Academics and ECRs themselves are the physical manifestation of internalised ableism within academia: to be “a researcher” you need to be excellent at so many things that you undoubtedly need to be perfectly able, whatever that should mean. Rather than focusing on disabilities, it is time to consider how ingrained the normalisations are in society that we all aspire to.
Are you looking for data on gender or racial disparities in funding, best practices to host more inclusive meetings, testimonials and insights from diverse scientists, or examples of institutional actions to support mental health and well-being? Find all this and more on the searchable ALBA database of over 1000 resources, curated and categorised by topic, type and group identity.
With this database, we hope to foster an environment of awareness and learning, support individuals and organisations in their DEI efforts, and promote best practices and tools to achieve equity and inclusion.
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