UK's whiter than white universities: "Data shows that out of 17,880 professors only 85 were black, 950 were Asian, 365 were “other” (including mixed race). There are just 17 black female professors in the entire British university system." @theculturecraft
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I have really enjoyed working on the Changing Mindsets project with some great people. I have learnt a lot and we have had some fun along the way. So glad I got to join for the final day of the GEA conference 2019 #GEAConf2019@genderanded
So happy #GEAConf2019 is being held in my hometown of Portsmouth. All ready for the pre-conf day symposia. Giving a workshop with @Jess_Gagnon & on the ECR panel. If any delegates throughout the week need any advice on the city, a lift or anything give me a shout @genderanded
Learn more about the stellar keynote speakers for #GEAConf2019 Professors @KalwantBhopal Deevia Bhana @HeidiMirza @EmmaRenold https://t.co/orDu14MEkA Six days to go!
6/8: We know that academic attainment at both school & undergraduate level is significantly associated with ethnic background, therefore any over-reliance on academic attainment in the short-listing process disproportionately affects BME applicants.
If you couldnt attend my talk yesterday on increasing diversity in Clinical Psychology (#DiversifyClinPsy) I'll try summarize it in 8 Tweets (it was quite long!)
1/8: People from BME backgrounds have been under-represented in CP training for years but NOT because they dont apply!
@SFelix18 talking about higher education, the experiences and attainment gaps of BME students in their own words. ‘They want me to be white...but I can’t!’
"Cambridge is to open up to 100 extra places for disadvantaged students who perform better than expected in their A-levels, in a bid to improve diversity" https://t.co/j3guYWo1Yp
‘It seems it is not enough to live side by side. We need to engage compassionately with the human experience of our fellow citizens,’ says @Penny_Ten ahead of #HallamEdFest
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"On the issue of attainment gap, colleges are widening access to students from a range of backgrounds, but are not meeting targets for students from the most deprived areas"https://t.co/NqetaF874m
What's impt to know is that ethnic min students are less likely to get a good degree *even when* you take account of their prior attainment, age & gender. Many reasons but BME academic role models matter too. https://t.co/5UI04sVrWJ