Staff diversity: socio-economic background
Social Market Foundation says rest of UK should follow Scotland’s lead in easing uncertainty for care leavers and applicants estranged from their families
Diversity initiatives at the university ‘not working’, says union, as scholarships going to most advantaged students while diversity rates decline
Burnout is rife in an era when the traditional attractions of academia to obsessives are diluted by many new duties, observes Joseph Cronin
Graduates from privileged backgrounds almost six times more likely to work in creative industries than poorer people with only GCSEs
Neurodiverse academics and those from non-English backgrounds can struggle with verbal etiquette – but we don’t mean to offend, says a UK academic
Misleading claims that some undergraduates are unjustly receiving extra help obscure how many universities are actually failing to provide sufficient support to disabled students, says Chris Pepin-Neff
Some resisters mistrust tertiary education but others just do not see the need
Enrolment rate for free school meal and black pupils is in reverse, according to DfE data
Credentialing is a key good offered by universities, but giving some students more help than others undermines it, says Justin Noia
Some days all I can do is watch Gilmore Girls. But on others I may come up with an idea that changes my whole research field, says Vikky Leaney
Experts weight in on how Supreme Court’s national prohibition on affirmative action has affected diversity of this year’s intake
Disadvantaged students reported feeling under-supported in their transition to higher education
Policies must protect gender-critical beliefs as well as trans and non-binary staff, former OfS head says in wake of tribunal judgment
Research suggests some widespread initiatives don’t work, and some even lead to a decrease in academic diversity. So why do they continue to be rolled out? And what should institutions try instead? Rosa Ellis reports
Manchester Met named as top-performing institution for inclusion in new report
Thousands more students on the autism spectrum are entering universities thanks to improved diagnosis and support from schools. John Ross examines how institutions are adapting to this challenge and what more can be done
The Florida Tech president on creating a 'living, breathing' strategic plan, the explosion of the space industry and why diversity matters
Following progress on gender pay disparity, universities should start providing annual statistics on ethnicity pay, say David Mba and Robert Mokaya
Support networks, mentoring and inter-institutional collaboration could make a big contribution to improving representation, says Mercy Denedo
Limiting overseas enrolments will reduce diversity and hit capacity to fund programmes that enhance Indigenous higher education, says Barry Judd
Astronomer hired on fellowship supporting scientists to return from career breaks says hoped-for permanent role was not advertised and handed instead to partner of outstanding minority appointee
Not international, not domestic, no networks, transient mindset: new support group raises the bar for students from forced migration backgrounds
Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have come under sustained attack from the political right, resulting in the shuttering of DEI offices and curbs on teaching and research. With affirmative action also banned, how might universities continue to support minority students and staff, asks Paul Basken
Educators need to do more to help students reassess the meaning they attach to labels such as “female engineer”, says Elena Liquete
The party behind the UK’s 50 per cent target is back in power but, while it still pledges commitment to equality of opportunity, it’s not clear what role – if any – universities will play in achieving this mission
While there are ethnic, class and gender penalties, Sean Brophy found no evidence of an extra penalty for falling into more than one category
References to equality, diversity and inclusion all rising sharply, according to Open Syllabus database
Report by Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes examines the earnings and employment status of more than 1 million individuals
Persistent earning gaps by gender, ethnicity and socio-economic background are unfair to individuals and a drag on the economy, says Omar Khan
The president of San José State University on harnessing location to build partnerships, the importance of representation and why she isn’t a ‘traditional academic’
Ease of entry encourages access, and most universities have enough places to guarantee entry without requiring personal statements, says Tim Leunig
La Trobe moniker celebrates a genocidal past, staff and students say
Significant majority for Labour would open up opportunities to change university system over the next decade, UUK chief tells meeting of black leaders
Proposed commission would probe ‘massive surge’ in antisemitic incidents and ‘capitulation to extremists’
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be treated little differently from their privileged cousins, critics say
Expanding the pool of candidates for an unpaid but significant commitment is hard, but there are rich rewards for both sides, says Kim Frost
Research suggests women particularly benefit from schemes that guarantee admission to highest-achieving school leavers
Senegal’s oldest university is bringing together medical doctors and traditional healers to find potential areas of agreement, its vice-chancellor explains
Top US research funding agency, while unsure about proposed change to mission statement, swings back at partisan attempts to limit an equity-focused agenda
University of Technology Sydney head on achieving impact on policy and sustainability by building partnerships, fossil fuel divestment and boosting Indigenous enrolment
Figures also showed record 50.1 per cent of postgraduate students for the 2023 admissions cycle were from outside the European Union
More nuanced data could help tease out why some disadvantaged students manage to buck the trend and overperform, says Nikolai Elkins
Equity, diversity and inclusion staff in US higher education are losing their jobs in the wake of anti-EDI laws, but college leaders are mobilising, reports Rosa Ellis
First drop in proportion of admissions coming from maintained schools since 2014
Our public exhibition on maths’ global origins aims to stimulate discussion about decolonisation and inclusion, says John Armstrong
Nation’s main higher education grouping sees lessons from religious focus during time of political pressure, while stirring some cautions and even alarm
The colleges need to remember their medieval origins and act with greater shared purpose, says Simon Ravenscroft
Academic exploration of leading university’s traditions uncovers dispossession, eugenics and grave robbing
ATEC must work to ensure that under-represented groups aren’t cut adrift from the knowledge economy just as it moves up a gear, says Shamit Saggar
Canberra should not stifle university revenue while unrolling expensive equity reforms, says implementation committee member
Identity politics’ 1960s progenitors had a level of nuance and erudition that today’s EDI activists would do well to emulate, says Martin Levy
Acknowledging Aboriginal intellectual traditions could ‘bring students back’ while improving weather forecasts, says co-creator of new course
Western business practice is not universal, so why are studies from elsewhere so rare in the literature, asks Yuliya Snihur
Gendering and decolonising curricula requires a nuanced consideration of learners’ diverse perspectives and cultural contexts, says Heather Jeffrey
While diversity advocates bemoaned 2023 ruling restricting affirmative action, broad tally affirms that nation’s institutions generally didn’t use that power
Study concludes that learning how to pronounce students’ names properly should be included in diversity and inclusion policies at universities ‘because it goes to the heart of people’s identities’
Substantial allowance ‘fair recompense’ for extra expectations on Aboriginal employees, Murdoch says
Study says fears of under-representation are ‘unfounded’ and warns affirmative action could therefore be ‘unlawful’
While well intentioned, reserving positions for under-represented groups only takes us further away from the colour-blind ideal, says an academic
David Mba creates fully funded PhD studentships after taking reins at Birmingham City University
