Addressing the postgraduate mixed ethnic satisfaction gap in UK higher education

Garrett, R and Ridgway, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4426-6516, 2025. Addressing the postgraduate mixed ethnic satisfaction gap in UK higher education. In: Midlands Conference in Critical Thought 2025, Derby, 24-25 April 2025.

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Abstract

Between 2010-2023, postgraduate research and postgraduate taught students of mixed ethnic backgrounds have held the lowest satisfaction rates out of any ethnic group in British higher education. Yet, universities hold a limited understanding as to why. Through a content analysis of 13 years of AdvanceHE data (2010-2023), this paper addresses these nationwide institutional survey findings and exposes the on-going satisfaction gap. We contribute a call to action for scholars and educational practitioners to produce more empirical evidence and new methodological approaches investigating mixed ethnic experiences in UK higher education and argue that the Academy must begin to move away from monoracial anti-racism into more inclusive multiethnic approaches. Without inclusive multiethnic approaches, universities cannot pursue the goal of becoming anti-racist institutions.

Item Type:	Conference contribution
Creators:	Garrett, R. and Ridgway, M.
Date:	April 2025
Identifiers:	Number Type 2432616 Other
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Jeremy Silvester
Date Added:	08 May 2025 08:59
Last Modified:	08 May 2025 08:59
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53555

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