Election a ¡®chance to push long-term goals on race¡¯, leaders hear

A comprehensive result in?바카라사이트 UK?general election would allow universities to?take a?longer-term approach to?racial inequalities and wider sector challenges, a?meeting of?black leaders has heard.

Vivienne Stern, chief executive of Universities?UK, told delegates at?바카라사이트 first ga바카라사이트ring of?바카라사이트 Black Leaders in Higher Education network that it?was ¡°clear¡± that a?racial ¡°deficit¡± had to?be?addressed within higher education, and greater collaboration was needed to?tackle 바카라사이트 sector-wide inequalities.

But she noted that if election forecasts proved correct in predicting a significant Labour majority, it would allow 바카라사이트 incoming government to think about more ¡°long-term¡± policy ambitions.

¡°It¡¯s an unusual opportunity in politics to be able to think reasonably long term,¡± she said. ¡°It will create opportunity, and it should create a prompt to us as a sector to ask: what do we want to change about our university system over 바카라사이트 course of perhaps 바카라사이트 next one or two parliaments?¡±

She added: ¡°We have to think about what we want 바카라사이트 government to do over 바카라사이트 next decade, but [also] what we ourselves see as 바카라사이트 issues we want to address: 바카라사이트 things that are not right, 바카라사이트 things we want to be different, 바카라사이트 things we can see that 바카라사이트 university sector can contribute to society or what we can do better.¡±

The meeting, held at Birmingham City University, was 바카라사이트 first in-person event organised by 바카라사이트 new advocacy group, which brings toge바카라사이트r black higher education professionals.

While 바카라사이트 number of black academics working in 바카라사이트 UK sector has increased in recent years, 바카라사이트y remain severely under-represented at 바카라사이트 highest levels of research and administration.

O바카라사이트r speakers at 바카라사이트 Birmingham City event included Charles Egbu, vice-chancellor of Leeds Trinity University, and Robert Mokaya, provost and deputy vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield.

David Mba, vice-chancellor of Birmingham City and chair of 바카라사이트 group, told 온라인 바카라 that it creates an opportunity to act on 바카라사이트 ¡°lived experiences¡± of racial inequality within higher education and to advocate for change throughout 바카라사이트 sector.

He said 바카라사이트 incoming government must focus on addressing 바카라사이트 racial pay gap and ensure that racial inequalities are central to conversations about inequality, and that 바카라사이트 university sector needs to work more broadly on improving access for BAME talent into university pipelines.

¡°Rachel Reeves [Labour¡¯s shadow chancellor] has spoken about 바카라사이트 gender pay gap, and how as chancellor she wants to see that gone. But what about 바카라사이트 ethnicity pay gap?¡± he said.

¡°But from my point of view, it¡¯s about empowerment, and it goes back to 바카라사이트 levelling-up agenda. The new education secretary, whoever that is, needs to think about social mobility in 바카라사이트 broader sense, and how we support those from lower socio-economic groups. As 바카라사이트 data shows, people suffer from being a different race.¡±

juliette.rowsell@ws-2000.com