Do UK Universities Care about Hedgehogs More Than People of Colour?

This article asks whether UK universities care about hedgehogs more than they care about people of colour. This absurd question is based on an analysis which shows that UK universities have had much greater engagement with the Hedgehog Friendly Campus initiative than the Race Equality Charter. A com...

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Main Author:	Leon Moosavi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:	Societies
Subjects:	people of colour higher education Race Equality Charter Athena Swan hedgehogs absurdity
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/11/3/74

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spelling	doaj-eb242ed3a9464a509dbe2a5f07d58ef52021-09-26T01:25:43ZengMDPI AGSocieties2075-46982021-07-0111747410.3390/soc11030074Do UK Universities Care about Hedgehogs More Than People of Colour?Leon Moosavi0Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZR, UKThis article asks whether UK universities care about hedgehogs more than they care about people of colour. This absurd question is based on an analysis which shows that UK universities have had much greater engagement with the Hedgehog Friendly Campus initiative than the Race Equality Charter. A comparison with UK universities’ Athena Swan accreditation also highlights that UK universities appear to have taken much more action in tackling gender inequality than racial inequality. This article is purposefully concise to emphasise the need for more action and less discussion in achieving racial equality in UK universities.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/11/3/74people of colourhigher educationRace Equality CharterAthena Swanhedgehogsabsurdity
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description	This article asks whether UK universities care about hedgehogs more than they care about people of colour. This absurd question is based on an analysis which shows that UK universities have had much greater engagement with the Hedgehog Friendly Campus initiative than the Race Equality Charter. A comparison with UK universities’ Athena Swan accreditation also highlights that UK universities appear to have taken much more action in tackling gender inequality than racial inequality. This article is purposefully concise to emphasise the need for more action and less discussion in achieving racial equality in UK universities.
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Do UK Universities Care about Hedgehogs More Than People of Colour?

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