Female representation now proportionate to UK academia as a whole, even if ethnic minorities still fall short

UK research funders have reported significant progress on improving diversity on the panels that will assess submissions to the 2021 research excellence framework.

Analysis published on 12 August finds that representation of ethnic minorities and women on the influential panels has advanced since the 2014 assessment, with further progress on ethnic minority membership being achieved in the three years since the panels considered the criteria for the 2021 assessment. ...


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