campus
Times Higher Education
Author of London Met study attacks universities’ ‘empty platitudes and virtue signalling’.
Minority PhDs ‘have higher aspirations in diverse departments’
Times Higher Education
Research finds that having just one scholar from an underrepresented group has a positive impact.
Major study rejects idea of gender bias in academic publishing
Times Higher Education
Manuscripts by female authors enjoy more favourable treatment in many disciplines, according to analysis of 350,000 journal submissions.
Single academics ‘have worse work-life balance’
Times Higher Education
Whether academic is in a relationship has bigger impact on their perception of work-life balance than whether or not they have children, study finds.
Men ‘worse at coping with disruption to research’ during pandemic
Times Higher Education
Male PhD students reporting higher levels of psychological distress than women, survey says.
The long road to decolonisation still has miles to travel
Times Higher Education
The impact of the Black Lives Matter movement has raised urgent issues for universities about who should be taught what – and how.
Chasing diversity, George Mason weighs what it must give up
Times Higher Education
First black president pushes Virginia university to overcome its name and reputation.
Cancel culture – reality or myth?
Forskerforum
Is freedom of speech threatened in academia, or are such charges simply a rhetorical move to hush up legitimate criticism?
Interviews with Research Policy-Makers
European Platform of Women Scientists
We have the great honour to begin this series of interviews by that of Mr. Jean-Eric Paquet, Director General for R&I of the European Commission.
‘One in five’ female students in UK is victim of sexual assault
Times Higher Education
Ethnic minority students twice as likely to be assaulted in teaching space as white classmates.
UK v-cs ‘should take lead on tackling racial harassment’
Times Higher Education
Universities UK guidance says institutions must introduce training on concepts such as white privilege.