Black students more likely to engage in studies – but still attain lower degrees, study finds
Black students are more likely to engage and participate in their university studies – and yet a larger proportion of them
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‘What’s taking so long?’: children’s books still neglect BAME readers, finds study
Although picture has improved since 2017, research shows that last year only 4% of books for the youngest readers featured
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BAME communities would benefit from the mandatory fortification of vitamin D in wheat flour say researchers
Adding vitamin D to wheat flour would prevent 10 million new cases of vitamin D deficiency in England and Wales
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Racism study finds one in three school students are victims of discrimination
A first-of-its-kind study of racism in Australian schools has found one in three students report being the victim of racial
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SRA making exam easier to help BAME students
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has announced that it is considering dropping a written skills test for new solicitors because black, asian and ethnic
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‘Dramatic decline’ in Britain’s Christian identity – shock report
The number of Christians in Britain has dramatically dropped over the past 36 years, while Atheists are steadily on the
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Facial bones help black people maintain youthful appearance
The faces of black people are less likely to reflect aging because of bones with a higher mineral content, according
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Racism rising since Brexit vote, nationwide study reveals
Ethnic minorities in Britain are facing rising and increasingly overt racism, with levels of discrimination and abuse continuing to grow
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Freedom of speech and extremism on campus: polling shows students least worried
Students are the least worried about issues of extremism and freedom of speech at universities according to new YouGov polling.
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Fund to boost female and black physicist numbers
The scheme is funded by one of the world’s leading astronomers, Prof Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell. The discoverer of pulsars
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Only 1% of BAME Londoners on the organ donor register
According to NHS figures, 62% of Londoners waiting for an organ transplant are either Black or Asian. Many people from
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Cancer care worse for deprived and BAME Londoners, report finds
Cancer patients in London’s most deprived areas are experiencing worse care than the rest of England, a new report has
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Racism in football: Study finds half of UK fans have witnessed racism while watching matches
Half of the football supporters in the UK have witnessed racism while watching matches, according to a new survey. But
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Racism against black people in EU ‘widespread and entrenched’
People of African descent are facing “widespread and entrenched prejudice and exclusion” across the European Union, a study suggests. Race-related
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Introducing the UKs First MA African Christianity at Liverpool Hope University
The Postgraduate School of Theology at Liverpool Hope University is launching an exciting new MA African Christianity programme, the first
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