Bias and discrimination are rife in master’s and PhD programmes worldwide, a Nature survey finds.
Lala says that those who are members of under-represented groups clearly have a more difficult time reaching the highest levels of UK academia. “People of colour are pretty well represented across tertiary education in general,” he says. “But when you look at the top universities and the higher echelons of universities, they are highly under-represented.” He notes that many hiring committees lack members of colour, and that job advertisements aren’t necessarily reaching diverse communities.
Nevertheless, he says, he has some questions about the university’s recruitment strategy for students. His adviser sits on the admissions committee, so he’s had a chance to meet and interact with applicants. The university, he says, could be more assertive in attracting and retaining students from under-represented groups. “I see a lot of minority applicants, but they don’t come out the other side and actually enrol.
Other researchers and students at the institution are welcoming and easy to work with, she says. “Everyone is respectful of one another.”The Brazilian student in Canada had struggles of her own at the beginning of her PhD programme. She says that her supervisor, who was from another country herself, frequently belittled her English and scientific skills.
Feeling unwelcome and unsupported, the student reached out to the academic affairs office, where she was advised that she could either convert her PhD to a master’s programme and graduate early, or change labs and supervisors. She decided to change labs, and says that she now feels much more at ease. All the same, she wishes there was a way for supervisors to be held accountable for mistreatment. If they don’t face consequences for unfair and discriminatory behaviour, she says, “it’s going to keep happening.”
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