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Race inequality in Education
Discrimination or abuse based on race or ethnicity had
been witnessed by 18.8% of all respondents to a recent
higher education survey.
29.8% of BME respondents had directly experienced
such discrimination or abuse;
Most reported discrimination was from other academic
staff, but a significant proportion (20.5%) was from
students, and 14.5% was from the public;
Awareness of university policies and national
legislation designed to prevent and protect against
discrimination and abuse is poor.
Over a third of respondents were unaware of the
Equality Act 2010; this figure was higher for non-UK,
BME and early career respondents;
Most BME respondents (76.5%) who had made use of
their university’s equality and inclusion policies were
dissatisfied with them
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