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Universities to hide applicants’ names in anti-bias trial
Universities are going to test “name-blind” admissions for the first time to stop potential discrimination based on assumptions about students’ names.
Exeter, Huddersfield, Liverpool and Winchester will pilot a system this year where the names of applicants are not seen during admissions.
The aim is to stop “potential bias” about students’ race and identity. More
Influential women from the international games industry will be attending a conference at the University of Greenwich.
The sixth European Women in Games Conference, taking place on Wednesday 7 September, will feature keynote speeches, panel discussions, workshops and networking opportunities. There will also be a competition which will give students the chance to promote themselves and their work to the wider gaming community.
Keynote speakers include Anne Morrison, the Deputy Chair of BAFTA; Terry Reintkte, German MEP and author of the European Parliament’s report on Gender Equality and empowering women in the digital age; and Jessica Curry, composer and co-founder of The Chinese Room. More
Mothers’ pay lags far behind men
Women who return to work after having a baby fall even further behind men in earning power, a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said.
The gap between hourly earnings of the two sexes becomes steadily wider after women become mothers, the IFS says.
Over the subsequent 12 years, women’s hourly pay rate falls 33% behind men’s. More
Ex-Liverpool player Howard Gayle turns down MBE
The first black footballer to play for Liverpool has turned down an MBE nomination, saying it would be “a betrayal” to Africans who suffered at the hands of the British Empire.
Howard Gayle, 58, was born in Toxteth and made his Reds debut in 1977.
He said he had to decline the nomination, for his Show Racism the Red Card campaign work, as his ancestors would be “turning in their graves”. More
Star Trek Discovery to feature female lead
The new Star Trek TV series is to centre on a female character, the show’s executive producer has revealed.
Bryan Fuller said Star Trek Discovery will feature about seven lead roles, but will focus on a female lieutenant commander instead of the captain.
According to Deadline, it is thought the lead character will not be white in an effort to increase diversity. More
Muslim women most disadvantaged, say MPs
Muslim women are the most economically disadvantaged group in British society, according to a report by MPs.
They are three times more likely to be unemployed and looking for a job than women generally and more than twice as likely to be economically inactive, the Women and Equalities Committee said.
Ministers must introduce a plan to tackle the inequalities before the end of the year, the MPs urged.
The government said it was committed to making Britain “work for everyone”. More
More than a third of female students ‘have mental health problems’
One in three female students in the UK has a mental health problem, a survey suggests.
This compared with about a fifth of male undergraduates, the YouGov survey of 1,061 students found.
Overall, some 27% of the students said they had a mental health problem. This rose to 45% among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.
Universities UK said institutions were working hard to develop good services that linked in with the NHS. More
Oscars: Cheryl Boone Isaacs re-elected Academy president after diversity row
The president of the organisation that stages the Oscars has been re-elected after pledging to improve diversity.
Public relations executive Cheryl Boone Isaacs will serve as president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for a fourth one-year term.
In January, she promised “big changes” following an outcry when all of this year’s acting nominees were white. More
Police van decorated to support Brighton Pride
A police force criticised for decorating a patrol car in rainbow colours for a Pride event has gone one step further this year and emblazoned a van.
Sussex Police splashed some colour on a car in a show of support for last year’s Brighton Pride parade.
Responding to the criticisms, now it has decorated its “biggest vehicle”. More