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Yaz Iyabo Osho, Director of Academic Professional Development, University of Westminster

Visible for diversity, invisible in research: the burdens Black female academics face in universities

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Black women are underrepresented in senior roles in British academia. As of May 2024, there were only 70 Black women professors.

This is less than 1% of all female professors in the UK. Black women are also more likely to be employed on fixed-term contracts in academia.

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