National funder reveals more than half of principal investigator awards went to white male scientists
National funder UK Research and Innovation has found over half of its awards to lead a research project went to white men.
Released on 8 April, UKRI’s annual diversity data report revealed that 56 per cent of UKRI-funded principal investigators, who are the leaders of research projects, were white men. The report examines UKRI awards in 2021 to 2022.