Briefings and reports

Making the latest research and data on ethnicity in the UK accessible to policy-makers, the voluntary sector and other researchers.

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Racism and belonging in Scotland

Ethnic inequalities and the legacy of COVID-19 in Scotland, in partnership with BEMIS.
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Compound Injustice

The use of rap lyrics as evidence in court cases. 
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Whose campus?

Students' views on, and experiences of, security and policing on UK university campuses.
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Covid-19 briefings

Reporting the experiences of ethnic minority groups during and after the pandemic. With the Runnymede Trust.
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Racial bias and the bench

Report on racial bias in the UK judiciary.
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Creative industries report

Read our report on diversity in the creative and cultural industries.

Policy briefings

This longstanding series is part of our commitment to working with policy makers to address issues of ethnic inequalities.

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Census data briefings

Digging into the detail of census data to reveal local and national patterns of inequality.

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Compound Injustice

A review of cases involving rap music in England and Wales.

Authors: Eithne Quinn (eithne.quinn@manchester.ac.uk), Erica Kane, Will Pritchard.