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    <p>Dear Colleagues,</p>
    <p>This is a major problem that we must fight. We recently conducted
      a survey in France on this subject and we are all concerned by
      this problem.</p>
    <p>Let me know if I can share this letter on Linkedin.<br>
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    <p>Best regards</p>
    <p>Karim Elia Fraoua<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Le 19/03/2023 à 16:46, Prabir G
      Dastidar a écrit :<br>
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      Surely it is a matter of great concern! Our moral support will be
      with you. Don’t leave it just like that. This may not be an
      isolated incident!
      <div>Best wishes to your endeavour.</div>
      <div>Prabir<br>
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            <blockquote type="cite">On 19-Mar-2023, at 11:36 AM, Suchith
              Anand <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk"><Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk></a> wrote:<br>
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                                  Guardian article that Anti-Slavery
                                  Society was founded 200 years ago (in
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                                  universities are institutionally
                                  racist, says leading vice-chancellor</span></p>
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                                  racism on campus: Raising awareness
                                  and creating the conditions for
                                  confident conversations</span><span
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                                <span style="font-size:11pt;
                                  font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Thousands
                                  of Black and minority ethnic (BAME)
                                  staff and students are suffering
                                  racial</span><span
                                  style="font-size:11pt;
                                  font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> discrimination
                                  in silence for</span><span
                                  style="font-size:11pt;
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                                  years in many</span><span
                                  style="font-size:11pt;
                                  font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> UK
                                  universities. It is so sad and
                                  disappointing to hear about the scale
                                  of racial discrimination experiences
                                  from BAME colleagues. It is very
                                  alarming to also hear from them the
                                  steps taken for covering up of racial
                                  discrimination complaints by their
                                  university managements. This is very
                                  worrying especially for BAME staff who
                                  are on temporary work visa sponsored
                                  by the University employer. Some of
                                  these junior researchers are suffering
                                  in silence as they are threatened by
                                  their management staff that they will
                                  sack them and revoke their sponsorship
                                  if they speak about their racial
                                  discrimination experiences. </span></p>
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                                  font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Is
                                  this some kind of “modern slavery” of
                                  Black and minority ethnic staff and
                                  students in UK universities? </span><span
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                                <span style="font-size:11pt;
                                  font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Why
                                  is some University Senior
                                  Staff/Managers using their sponsorship
                                  of visa as a tool to exploit BAME
                                  staff and students? </span></p>
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                                <span style="font-size:11pt;
                                  font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">All
                                  staff raising racial discrimination
                                  complaints or informing about any
                                  cover up of racial discrimination
                                  complaints by anyone in the management
                                  in</span><span style="font-size:11pt;
font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> any UK university needs to be
                                  protected. Whistleblowing Awareness
                                  Week (20th – 24th March) details at</span></p>
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                                <span style="text-decoration:underline"><a
href="https://www.wbuk.org/news/whistleblowing-awareness-week-update-20th-24th-march"
                                    data-auth="NotApplicable"
                                    class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                      style="font-size:11pt;
                                      font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">https://www.wbuk.org/news/whistleblowing-awareness-week-update-20th-24th-march</span></a></span></p>
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                                <span style="font-size:11pt;
                                  font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">All
                                  senior managers of all universities</span><span
                                  style="font-size:11pt;
                                  font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> in
                                  the UK have duty to adhere to the
                                  Equality Act 2010 and protect human
                                  rights of all staff and students.</span><span
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                                </span><span style="font-size:11pt;
                                  font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Details
                                  at
                                </span><a
                                  href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents"
                                  data-auth="NotApplicable"
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                                    style="color:rgb(220,161,13);
                                    font-size:11pt;
                                    font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents</span></a><span
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                                <span style="font-size:11pt;
                                  font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">"Vasudhaiva
                                  Kutumbakam” is a Sanskrit phrase which
                                  means "The World Is One Family".</span></p>
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                                <span style="font-size:11pt;
                                  font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">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;
                                  font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Best
                                  wishes</span></p>
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                                Suchith Anand<br>
                                <b>Sent:</b> 14 March 2023 08:48<br>
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                                Letter on “Racism in UK Universities”</span><font
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                                  <span style="font-size:11pt">Dear
                                    colleagues,</span><br>
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                                  <span style="font-size:11pt">I have
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                                    style="font-size:11pt">Open Letter
                                    on “Racism in UK Universities” to
                                    the Vice Chancellors of UK
                                    universities, Research Funders,
                                    International Science Council,
                                    Russell Group, Universities UK to 
                                    look into the issue of racial
                                    discrimination happening in  many
                                    universities in the UK as it is
                                    affecting thousands of Black and
                                    minority ethnic (BAME) staff and
                                    students. </span></p>
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                                  <span style="font-size:11pt">I feel
                                    that I have a moral duty to be the
                                    voice of thousands of BAME staff and
                                    students suffering racial
                                    discrimination in silence in various
                                    UK universities hence I shared my
                                    experiences with the International
                                    Science Council, Research Funders as
                                    this is in the public interest. Even
                                    if anyone tries to raise a racial
                                    discrimination complaint , it is of
                                    no use as the management will do
                                    everything to cover up.</span></p>
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                                  <span style="font-size:11pt">All
                                    senior managers of universities in
                                    the UK have duty to adhere to the
                                    Equality Act 2010 and protect human
                                    rights. Details at
                                  </span><a
                                    href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents"
                                    data-auth="NotApplicable"
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                                  <span style="font-size:11pt">May I
                                    bring to your kind attention the
                                    Nature article published on “ How UK
                                    science is failing Black researchers
                                    — in nine stark charts". By
                                    Elizabeth Gibney (published 14 Dec
                                    2022) at
                                  </span><a
                                    href="https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-022-04386-w/index.html"
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                                      font-size:11pt">https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-022-04386-w/index.html</span></a></p>
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                                  <span style="font-size:11pt">Data
                                    shows that the representation of
                                    scientists from marginalized
                                    ethnicities dwindles at each stage
                                    of the UK academia highlighting the
                                    fact that structural racism is
                                    widespread in many universities in
                                    the UK. It is very disappointing to
                                    read about the scale of racial
                                    discrimination in some of the
                                    universities in the UK. </span></p>
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                                  <span style="font-size:11pt">Systemic
                                    racism is a wider problem affecting
                                    BAME staff and students. For
                                    example, this article in Guardian
                                    (dated 12 Dec 2022) gives example of
                                    racial discrimination faced by a
                                    BAME academic at a UK university.</span></p>
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                                  <span
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href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/dec/12/portsmouth-university-loses-discrimination-case-against-indian-lecturer-kajal-sharma"
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                                        style="font-size:11pt">https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/dec/12/portsmouth-university-loses-discrimination-case-against-indian-lecturer-kajal-sharma</span></a></span></p>
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                                  <span style="font-size:11pt">Another
                                    article in the Guardian - More than
                                    120,000 workers from minority ethnic
                                    backgrounds have quit their jobs
                                    because of racism, suggests a
                                    landmark study that has found
                                    workplace discrimination is sapping
                                    the confidence of a large part of
                                    the UK workforce. </span></p>
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                                  </span><span
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href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/01/more-than-120000-workers-quit-jobs-because-of-racism-uk-study-suggests"
                                      data-auth="NotApplicable"
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                                      moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                        style="text-decoration:underline;
                                        font-size:11pt">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/01/more-than-120000-workers-quit-jobs-because-of-racism-uk-study-suggests</span></a></span></p>
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                                  <span style="font-size:11pt">It is
                                    disappointing to learn about the
                                    scale of Racial discrimination in
                                    some UK work environments. This made
                                    me realise that the Racial
                                    Injustices that I had faced are part
                                    of a much wider issue affecting
                                    Black and Minority Ethnic staff and
                                    students.  Without adequate action
                                    from employers the pervasiveness of
                                    racism increases.</span></p>
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                                  <span style="font-size:11pt">Racial
                                    discrimination is illegal as per the
                                    UK law but still it is sad fact that
                                    thousands of BAME researchers
                                    (especially working in junior level)
                                    are suffering racial discrimination
                                    in silence for many years in many UK
                                    universities . There is a huge
                                    pressure to hide Racial Injustice
                                    under the carpet and silence
                                    colleagues who raise these issues.</span></p>
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                                  <span style="font-size:11pt">I am
                                    grateful to International Science
                                    Council for the supporting my work
                                    for GeoForAll and encouraging me to
                                    share my racial discrimination
                                    experiences through the
                                    International Science Council 
                                    interview so in future colleagues
                                    don’t suffer Racism.  Details at </span><a
href="https://council.science/current/blog/no-problem-is-too-big-combating-discrimination-in-geospatial-science/"
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                                      font-size:11pt">https://council.science/current/blog/no-problem-is-too-big-combating-discrimination-in-geospatial-science/</span></a></p>
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                                  <span style="font-size:11pt">Following
                                    my interview with the International
                                    Science Council , I had many BAME
                                    colleagues across various
                                    universities in UK contacting me and
                                    thanking me for showing the courage
                                    to speak out on Racism and giving
                                    them hope. It is so sad and
                                    disappointing to hear the scale of
                                    racial discrimination experiences
                                    from BAME colleagues . It is very
                                    alarming to also hear from them the
                                    steps taken for covering up of
                                    racial discrimination complaints by
                                    their university managements. This
                                    is very worrying especially for BAME
                                    staff who are on temporary work visa
                                    sponsored by the University
                                    employer. Some of these junior
                                    researchers are suffering in silence
                                    as they are threatened by their
                                    management staff  that they will 
                                    sack them and revoke their
                                    sponsorship if they speak about
                                    their racial discrimination
                                    experiences.  Is this some kind of
                                    “modern slavery” of Black and
                                    minority ethnic</span><span
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                                  </span><span style="font-size:11pt">researchers
                                    in UK universities?  Why is some
                                    University Senior Staff/Managers
                                    using their sponsorship of visa as a
                                    tool to exploit BAME staff? </span></p>
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                                  <span style="font-size:11pt">As per
                                    the UK law, all employers and senior
                                    management staff of all UK 
                                    universities have responsibility to
                                    adhere to the Equality Act 2010 and
                                    protect human rights. Any UK
                                    university employee (even if they
                                    are senior management )  if they are
                                    trying to cover up racial
                                    discrimination complaints then they
                                    are also acting against the UK law.</span></p>
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                                  <span style="font-size:11pt">I request
                                    that the UK Government Department
                                    for Science, Innovation &
                                    Technology , UKRI, The International
                                    Science Council, Research Funders,
                                    Equality and Human Rights Commission
                                    to please look into racial
                                    discrimination happening in
                                    universities in the UK as it is
                                    affecting thousands of BAME staff
                                    and students.</span></p>
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                                    style="font-size:11pt">I request the
                                    University vice-chancellors and
                                    senior management in all UK
                                    Universities to please consider my
                                    humble request for providing new 100
                                    full scholarships per year at each
                                    UK university for</span><span
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                                    style="font-size:11pt">students from
                                    economically poor families and
                                    first-generation students. </span></p>
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                                        you wish to see in the world.”</span></i><span
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