Racial, Sex, Disability and LGBT+ Discrimination in Universities - Media Archive
Students who complain about abuse on campus are being ‘wokesmeared’
Our faculty’s hands have been tied, and students are left to bear the burden
LGBT+ Discrimination
"Two in five LGBT students (42 per cent) have hidden their identity at university for fear of discrimination." LGBT in Britain - University Report, Stonewall
‘Out at Cambridge’: Report investigates experiences of the University’s LGBTQ+ community
For its trans students to feel at home, Cambridge needs to do better
Disability Discrimination
“The current provision isn’t just inadequate, it is intentionally not given. When it comes to disabled students, we are always measured up against a price tag, and once we become more expensive than profitable, we are forced to go into debt or seek charity to access our basic right to education.” Disabled students dropping out amid ‘inadequate’ support, charities and unions warn
Lack of support in universities drives deaf students to consider leaving degrees
'Far too many are struggling': are universities failing autistic students?
Disabled student “unfairly disadvantaged”, excluded from Warwick Medical School
Disabled students accuse leading university of institutional failings on discrimination
We need to give “special consideration” some special consideration
Disabled Students' Allowances: Over half of eligible students miss out
University of Liverpool 'discriminating' over deadline extensions
Varsity Disabled Access Report: ‘In short, help is there, but it isn’t enough’
I’ve got autism and I feel abandoned by my university during this crisis
Lockdown moved all teaching online, but disabled students have asked for that for years
Coronavirus: University life may 'pose further risk' to young shielders
University of Highlands and Islands changes its ways after pupil wins long-running battle
Disabled student’s ‘five years of sheer hell’ at university
I dropped out of uni because it wasn’t accessible enough for disabled students
My final year at Oxford, when I felt punished for having ME
Unjustifiably suspended for my mental health in Cambridge: a look back at the past 18 months
University of Sheffield apologises to blind student over lack of support
Hull student 'humiliated' over lack of disabled access
University leaves disabled student segregated at the back of lectures
Student in wheelchair forced to listen to lecture from top of stairs
'No improvement' in disabled access at university, Hull student says
How can disabled students hold universities to account on access?
UCL's Students' Union's Report on Discrimination Faced by Disabled Students
Disability Discrimination Faced by UCL Students & Recommended Measures
UCL's Response to SU allegations that UCL failed disabled students
Gender Discrimination
40 years of women in most Cambridge colleges, but there’s still a long way to go
Male scientists cut me off after I stood up for staff, says top biologist Fiona Watt
Oxford college celebrates 100 years of female graduates with unsalaried fellowships
English Faculty: Where are the women?
Annual report shows improvement in BME data but decline in gender equality
White men still dominate in UK academic science
Gender pay gap in academia will take 40 years to close
Gender pay gap expert among top professors quitting Brexit Britain
Gender not children 'holds women academics back'
Inequality in pay and opportunity continues for female Cambridge employees, study finds
More needs to be done to address the gender gap in academia, researchers say
2019/20 Senior Academic promotions favour men by almost 300%
Gender equality: 'No room at the top for women scientists'
Racism
"Scores of black and minority ethnic students and lecturers have told the Guardian they were dissuaded from making official complaints and either dropped their allegations or settled for an informal resolution. They said white university staff were often reluctant to address racism, with racial slurs treated as banter or an inevitable byproduct of freedom of speech, and institutional racism poorly recognised." UK universities condemned for failure to tackle racism
Reporting racism in Cambridge: the realities behind the numbers
Cambridge staff sign open letter criticising ‘overly optimistic’ assessment of racial inequality
It's not banter, it's racism: UK students accuse universities of brushing complaints aside
Bristol University students report rise in racial ‘aggression’ on campus
Warwick apologises for not responding to sector-wide racial harassment survey
Racism in science is real. Universities must champion change
Allegations of 'racism at heart of Warwick Students' Union' under investigation
Warwick apologises for not responding to sector-wide racial harassment survey
Black Lives Matter: Nottingham Trent University criticised for handling of racist incidents
Scottish universities 'oblivious' to extent of racial abuse
Threaten research funding to make universities take 'institutional racism' seriously, says academic
Black female academics in UK ‘face pervasive bullying’
Ethnic minority academics speak out over unfair pay
Racism at university: Inquiry launched by UK's equality body
Examining racism in UK universities
UK universities' BME staff less likely to hold top jobs
Universities criticised for 'tokenistic' support for Black Lives Matter
Elite universities are too obsessed with tradition to tackle racism effectively
No wonder UK universities are failing on racism – most don’t value diversity at all
We know how higher education fails black students, so what’s stopping us from fixing it?
There is a crisis on campuses – but it’s about racism, not free speech
Disturbing report into racism at UK universities is a wake-up call
Universities failing to address thousands of racist incidents
3 Young Women On Dealing With Racism At British Universities
Black Lives Matter: Nottingham Trent University criticised for handling of racist incidents
Ethnic minority academics speak out over unfair pay
Ethnic minority academics earn less than white colleagues
Why black doctors like me are leaving faculty positions in academic medical centers
Do universities have a problem with promoting their BAME staff?
'I've been mistaken for the coffee lady': experiences of black female academics
Racism ‘has no place’ at our uni
'Look at how white the academy is': why BAME students aren't doing PhDs
‘Alarming’ rates of racial harassment on UK campuses
There’s still work to be done to tackle racial harassment in universities
Minister criticises lack of senior black UK academics
Most universities have done little to dismantle racism
St Catharine’s College Master apologises for racist incident to Wolfson student
Cambridge don apologises to black student who was 'physically prevented' from entering a college
Black female professors must deal with bullying to win promotion, report finds
UK universities face pressure to reform admissions process
A history of racism at Warwick
Exeter student reveals ‘sickening’ death threats sent from anonymous email accounts
Universities should be punished for giving black students lower grades
'Monolithically white places': academics on racism in universities
Glasgow University student athletes allege racist bias
‘Decolonise’ universities to end ‘silent crisis’ in higher education, report says
All African meets black tie: shedding light on ‘the most racist event in St Andrews’
Why I am frustrated with white silence at University as a non-black POC
Swansea University investigating 'abhorrently racist comments' made by students on social media
Half of BAME students harassed at Glasgow University, report shows
We spoke to Lancaster’s BME Student Officer Elect about the uni’s response to BLM
‘Students play drinking games with the N word’: Black students on racism at Durham
Drama schools accused of hypocrisy over anti-racism statements
‘Applying to uni is different if you’re black’: Why unis offer far fewer places to black students
Students investigated for clips re-enacting George Floyd killing
Fewer than 1% of UK university professors are black, figures show
If universities struggle financially, BAME academics will lose their jobs first
‘Black, a lesser species’: Swansea University investigates students in racist group chat
Universities must stop covering up racism in order to protect their own reputations
Universities are failing their students during the coronavirus outbreak
University of Leicester vice-chancellor says 'chronic absence' of BAME academics must be addressed
Cambridge Uni Said Student Who Made Racism Complaint Needs To 'Understand UK Customer Service'
Black women scientists missing from textbooks, study finds
Leeds School of Medicine criticised over lack of diversity on equality and inclusivity panel
New stats show how wide the black attainment gap is at your uni
As a black, Muslim, working class student at Cambridge, I saw firsthand how damaging elitism is
'Real change is needed': addressing the BAME postgrad attainment gap
Black scientists say UK research is institutionally racist
Only 155 out of 23,000 university professors are black
Only 1% of UK university professors are black
Racism at Oxford University
Disillusioned black Oxford students unwilling to help attract others
Former Christ Church Boat Club committee member admits to defacing George Floyd image
Three black Oxford students discuss racism
Oxford University delays publishing ethnicity admission data due to ‘world events’
Oxford students to get anti-bias training after George Floyd ‘joke’ at hustings
Oxford College launches probe after porter asked black alumnus if he used to 'rob the place'
Oxford University accused of lack of diversity
Oxford college investigating after porter ‘asked black graduate if he was a robber’
Accusations of racism at Christ Church JCR hustings
BAME students make up one-fifth of new Oxford undergraduates
Number of black students in Oxford rises, but low numbers admitted to colleges
I'm quitting as an academic because of racism and joining Surrey police
‘Not built for minorities to succeed’: black scientists on academia’s race problem
Racism claims spark unrest at Manchester Met
Is Uni Racist? Black and ethnic minority students allege mishandling of racism complaints
UK universities are institutionally racist, says leading vice-chancellor
'It's had a lasting impact': students on being bullied over their accents
Oxford dons 'closed ranks' to protect colleague
Oxford porters stop me because of my skin colour, says senior don
Oxford University accused of bias against ethnic minority applicants
Racism at Goldsmiths University
Students occupy Goldsmiths in protest at institutional racism
Anti-racist student occupation in Deptford Town Hall against Goldsmiths
Goldsmiths students occupy building amid accusations the uni celebrates slave owners
Anti-racism protesters occupy Goldsmiths university building
Goldsmiths occupation ‘just the start’ in tackling inequality
Goldsmiths occupation: University responds to Deptford Town Hall protest
Students locked in at Deptford Town Hall as Goldsmiths responds to anti-racist protests
What's going on at Goldsmiths?
Goldsmiths anti-racism protest marks 100th day with rally
Goldsmiths Anti-Racist Action could be evicted from Deptford Town Hall
Anti-racism activists end Goldsmiths occupation
Anti-racism activists end Goldsmiths occupation
Goldsmiths racism report finds BME students feel unsafe on campus
Anti-racism campaigners succeed at Goldsmiths
Goldsmiths takes action to address race study findings
Students accuse Goldsmiths University of watering down racism report