Minority RightsWho gets access to research funding - and who doesn’t?
In the UK, funding success rates are around 27% for white applicants compared to 17% for ethnic minority researchers, with average grants over £100,000 lower. When inequalities are built into systems, discrimination becomes harder to detect - and harder to enforce against. But, equal rights require more than equal rules.
📖https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/university-academics-ethnic-minorities-funding-grants-research-a9200316.html
In the UK, funding success rates are around 27% for white applicants compared to 17% for ethnic minority researchers, with average grants over £100,000 lower. When inequalities are built into systems, discrimination becomes harder to detect - and harder to enforce against. But, equal rights require more than equal rules.
📖https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/university-academics-ethnic-minorities-funding-grants-research-a9200316.html
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