The university has committed to signing Advance-HE’s Race Equality Charter. The move was made by Vice Chancellor David Richardson on the last day of Black History Month. The Equality Challenge Unit, the division of Advance HE responsible for the charter, states that the charter exists to provide ‘a framework through which institutions work to identify…
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Latest trends from UUK
Universities UK (UUK) have published their latest report on patterns and trends in higher education for 2018. The report covers the academic year for 2016-17, a total of 2,316,475 students were studying at higher education establishments within the UK. At little over 1m, 44% of those in education were new entrants onto programs at these…
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Universities making ‘slow progress’ on academic racial equality
Black and Ethnic Minority (BME) academics remain an extremely small minority across UK universities, particularly in senior positions, a recent study has found. The organisation Advance HE, formerly known as the Equality Challenge Unit charity, recorded statistics for the 2016-17 academic year. Annual reports are collated with the objective of ensuring the aims of it’s…
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Survey reveals student bias against BME academics
An analysis of the 2014 National Student Survey results has revealed that black or ethnic minority academics receive more negative feedback from their students. A study, published on the 7th January this year, discovered that the ethnicity of lecturers was a significant influence on the satisfaction levels of UK undergraduate students. The researchers, from the…
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