Prejudice against black and ethnic Scots widespread
Around one third of black and ethnic minority people in Scotland have experienced discrimination within the last two years, research reveals.
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Aug 3, 2017
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News tagged with ethnic minority
How to improve your freshman retention rate
Incoming college students who already feel a connection to their institution are more likely to fit in and want to remain at the school, especially if they are ethnic minorities, indicates a new study by Michigan State University ...
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Mar 3, 2017
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Report into workplace racism calls for employers to take urgent action
A hard-hitting new report commissioned by Business in the Community, using survey data collected by YouGov and examined by researchers at The University of Manchester, is calling for employers to take urgent action to identify ...
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Nov 9, 2016
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Different ethnic groups 'not likely to join the same local clubs'
Local sports clubs and associations are often as segregated as the neighbourhood they are in, suggests a new study. It says that rather than encouraging a mixing of different cultures, they may even reinforce rather than ...
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Jul 7, 2016
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Interpreting racist internet memes
Real-life experiences of racism have a significant impact on the way black and minority ethnic people view the online world, a University of Bristol study has found.
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Jun 15, 2016
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Paving the way for conversation on race
An increasing number of white Americans agree that the "nation needs to make changes to achieve racial equality," according to a 2015 Pew Research Center report. However, many also say they avoid talking about bias with blacks ...
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Jun 6, 2016
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Researchers say park systems should engage schools to bring children to parks at an early age
Recent studies have shown that visitors to U.S. national and state parks are disproportionately white, with low numbers of ethnic minorities, especially African Americans. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has identified ...
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Jun 1, 2016
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Less bureaucracy makes police more likely to discriminate
"Less bureaucracy and a greater emphasis upon the individual officer's own personality and freedom of action have made the Dutch police highly prone to discrimination against ethnic minorities and to arbitrary behavior." ...
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Jun 5, 2015
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Research finds strategies to overcome ethnic discrimination in accounting industry
George Huang, from the School of Accounting and Law, has found accounting graduates from an ethnic minority have a harder time entering the accounting industry in Wellington than New Zealanders.
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May 14, 2015
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'Segregated' Britain more diverse and unequal than thought
Fifty years on from the first Race Relations Act, new research from The University of Manchester and UCL finds that so-called 'segregated' Britain is both more diverse - and home to far wider inequalities – than originally ...
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May 13, 2015
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