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People taking part in a rally outside the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, November 30, 2022
THE pace of change in getting women and black staff into senior university positions is still “far too slow,” the University and College Union (UCU) warned today.
Figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa) found that while the number of black academic staff with a contract level of professor rose by 27 per cent in 2022, it represented just 1 per cent of all such professionals.
Hesa also reported that the number of black academic staff in total rose by 18 per cent.
As the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women begins in Beijing, it’s clear that China has fulfilled its commitments set 30 years ago and delivered amazing progress in women's education and equality, writes YU BOKUN
What’s behind the stubborn gender gap in Stem disciplines ask ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT in their column Science and Society