Race and diversity

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Results of statistical analysis carried out by the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) of diversity in the EPSRC portfolio and peer review

The odds of ethnic minority researchers being successful in Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding applications were around 32 per cent lower than for white researchers. This is among the findings of analysis by the Royal Statistical Society, looking at 20,420 unique applications (for both grants and fellowships) from 11,250 individuals which were reviewed between 2014–15 and 2022–23.

Despite Islam being the world's second-largest religion, higher education rarely acknowledges Ramadan. Louise Taylor explains a new guide for university staff to boost belonging and mattering Despite Islam being the world's second-largest religion, higher education rarely acknowledges Ramadan. Louise Taylor explains a new guide for university staff to boost belonging and mattering

Some of the stories and resources from our archives that speak of Africa and the global African Diaspora.

Much has been written about issues of decolonisation, anti-racism and identity. Madhavi Dubey explains what happens when academics and students have labels applied to them Much has been written about issues of decolonisation, anti-racism and identity. Madhavi Dubey explains what happens when academics and students have labels applied to them

Andrew Young, Ben Vulliamy and Louise Oldridge explain new national initiatives aimed at addressing the lack of ethnic diversity among senior university administrative leaders Andrew Young, Ben Vulliamy and Louise Oldridge explain new national initiatives aimed at addressing the lack of ethnic diversity among senior university administrative leaders

Diamond: The Seventh Cut published on 12 September 2024 is an analysis of the largest annual data sample to date, 1.27 million contributions* made on and off-screen and at different levels and role types across most genres, between August 2022 and July 2023. The report reveals that as a whole, contributions by Black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups, women, lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB), and people who are transgender are either at or above comparable national figures while contributions by disabled people and over-50s are showing year-on-year improvement, but still fall below population and workforce estimates.

However, drawing on a data set of over 7.5 million contributions made over seven years, Diamond is able to delve below these top-level figures to highlight significant areas of continuing concern. 

Drawing from the experiences of the 2019 Global LBQ Conference and the 2024 ILGA World Conference, it is evident that local activists are increasingly frustrated with the political dynamics of international events. They are calling for accountability from the Global North and challenging the power imbalances that these countries and international organisations perpetuate in the Global South.

Concerns about secondary use of data and limited opportunities for benefit-sharing have focused attention on the tension that Indigenous communities feel between (1) protecting Indigenous rights and interests in Indigenous data (including traditional knowledges) and (2) supporting open data, machine learning, broad data sharing, and big data initiatives. The International Indigenous Data Sovereignty Interest Group (within the Research Data Alliance) is a network of nation-state based Indigenous data sovereignty networks and individuals that developed the ‘CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance’ (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, and Ethics) in consultation with Indigenous Peoples, scholars, non-profit organizations, and governments. The CARE Principles are people– and purpose-oriented, reflecting the crucial role of data in advancing innovation, governance, and self-determination among Indigenous Peoples. The Principles complement the existing data-centric approach represented in the ‘FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship’ (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable). The CARE Principles build upon earlier work by the Te Mana Raraunga Maori Data Sovereignty Network, US Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network, Maiam nayri Wingara Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Sovereignty Collective, and numerous Indigenous Peoples, nations, and communities. The goal is that stewards and other users of Indigenous data will ‘Be FAIR and CARE.’ In this first formal publication of the CARE Principles, we articulate their rationale, describe their relation to the FAIR Principles, and present examples of their application.

This three-year research project seeks, for the first time, to produce a scholarly examination of the so-called Windrush Scandal within a fully transnational framework, one that properly considers the agency of a wide variety of official and non-official actors from both sides of the Atlantic and the role of the post-colonial and Commonwealth contexts of international relations.

Who Drives African Research? Reflections on International Education Day

Abstract: This working paper incorporates insights from the University of York’s Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre (IGDC) Decolonising Development Research Podcast series with existing literature to examine the opportunities and challenges of decolonising research.

In July 2024, we asked Where were the women of colour? in relation to media coverage of the UK General Election. In a recent webinar with our partners Pass the Mic Scotland and the University of Strathclyde, we explored our collaboration to monitor the representation of women of colour in the media.

Our dynamic line-up of speakers included:

• Katie Goh, Equal Media and Culture Centre
• Professor Karen Boyle, University of Strathclyde
• Assa Samaké-Roman, Journalist
• Talat Yaqoob, founder of Pass the Mic
• Melody House, Researcher