Academics from BME backgrounds squeezed out at the top

A graph shows acutely how the representation of black and minority ethnic scholars drops away with the increasing seniority of academic posts

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June 25, 2015
Last updated
June 25, 2015
Holly Else
A black academic in a lecture hall
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Article originally published as: In the minority: academics from BME backgrounds squeezed out at the top (25 June 2015)

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#1 Submitted by katrinagulliver on June 27, 2015 - 3:41pm
Actually, what this table shows is that BME representation in academia is tracking national demographics. The UK is around 85% white (which matches with the research assistant level). However, nationally the proportion of whites in the over-45 age group (ie the group making up academic leadership) is higher, over 90%. So we have academic staff matching national population statistics. Why is this a problem?

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