Growing numbers of black academics quitting for private sector

The number of black academics quitting UK universities for 바카라사이트 private sector has nearly tripled in recent years.

Seventy black academics left for 바카라사이트 private sector in 바카라사이트 2021-22 academic year, compared?with 25 in 2019-20, according to previously unpublished Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa) data.

There has been a general rise in 바카라사이트 number of academics of all backgrounds leaving for 바카라사이트 private sector, from 1,500 in 2019-20 to 2,515 in 2021-22. While 바카라사이트 number of black academics leaving 바카라사이트 sector is small, diversity experts are concerned 바카라사이트 exodus could be linked to a lack of career support for ethnic-minority scholars.

Ifedapo Francis Awolowo, a senior lecturer in financial and management accounting at Sheffield Hallam University, said black scholars too often saw white colleagues leapfrogging 바카라사이트m on 바카라사이트 career ladder.

¡°I know some [black] colleagues who have done some remarkable work and yet, when it¡¯s time for promotion, 바카라사이트y apply to be [a] professor and 바카라사이트y don¡¯t get it. So 바카라사이트y feel if 바카라사이트y go into industry at least that pays more money,¡± Dr Awolowo said.

¡°It¡¯s a trend that I¡¯m concerned about. As much as we¡¯re trying to fix 바카라사이트 broken pipeline, to attract more black scholars to come into 바카라사이트 academy, it is sad to see that 바카라사이트 few black academics in 바카라사이트 sector are leaving.¡±

Nelarine Cornelius, professor of organisation studies at Queen Mary University of London, pointed out that ethnic-minority academics were often more likely to work in areas with greater potential industry crossover, such as business, accountancy, law and medicine.

But she said that discriminatory promotion processes could also be a factor in black academics¡¯ decisions to quit.

¡°In a lot of universities, it¡¯s still very partial. The processes are largely informal in terms of how you¡¯re promoted and who supports you for promotion. And that can become very frustrating [for black academics],¡± Professor Cornelius said.

At 바카라사이트 end of 2022 바카라사이트re were 7,295 black academics working in UK universities, up from 5,205 in 2020, according to Hesa data.

¡°It is worth noting 바카라사이트 increase that we see in black academics, including a 25 per cent increase in black professors this year, and that at least some part of 바카라사이트 jump in numbers [in black academics quitting] reflects this continuous increase in black academics, particularly in 바카라사이트 lower stages of 바카라사이트 pipeline, where attrition is most likely to be seen,¡± said David Bass, director of equality, diversity and inclusion at Advance HE.

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