Harleen Kaur Johal is leading BBBB—a qualitative study into the experiences of postgraduate researchers in different racial groups—which is supported by generous funding from the Institute of Medical Ethics. There is growing evidence of racial inequity in academia and healthcare. Bioethics Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) are students working at the intersection of these two systems, yet the experiences of ethnic minority PGRs working in bioethics are comparatively underexplored. This study aims to understand the experiences of PGRs from ethnic minority backgrounds working in UK bioethics, by investigating the extent to which they are affected by (in)direct racism at individual and/or systemic levels. The study also aims to identify possible strategies for reducing racial inequity in bioethics. The research team is also made up of Matimba Swana (University of Bristol), Kumeri Bandara (University of Oxford), Nako Abdullah (University of Bristol), Dr Zuzana Deans (University of Bristol), and Dr Mehrunisha Suleman (University of Oxford). 

You can find out more about this research on the study page - Being Black and Brown in Bioethics – Black and Brown in Bioethics (bristol.ac.uk).