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<span style="font-size:11pt">I have been volunteering my efforts for over a decade for providing higher education opportunities for more first-generation students and for students from economically poor families.</span></p>
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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/please-share-ideas-providing-higher-education-more-first-anand/" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:11pt">https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/please-share-ideas-providing-higher-education-more-first-anand/</span></a></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">I came across these reports and article on Child poverty, education and the postcode lottery in the UK. Extreme child poverty in the UK is a humanitarian and ethical crisis. In educational terms, poverty is a significant disadvantage.
The link between poverty and poor educational outcomes and wellbeing in the UK has remained stubbornly and depressingly high despite longstanding policy concern at national, local and jurisdictional levels of government.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">Child poverty, education and the postcode lottery</span></p>
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<span style="text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2020/08/19/child-poverty-education-and-the-postcode-lottery/" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:11pt">https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2020/08/19/child-poverty-education-and-the-postcode-lottery/</span></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">It is very disappointing to read about Racism in science and higher education environments in the UK. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">Details of the Nature special issues at</span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">There is a need to expand the university education opportunities available to Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) students,</span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt">students from economically poor families and first-generation students in science. There is so much talent out there that just isn’t getting an opportunity.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">So now, I am hoping to bring together university leaders and to advocate for each Russell Group university (the most prestigious and richest universities in the UK) to provide 100 full scholarships per year for Black, Asian and
minority ethnic (BAME) students, students from economically poor families and first-generation students . The question is not “why do this?”, the question is “why
</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><i class="x_ContentPasted0">not</i></span><span style="font-size:11pt"> do this?”. This would create a huge ripple effect for representation in science.</span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">The main reason that I decided to share my racism experiences is to make sure that other colleagues and students don’t face racism in the future. I have forgiven all of them for their racial discrimination towards me .</span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">I think it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure equal access and to fight against racism in science. We must all try to make sure that there is no racial discrimination in our department or in our team, and to speak out against
racism, and to support colleagues who report these problems.</span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">The pain that I had gone through because of the racial discrimination cannot be quantified, but if that could pave way for reducing racism for other colleagues in the future and help in GeoForAll mission for providing more higher
education opportunities for the first generation students, BAME students and for students from economically poor families then, I can say that the injustices I had faced was worth it.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt"><b class="x_ContentPasted0">I request the University vice-chancellors and senior management in all Russell Group Universities to please consider my humble request for providing new 100 full scholarships per year at each Russell
Group university for BAME students, students from economically poor families and first-generation students. </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">Please take pledge for eliminating racism from all UK Universities.</span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt">Let us all work for making science and education more accessible, inclusive and equitable for the benefit of all.</span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">As Mahatma Gandhi said “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">Every day, each and every one of us can stand up against racial prejudice and disrespectful attitudes.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">Let’s build a world beyond racism and discrimination, where we all exercise our human rights. Be a human rights champion!</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">If you are working at a Russell Group university, please share my open letter with your university management.</span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt"> <span class="x_FluidPluginCopy x_ContentPasted1" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">Thanks. </span></span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt"><span class="x_FluidPluginCopy x_ContentPasted1" style="display:inline!important">Details
at </span></span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-letter-requesting-scholarships-all-russell-group-suchith-anand?trk=public_profile_article_view" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; font-size:13px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal" data-loopstyle="link"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-letter-requesting-scholarships-all-russell-group-suchith-anand</b></span></a></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">Best wishes</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">Suchith</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">Dr Suchith Anand</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | Board member | Governance | Policy | Consultant in Data Science and Data Ethics | Global Citizen | SDG Volunteer and Advocate</span></p>
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