Female researchers ‘more likely’ to be accepted by US academies
Times Higher Education
Women now have a better chance of getting in than male scholars with similar track records.
Equity in access and success in HE is no longer a luxury
University World News
Despite the spectacular expansion that has occurred in many parts of the planet in the past 60 years, severe disparities persist in higher education.
Israel-Gaza violence ‘fuelled rise in UK campus antisemitism’
Times Higher Education
Increase in tensions in Middle East led to highest ever number of incidents recorded by the Community Security Trust.
Examining equality among editors
Nature Middle East
A detailed analysis of publishing data sheds light on gender imbalances among academic journal editors and the extent to which editors publish their own work.
Damning report details antisemitism within NUS
Times Higher Education
Incidents including a student leader using the words ‘the final solution’ left Jewish students feeling like ‘pariahs’ within the UK student body.
Rice, with path-breaking leader, eyes new directions
Times Higher Education
Haitian-born DesRoches aims to grow enrolment and diversity, boost research and create new global footprint.
Hidden stories in Indonesian names
Times Higher Education
Rosemary Bai shares knowledge about the Indonesian naming system, encouraging higher education institutions and staff to be aware of its uniqueness.
Intersectionality is the only way to nurture academics of colour
Times Higher Education
Finding the blind spots in EDI efforts will more effectively support academics sitting at the intersection of minority identities. Here are three places to start.
Brand new toolbox for better gender balance in academia
Gemini
What should leaders in academia do to improve their gender balance? A new toolbox will help answer that.
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.