The death of George Floyd as a white police officer knelt on his neck in Minneapolis, US, and the protests that followed have rightly drawn attention to the issue of institutionalised racism. The same subject is being highlighted by racial disparities in the impact of Covid-19.
Over two-fifths of science writers have found themselves worse off as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, as family commitments, mental health and tightening commissioning budgets took their toll, the ABSW’s recent survey has revealed.
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