Unconscious Bias and Higher Education: How training staff creates more open, inclusive and effective organisations

Unconscious gender and racial biases still pervade academia and unconscious bias remains a big challenge in the higher education sector.

As far back as 2004, it’s been an issue. Professor Steven Schwartz stated in his landmark report Fair Admissions to Higher Education:

“a fair admissions system is one that provides equal opportunity for all individuals, regardless of background, to gain admission to a course suited to their ability and aspirations.”

To help address this issue, UCAS – the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service in the UK – recently undertook a consultation with the Higher Education sector about the feasibility of introducing name-blind applications and pre-discussed selection criteria, since this approach has been successful in addressing bias in recruitment in other sectors.

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