Working with its Racial
Justice Fellows, Techne has launched a Diversity Hub to support current and
prospective students of colour!
Why is there a need for the
Hub? Research has demonstrated that postgraduate research programmes have many
inclusion issues. Students of colour are less successful in being awarded
doctoral funding (securing just over 1% of UKRI research council funding according
to this ‘Leading Routes’ report. The
inequalities and biases within higher education, which disadvantage Black
students, continue into postgraduate research and in turn, have contributed to
the underrepresentation of researchers of colour in academic posts. Again, the
Arts and Humanities are some of the least diverse in the sector: this ‘Equality in Higher Education’ report found
that under 4% of staff in Classics identified as being from an ethnic minority.
As we develop the activities of the Hub in future years we will support other
under-represented groups. If you have any questions please do contact us.
The Hub addresses these
barriers and inequalities by providing resources to support students of colour
who are either considering undertaking postgraduate research or who have
already begun a PhD. It also provides Safe-Space Forums and will provide
one-to-one mentoring for current students.
If you are a prospective
student, take
advantage of the Application Surgery,
where you can upload your PhD funding application and receive tailored feedback
by experienced academics!
This service is designed to
support your PhD journey so please explore the Hub and
take advantage of its services. If you have feedback or fancy a chat about the
Hub, feel free to contact the Racial Justice Fellows; Nour,
Khadijah and Victoria, who will be happy to support you.
