All discrimination articles
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NewsUS researcher vows to appeal after losing her disability discrimination suit
Concerns raised that jury’s decision might dissuade disabled researchers from asking for help, but HHMI says Vivian Cheung’s science was subpar
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OpinionCulturally relevant teaching benefits science and students
Addressing the melanin in the room
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OpinionSossina Haile: 'I never resonated with role models'
The fuel cell pioneer discusses her childhood in Ethiopia and the US, life as a scientist and being the ‘only one in the room’
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NewsTwo thirds of academics have experienced gender violence
But only 13% report it, survey of 42,000 researchers and students across Europe shows
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CareersMaking interviews and workplaces fully accessible
Exploring the support available to disabled jobseekers and their employers
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NewsRacial inequality report highlights ‘alarming’ loss of ethnic minority chemists
Royal Society of Chemistry vows to tackle underrepresentation in the UK with initial £1.5 million fund
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CareersWhen you can’t tell the whole truth in a job interview
We can’t expect interviewees to open up about themselves if that puts them at risk of discrimination
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OpinionUnbend the spirit of science
New research reveals racial profiling among scientists of Chinese descent and the consequences for the US scientific community
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CareersThe difficulties of determining fair pay
Salary data suggests that perceived wage gaps in the chemical sciences are indeed present
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OpinionTime to effectively address academic bullying
The Academic Parity Movement supports researchers at risk of discrimination and abuse in academia
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CareersSought-after chemist turns down job over tenure case
UNC Chapel Hill chemistry faculty warn that the university’s failure to hire renowned black journalist with tenure has ‘dire’ recruitment repercussions
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OpinionViewing science as a meritocracy allows prejudice to persist
Tomáš Hudlický’s opinions are abhorrent but disturbingly familiar
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NewsWorldwide survey of PhD students reveals bullying, discrimination and anxiety
A fifth of PhDs report bullying and a third have sought help for anxiety or depression
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CareersFixed retirement may not fix diversity issues
The reasoning behind forcing older academics to retire is problematic
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ReviewSuperior: The Return of Race Science
Angela Saini’s latest book is a powerful deconstruction of the research around race
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NewsSurvey sheds light on bullying and discrimination at Max Planck Society
Thousands of researchers asked about working culture following public reports of bullying
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OpinionOur unconscious bias
Implicit biases are pervasive and unavoidable. But they can be changed.
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BusinessRevlon’s former chief scientist claims he was fired over safety whistleblowing
Ex-employee sues firm alleging job loss was the result of raising safety concerns that the company’s chief executive didn’t want to hear