I was fortunate enough to work on two long-term projects which gave me quite a lot of security. I did try for PhDs in that time, but either there was… - Patricia Kingori

As a black woman from a single-parent, working-class background I’m very conscious that diversity is sometimes skewed to a very narrow interpretation – it’s generally gender diversity, so racial, social class and other forms of diversity get put on the back foot. That is changing, but it’s changing very slowly.

You find yourself wondering what makes a society work and why this society is different to another one.

Most academics don’t have a lot of management experience or training. We can try and manage our own careers, but it’s very different to trying to manage other people’s. We can try and manage our own careers, but it’s very different to trying to manage other people’s.