The Racism@Uni survey, conducted in August and September 2025, offers a detailed examination of racism in Australian universities. The open-ended qualitative questions in the survey were designed to provide insight into respondents’ experiences and observations of racism, how these experiences affected their study or employment at the university, and their views on addressing racism and improving inclusivity and equity. 

This Part B presentation of the survey presents a thematic analysis of this large qualitative dataset. Through the thematic analysis of responses to the questions at F12, it was possible to gain not only an understanding of the complex lived experiences of individuals affected by racism, but also the attitudes of respondents toward the topic of racism in Australian university settings and how it could be addressed.

In Part A, the quantitative component captured the range and perceived foundations of racism experienced by domestic and international students and academic and professional staff.