Grants aim to tackle ‘shocking’ lack of black UK chemists
Times Higher Education
Three-year scheme will support institutional projects that address racism and racial inequalities.
Rise of female leaders
Times Higher Education
Sector’s progress in appointing women to top positions will help address remaining gender imbalances, but only with more work.
First EU gender equality champions to be awarded
European Commission
The European Commission is delighted to announce the winners of the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions.
New factsheet highlights gender disparities
Unesco
On International Women’s Day, UNESCO is releasing its latest #HerEducationOurFuture factsheet on gender equality in education.
Brussels threatens Italy over failure to end lettori dispute
Times Higher Education
European Commission warns of further legal action after Italian universities refuse to offer back pay to unjustly treated foreign lecturers.
Which study destinations rely most on a few source countries?
Times Higher Education
Australia, New Zealand and Canada have some of the least diverse international student populations, data show.
Faculty Gender Imbalances Yield Biased Student Ratings
Inside Higher Ed
Men and women are both at risk from bias in gender-lopsided departments, but women more so.
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.
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.
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.