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A UK perspective on tackling the geoscience racial diversity crisis in the Global North

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Geoscientists will play key roles in the grand challenges of the twenty-first century, but this requires our field to address its past when it comes to diversity and inclusion. Considering the bleak picture of racial diversity in the UK, we put forward steps institutions can take to break down barriers and make the geosciences equitable.

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We thank C. Souch of the Royal Geographical Society, L. Herringshaw and L. Gallant.

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  1. Department of the Natural and Built Environment, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK

    Natasha Dowey

  2. School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

    Jenni Barclay

  3. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Ben Fernando

  4. School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

    Sam Giles & Anya Lawrence

  5. School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

    Jacqueline Houghton

  6. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

    Christopher Jackson

  7. Wessex Museums, Poole, UK

    Anjana Khatwa

  8. British Geological Survey, Keyworth, UK

    Keely Mills

  9. Geological Society of London, London, UK

    Alicia Newton

  10. School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, Keele University, Keele, UK

    Steven Rogers

  11. Department of Geography, Geology and Environment, University of Hull, Hull, UK

    Rebecca Williams

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Dowey, N., Barclay, J., Fernando, B. et al. A UK perspective on tackling the geoscience racial diversity crisis in the Global North. Nat. Geosci. 14, 256–259 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-021-00737-w

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