The report highlights key issues for the sector as a whole, including the fact that the industry is not meritocratic; issues around pay parity; the impact of poor DI&E performance on staff retention and the push to become self-employed; the huge impact of COVID-19 on freelancers and those working in micro-businesses; and the fact that older, white, straight and non-disabled men, by and large, fail to recognise the pervasiveness of discrimination and its impacts on women and colleagues who belong to any visible minority groups. The study also identifies significant gains in relation to LGBTQ+ researchers as well as appetite for change, especially among younger researchers.