Long Covid Research project
ROTA are looking for people to take part in a Long Covid research project to hear about their experiences?
Are you a current or former University student?
Can you help ROTA with our new research project about the student experience of Higher Education. This research will explore the reasons why some UK-domiciled Black Asian and other ethnic minority students have considered withdrawing or have previously withdrawn from their university courses. We would like to hear about your experiences in Higher Education, and what influenced your decision to leave or consider leaving….
June 2021 ROTA Policy E-Newsletter
The June edition of our Policy E-Newsletter is now available HERE. This is our quarterly newsletter full of information about our work, our partners/supporters and what is happening around the sector in relation to race equality. If you have something you would like to include and publicise in our next issue, scheduled for end of July 2021,…
Progressive Review: Guest issue editorial
When IPPR approached us at Race on the Agenda with a view to us guest editing an issue of their journal the Progressive Review, on the theme of race equality and justice, it was an offer we couldn’t refuse. We reached out to some of the great minds in our network and commissioned a number…
BME women almost twice as likely to be on zero-hours contracts as white men, ROTA and TUC find
Race on the agenda (ROTA) and The Trades Union Congress (TUC) have warned that structural racism in the labour market is trapping Black and minority ethnic (BME) workers on low pay and in insecure work. The warning comes as ROTA and the TUC release a joint report which reveals how BME workers are hugely overrepresented…
Student Mental Health and wellness survey
ROTA have launched a mental health student survey to learn their experiences of mental health and well-being during Covid 19. The survey is open to students attending London universities only. We are also keen to work with student unions to explore partnerships projects. Or use this QR code
CORE May 2021 Newsletter
Read CORE's May edition of the E-Newsletter now available.
The Sewell report a missed opportunity to address systemic racism?
The Government’s recent report on Race and Ethnic Disparities has concluded that there is no evidence to suggest the existence of institutional racism in the UK, and that Britain should be regarded as “a model for other White-majority countries”. This report from the Commission, which was established in response to the protests resulting from the…
Covid-19 mental illness and race: why are ethnic minorities more at risk?
A global pandemic, summers spent inside and cold winter nights under lockdown – if there is one thing the past year has shown us, it’s that mental health does not discriminate. Almost everyone – in some way, shape or form – has had to battle their own demons in the wake of Covid-19, with the…
CORE’s Statement in support of the Runnymede Trust
We, the members of the Coalition of Race Equality organisations (CORE) are saddened and dismayed, but not surprised, by the recent attacks on the Runnymede Trust. These attacks, which were continued from the floor of the House of Commons today, are concerted attempt to stifle the organisation’s attempts to do its work. Runnymede was set…