Recent Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) figures show fewer than 1% of UK university professors are Black. Despite an increase in universities employing both academic and non-academic staff to record levels, generally growth in employing […]
Institutionalised Racism Needs To Stop Now
At the beginning of February this year the BBC mistakenly labelled MP Marsha de Cordova as MP Dawn Butler while De Cordova was involved in a debate in the Commons, the mistake lay in that […]
Channel 4 Awards Starbucks’s Trans-Positive Advert
Channel 4 conferred its Diversity in Advertising Award to the new Starbucks #whatsyourname advert. This was first aired on the channel on February 2nd, at 9.10pm. The advert shows as its main character, James, an […]
Love Island: Why increasing racial diversity does not provide the ultimate answer to ending racial prejudices in the show.
The latest Winter edition of ‘Love Island’ had come under fire for its lack of racial diversity before the new line-up was even announced. After the rapid removal of Caroline Flack from her presenting role, […]
Does cynicism take the shine off the beauty of cinema?
After going to see it at the cinema, I made the unfortunate choice of delving into people’s reviews of the newly released Terminator: Dark Fate. In the depths of the dreaded user reviews of IMDb […]
All Bark and No Bite: Corporate Commitment to Diversity
In recent years, there has been an increased push for diversity, of all kinds, in the workplace, whether that be in business, marketing, education or public institutions. The public are tired of air-brushed pictures of […]
Therese Coffey – Proof That Diversity in Politics is Not Enough
Boris Johnson’s newest cabinet was, as he would like to have us believe, carefully selected to “reflect modern Britain”; and in terms of diversity, it seems to be a historically progressive selection of politicians. However […]
Cinema’s Half-hearted Queer Diversity
Diversity and representation in media are unbelievably important. Seeing people in media who reflect our own lived experience and personalities is vital in affirming our sense of self and allowing us to celebrate our differences […]
OnBeat for International Women’s Day
The Gryphon’s Fashion Editor Elicka Ghahramani spoke with OnBeat, LUU’s newest BME focused society, to learn how their passion drove the creation of the fastest growing society of the academic year. Three women who have […]
Out and proud in Science
When asked to name an LGBTQ+ scientist, Alan Turing is often the first and only name which comes to peoples’ minds. The tragic suppression of his sexuality is a story that’s stuck with the public […]