{"id":2353,"date":"2019-09-16T14:56:40","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T13:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/?p=2353"},"modified":"2019-09-16T15:03:27","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T14:03:27","slug":"poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2019\/09\/16\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Poor diversity, poor design: the truth about inclusive research and why it matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1181\" height=\"442\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2356 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/files\/2019\/09\/Hand-image_final.jpg\" alt=\"inclusive research\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Madina Wane reflects on the value of creating an inclusive research culture where everyone in society can feel they can participate and benefit from STEM.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The modern seat belt is a simple but extremely effective innovation that has been saving lives since the 1960s. It is estimated to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/roadsafety\/projects\/manuals\/seatbelt\/seat_belt_manual_module_1.pdf?ua=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reduce the risk of death<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by up to 50% and with over 1 million road traffic deaths per year globally, the seat belt is clearly an important development. With such an impact it is easy to neglect scrutiny of this technology, but we must ask the question: are we all equally protected?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When crash test dummies first became required in the 1960s, US regulators wanted manufacturers to use two types &#8211; one based on male physical proportions, and one based on female proportions. However, after several years, regulators conceded and manufacturers were able to use just one dummy, reflecting the \u2018average\u2019 male. 50 years on and the consequences of this are clear. A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/22021321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in 2011, from the University of Virginia\u2019s Center for Applied Biomechanics, determined that female drivers were 47% more likely to suffer severe injuries compared to their male counterparts. Many <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/03080188.2019.1603870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have also highlighted the increased incidence of whiplash in female drivers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although the use of female dummies has since been adopted, these are simply <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0001457519303483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">smaller versions of male dummies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, not accounting for anatomical differences between the sexes. In addition, the female dummy is based on proportions of the smallest 5% of females, rather than the average. To add even more pitfalls, the \u2018female\u2019 dummies are still not used to the same extent as their male counterparts, with male dummies predominantly used in the driver\u2019s seat and female dummies more often used in the passenger seat.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sex differences have received much of the attention, however, regardless of sex, those with significantly different heights, weights or body types (e.g. due to elderly age or disability) are also excluded from the current system of testing. The harm caused by basing the safety of billions on a single 175 cm, 75.5 kg male profile is clear. This inequality is not limited to motor safety &#8211;\u00a0 from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-amazon-com-jobs-automation-insight\/amazon-scraps-secret-ai-recruiting-tool-that-showed-bias-against-women-idUSKCN1MK08G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hiring algorithms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that discriminate against women, to clinicians who <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4843483\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">perceive pain differently<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> between black and white patients, the whole STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine) industry is suffering from a lack of diversity. So, how do we tackle these inequalities?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Inclusive innovation<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We need to embed diversity and equity in all parts of the STEMM infrastructure, from the people to the processes to the data. Only then will we effectively tackle global challenges, develop technologies that are accessible to many, and broaden our understanding of the whole world.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Manchester, the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) have developed a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/making-health-research-inclusive-deaf-british-sign-language-bsl-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deaf Experts by Experience Group<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to foster better inclusion of deaf people in health research. Project manager, Olivia Joseph, collaborated with Celia Hulme, a Manchester BRC Doctoral student and Deaf British Sign Language user, to make sure the group was suitable for the needs and experiences of deaf participants. They now run training sessions for participants <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to learn how they can be involved in research, and promote inclusion of deaf people to researchers throughout Manchester.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Developing new initiatives is a great way to plug the gaps, but we must also embed inclusion into existing structures. Nick Wood, programme manager in our Department of Surgery and Cancer, has done exactly this using a data-driven approach to understand and address specific diversity issues at Imperial. Changing the system is ineffective without strong evidence and Nick was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/news\/191930\/staff-praised-empowering-women-academics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">recognised for this contribution<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with a Julia Higgins Award this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Inclusion starts with recognition<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The task of improving diversity in STEMM can feel daunting but it can also be uplifting. On Thursday 19 September, the Royal Institution will host \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rigb.org\/whats-on\/events-2019\/september\/public-diversity-challenge-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diversity Challenge<\/a>\u2019, an entertaining University Challenge-inspired evening where two teams of diverse renowned scientists will battle it out to see who knows more about underrepresented scientists. The event is a fun chance to learn more about diversity and watch some top experts put in the hot-seat! There will also be five short talks from passionate diversity advocates including myself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Celebrating underrepresented scientists can encourage more people to participate in STEMM by improving the sense of belonging. Perhaps more importantly, this work challenges the assumptions of who is capable of making achievements in STEMM and highlights the barriers underrepresented groups face.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Besides listening to talks, there are many initiatives you can get involved in \u2013 just turn up! For example, in February I attended the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/equality\/staff-networks\/imperial-as-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Imperial As One<\/a> (an advisory group for BAME staff and postgraduates) Wikipedia editing event designed to increase visibility of BAME scientists. I met many dedicated advocates, including Diversity Challenge organisers Luke Kristopher Davis (UCL physics PhD student) and<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2018\/12\/05\/i-cant-wait-until-im-no-longer-waiting-for-the-first-black-scientist-to-win-a-nobel-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Dr Faith Uwadiae<\/a> (malaria immunologist at the Crick and Imperial alumnus), which opened up new opportunities and empowered me to continue getting involved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The importance of diversity is still challenged by some who feel it is irrelevant to STEMM. To those I say: look around you, STEMM is ingrained in all aspects of our society, without diversity and equity how can we possibly meet the needs of the world?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Madina Wane (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/madina_wane?lang=en\">@madina_wane<\/a>) is a PhD student in Immunology in the Department of Life Sciences.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rigb.org\/whats-on\/events-2019\/september\/public-diversity-challenge-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tickets are now available for the Diversity Challenge<\/a> at The Royal Institution on Thursday 19 September.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"430\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2362\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/files\/2019\/09\/diversitychallenge_mainimage_ri_long_0_005001ae5001ae.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madina Wane reflects on the value of creating an inclusive research culture where everyone in society can feel they can participate and benefit from STEM. The modern seat belt is a simple but extremely effective innovation that has been saving lives since the 1960s. It is estimated to reduce the risk of death by up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1395,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[272486],"tags":[316,81],"class_list":["post-2353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guest-posts","tag-diversity","tag-research"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Poor diversity, poor design: the truth about inclusive research<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Madina Wane reflects on the value of creating an inclusive research culture where everyone in society can feel they can participate and benefit from STEM.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2019\/09\/16\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Poor diversity, poor design: the truth about inclusive research\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Madina Wane reflects on the value of creating an inclusive research culture where everyone in society can feel they can participate and benefit from STEM.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2019\/09\/16\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Imperial Medicine Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-09-16T13:56:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-09-16T14:03:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/files\/2019\/09\/Hand-image_final.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Madina Wane\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Madina Wane\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/16\\\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/16\\\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Madina Wane\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b4b5f3f55dbe450d0e1c9883ed166732\"},\"headline\":\"Poor diversity, poor design: the truth about inclusive research and why it matters\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-16T13:56:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-09-16T14:03:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/16\\\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":897,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/16\\\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/files\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/Hand-image_final.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Diversity\",\"Research\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Guest posts\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/16\\\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/16\\\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/16\\\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\\\/\",\"name\":\"Poor diversity, poor design: the truth about inclusive research\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/16\\\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/16\\\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/files\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/Hand-image_final.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-16T13:56:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-09-16T14:03:27+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b4b5f3f55dbe450d0e1c9883ed166732\"},\"description\":\"Madina Wane reflects on the value of creating an inclusive research culture where everyone in society can feel they can participate and benefit from STEM.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/16\\\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/16\\\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/files\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/Hand-image_final.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/files\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/Hand-image_final.jpg\",\"width\":1181,\"height\":442},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/\",\"name\":\"Imperial Medicine Blog\",\"description\":\"Stories from Imperial&#039;s Faculty of Medicine\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b4b5f3f55dbe450d0e1c9883ed166732\",\"name\":\"Madina Wane\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/67926651c999c8cfce66fbc5b181e27d423e4b7417b7194b17525979f297b05d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/67926651c999c8cfce66fbc5b181e27d423e4b7417b7194b17525979f297b05d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/67926651c999c8cfce66fbc5b181e27d423e4b7417b7194b17525979f297b05d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Madina Wane\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/author\\\/mrw12\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Poor diversity, poor design: the truth about inclusive research","description":"Madina Wane reflects on the value of creating an inclusive research culture where everyone in society can feel they can participate and benefit from STEM.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2019\/09\/16\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Poor diversity, poor design: the truth about inclusive research","og_description":"Madina Wane reflects on the value of creating an inclusive research culture where everyone in society can feel they can participate and benefit from STEM.","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2019\/09\/16\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\/","og_site_name":"Imperial Medicine Blog","article_published_time":"2019-09-16T13:56:40+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-09-16T14:03:27+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/files\/2019\/09\/Hand-image_final.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Madina Wane","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Madina Wane","Estimated reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2019\/09\/16\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2019\/09\/16\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\/"},"author":{"name":"Madina Wane","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/#\/schema\/person\/b4b5f3f55dbe450d0e1c9883ed166732"},"headline":"Poor diversity, poor design: the truth about inclusive research and why it matters","datePublished":"2019-09-16T13:56:40+00:00","dateModified":"2019-09-16T14:03:27+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2019\/09\/16\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\/"},"wordCount":897,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2019\/09\/16\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/files\/2019\/09\/Hand-image_final.jpg","keywords":["Diversity","Research"],"articleSection":["Guest posts"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2019\/09\/16\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2019\/09\/16\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2019\/09\/16\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\/","name":"Poor diversity, poor design: the truth about inclusive research","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2019\/09\/16\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2019\/09\/16\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/files\/2019\/09\/Hand-image_final.jpg","datePublished":"2019-09-16T13:56:40+00:00","dateModified":"2019-09-16T14:03:27+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/#\/schema\/person\/b4b5f3f55dbe450d0e1c9883ed166732"},"description":"Madina Wane reflects on the value of creating an inclusive research culture where everyone in society can feel they can participate and benefit from STEM.","inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2019\/09\/16\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2019\/09\/16\/poor-diversity-poor-design-the-truth-about-inclusive-research-and-why-it-matters\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/files\/2019\/09\/Hand-image_final.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/files\/2019\/09\/Hand-image_final.jpg","width":1181,"height":442},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/","name":"Imperial Medicine Blog","description":"Stories from Imperial&#039;s Faculty of Medicine","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/#\/schema\/person\/b4b5f3f55dbe450d0e1c9883ed166732","name":"Madina Wane","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/67926651c999c8cfce66fbc5b181e27d423e4b7417b7194b17525979f297b05d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/67926651c999c8cfce66fbc5b181e27d423e4b7417b7194b17525979f297b05d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/67926651c999c8cfce66fbc5b181e27d423e4b7417b7194b17525979f297b05d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Madina Wane"},"url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/author\/mrw12\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pg9uH0-BX","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2353"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2364,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353\/revisions\/2364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}