New data has revealed that black students are 22 times more likely to have their university applications investigated, as reported in the Independent today. Here is a word from our Equality And Diversity Champion on this finding: To quote a colleague of mine, this finding is appalling on 2 counts: First, that there are low numbers of Black … [Read more…]
Ben A Barres has published an article in Nature, speaking about their experience as a female-to-male transgender person in academia and breaking down the claim that women are not advancing in science because of innate inability. All students, male and female, would benefit from training in how to be more skillful presenters, to exert a … [Read more…]
Since the 18th of September 2017, the School of Psychology has used the following guidelines for gathering data on participants’ gender: The ideal situation is to provide a completely open ended question: Gender: _______________________ However this is not always practical. Therefore, at a minimum you should include the following options: I identify my gender as: … [Read more…]
I am delighted to endorse the efforts of the School of Psychology in achieving a Bronze Athena SWAN Award. The School has worked hard to embed the principles of the charter into its day-to-day activities and to influence decision making at all levels. Participation in the scheme has already had a number of benefits including … [Read more…]