Proportions of female and ethnic minority applicants and awardees increase, but “persistent, pernicious disparities” remain
Diversity data published by the UK’s national research agency shows an increase in the proportion of female and ethnic minority applicants for research grants and fellowships in 2019-20.
UK Research and Innovation’s new report found that the proportion of co-investigator applications from ethnic minorities increased by 11 percentage points to 23 per cent over the past six years, with the proportion of awardees increasing by eight percentage points to 18 per cent.