Underrepresentation of Black and Asian students in UK plant science

IF 15.8 1区生物学 Q1 PLANT SCIENCES

Nature Plants Pub Date : 2024-09-13 DOI:10.1038/s41477-024-01778-w

Katharine Hubbard, Nicola Joan Patron, Jade Bleau, Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso

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Abstract

The UK plant science strategy establishes “Diverse People and Skills” as an important component of the future of plant science. However, ethnicity data from the UK Higher Education Statistics Authority show that UK plant science students are disproportionately white at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We explore possible reasons for this and offer recommendations for action.

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英国植物科学专业的黑人和亚裔学生比例偏低

英国植物科学战略将 "多元化人才和技能 "作为植物科学未来的重要组成部分。然而，英国高等教育统计局（UK Higher Education Statistics Authority）提供的种族数据显示，英国植物科学专业的本科生和研究生中，白人比例过高。我们探讨了出现这种情况的可能原因，并提出了行动建议。

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Nature Plants PLANT SCIENCES-

CiteScore

25.30

自引率

2.20%

发文量

196

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