Racism is 'pervasive' in chemical sciences, according to an investigation by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
which shows that racism is ''pervasive'' in the field. The report finds that it is "hard to challenge" and marginalisation of minorities has become "normalised" in universities and industry.
"Racism is unfortunately a reality of chemical sciences, just as it is in wider society" she told BBC News.Sandile Mtetwa says her fellow black PhD students have opted out of university research because they don't believe they will be supported Official figures show that at undergraduate level 4.9% of students studying chemistry-related subjects identify as black, significantly higher than the national 3.0% of the UK population. But most choose not to enter research. Those who do fall away at every stage of the career ladder: 1.4% of postgraduate chemistry researchers identify as black, 1% of lecturers and 0% of professors.
Sandile Mtetwa is a black PhD student at Cambridge University. She co-founded a group for African students studying science subjects. She says many of them have decided not to struggle through. Instead they have decided to get jobs in the private sector because they felt there was "prejudice", and they would not be supported if they went into academic research.
The RSC report says that there is little incentive for chemistry organisations to improve. Most initiatives are voluntary and appear to be having a limited impact, it says.
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