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A framework for decolonising and diversifying biomedical sciences curricula: rediscovery, representation and readiness

2023-08-16

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To date, most efforts to decolonise curricula have focussed on the arts and humanities, with many believing that science subjects are objective, unbiased, and unaffected by colonial legacies. However, research is shaped by cultural and historical context, and inequities exist in funding, publishing and acknowledging scientific achievements. Our curricula reflect these inequities, perpetuating bias to future genera...

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Literature Corpus work: 1af948d7-76f3-5d6a-929a-9a560b503a46
DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.15.553224

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