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One thing I can tell you that the @BBCNewsnight piece on low success rates for Black PhD students won't:
MANY white academics pass on Black students *Regardless Of Project*, because they aren't an "appropriate supervisor fit"
MANY white academics pass on Black students *Regardless Of Project*, because they aren't an "appropriate supervisor fit"
Don't mistake me. Black students deserve to see and work with Black academics and other academics of colour.
But this pattern is a scale up of systemic racism where a student is automatically othered and not judged on merit or on the fit of their work.
But this pattern is a scale up of systemic racism where a student is automatically othered and not judged on merit or on the fit of their work.
The ERASURE of @LeadingRoutes who were consulted on this report is the biggest sign of this problem. The work has been done by a Black-led organisation already. *Their* landmark report is out. Where are they acknowledged?
We are seeing the replication of the system at work.
We are seeing the replication of the system at work.
Please find a link to the full @LeadingRoutes Broken Pipeline report here: https://leadingroutes.org/the-broken-pipeline
