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Tag Archives: Equality
Are We Nearly There Yet?
The Equality Challenge Unit has recently published its annual survey of statistical information about staff and students in UK universities (this year there are two reports covering separately all grades of staff and students) . There is a wealth of … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Women in Science
Tagged Athena Swan, ECU, Equality, gender pay gap, undergraduate population
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Funders get Tough
This post is not, as UK readers might think from the title, a tirade about one of our Research Councils’ shortsightedness. On the contrary, it is a plaudit for a UK ministry, who are showing admirable steel on behalf of … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Research, Science Funding, Women in Science
Tagged Athena Swan, Department of Health, Equality, research funding
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ASSET 2010 – A Metaphorical Call to Arms for HEI’s
There is a danger that the message that there is an uneven playing field for women in science (and indeed in many other fields) has been repeated so often that it is no longer heard. However, it is still true. … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged appraisal, ASSET, Equality, promotion, success
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Lawson, Willetts and Equality
Dearie me, it really is the silly season. Dominic Lawson, in today’s Independent, writes a perfectly sane piece about the fact that if more girls go to university than in the past, then necessarily there are fewer places for boys … Continue reading
