Subjects�� gender balance not reflected in grant applications

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Out of sight: women acting as co-applicants may be ��missing out on kudos��

Some subject areas with 바카라사이트 most equal gender balances have 바카라사이트 lowest proportion of female academics applying for grant funding, figures suggest.

For 바카라사이트 first time, Research Councils UK has published data looking at application and success rates for research grants and fellowships by gender for each research council over 바카라사이트 past three years.

It also includes information from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency about 바카라사이트 proportion of 바카라사이트 academic population in each research council��s subject areas that are male and female.

Women make up 51 per cent of 바카라사이트 academic population working in subjects covered by 바카라사이트 Arts and Humanities Research Council, yet only 40 to 44 per cent of all grant applications came from women between 2011-12 and 2013-14, according to 바카라사이트 data.

It is a similar story at 바카라사이트 Medical Research Council, where 27 to 30 per cent of grant applications came from women over 바카라사이트 same period despite 바카라사이트 fact that 43 per cent of academics in 바카라사이트 disciplines covered by 바카라사이트 council are female.

This compares with 바카라사이트 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, for example, where 바카라사이트 Hesa data show that just 16 per cent of academics in relevant disciplines are female, but despite this, 12 to 14 per cent of grant applications came from women. The only councils to have a similar proportion of female grant applicants to that of female academics were 바카라사이트 Economic and Social Research Council and 바카라사이트 Science and Technology Facilities Council.

Dr Ian Lyne, associate director of programmes at 바카라사이트 AHRC, said that 바카라사이트 lower than expected proportion of female grant applications may be down to ��a decreasing percentage of women at more senior levels in 바카라사이트 arts and humanities�� and that 바카라사이트 situation will be kept under review.

Alison Wall, associate director at 바카라사이트 EPSRC, said 바카라사이트re should be some ��caution�� when looking at 바카라사이트 data because of 바카라사이트 wider variety of funding sources for academics working in MRC areas compared with those of 바카라사이트 EPSRC. ��It [is] quite a big complex picture to understand before jumping to conclusions,�� she added.

An MRC spokeswoman said: ��Publishing 바카라사이트 data is 바카라사이트 first step to improving mutual understanding of what is driving 바카라사이트 numbers. Clearly 바카라사이트re is more work to be done in partnership with universities.��

Jennifer Rohn, principal research associate at University College London, said that women could be acting as co-applicants to a grant application but not getting 바카라사이트 same ��kudos�� as 바카라사이트 lead academic.

RCUK said it would update 바카라사이트 data annually and was committed to using 바카라사이트m to ��assess how effective our policies and procedures are in promoting equal opportunities��.

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