I overheard a conversation at a train station in Northumberland, two youngish academics (must have been a similar age to me, mid 30’s) talking about getting grants for research projects and everything hinged on the DEI questioning/ statements to tick the boxes in their submissions. One of them tentatively said he thought it was a bit weird and almost irrelevant, and I could see the other one was not sure if he should agree or not. You could tell how deep the ideological captures goes they were barely even able to mention it without wincing. A chance encounter as I’m not sure how often those conversations are had.
I overheard a conversation at a train station in Northumberland, two youngish academics (must have been a similar age to me, mid 30’s) talking about getting grants for research projects and everything hinged on the DEI questioning/ statements to tick the boxes in their submissions. One of them tentatively said he thought it was a bit weird and almost irrelevant, and I could see the other one was not sure if he should agree or not. You could tell how deep the ideological captures goes they were barely even able to mention it without wincing. A chance encounter as I’m not sure how often those conversations are had.