Colleges will be asked to sign anti-racism principles

Staff members highlighted overt racism and discrimination, including the use of racist language. Picture: Maya Alleruzzo/AP

Colleges are to be asked today to sign a set of anti-racism principles that recognise racism in Irish higher education and commit to working towards a culture of race equality.

It follows research that for the first time shone a light on the problems of racial and ethnic discrimination faced by minority ethnic staff at the country's universities and colleges.