Black academics ‘give up’ on UKRI research funding

Growing numbers of black academics quitting for private sector

Experts concerned exodus could be linked to lack of career progression for minority scholars

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Wellcome launches ethnic minority-only research funding stream

Fund of £20 million to support early- and mid-career researchers from black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani backgrounds

By Jack Grove

25 January

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More minority academics win funding in UK random grant trial

British Academy also reports awarding cash to researchers from a wider range of institutions

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6 September

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UKRI’s diversity strategy ‘doesn’t mention race’

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25 April

Reader's comments (2)

#1 Submitted by m.o.... on May 21, 2024 - 3:23pm

True

#2 Submitted by nel1eigh on October 14, 2024 - 10:25am

More funding is required for Black PI’s for too long the narrative is giving funding to people who don’t look like us or have our lived experiences. Come on UKRI do better.

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