Embedding equitable placement opportunities in undergraduate science degrees
Dominic Wiredu-Boakye, Shalinee Dhayal, Susanne Smith, Musarrat Maisha Reza · 2025
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Dominic Wiredu-Boakye, Shalinee Dhayal, Susanne Smith, and Musarrat Maisha Reza wrote a 2025 perspective arguing that work placements should be built into science degrees fairly. In degrees without a licensing body, students often must find their own placements. That model favors students with money and contacts, and shuts out poorer and international students. The authors call required, assessed, and supported placements both a moral duty and a smart strategy for universities.
They point to programs in Exeter and Singapore that embed placements with employer partners and reflective grading. Their seven recommendations cover joint steering committees, skills teaching inside the curriculum, job-hunting training, and fair access. They also urge structured support during placements and policy that ties research chances to the same fairness rules.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Dominic Wiredu-Boakye, Shalinee Dhayal, Susanne Smith, Musarrat Maisha Reza |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |