Oxford University admits need to improve student diversity after third of colleges accept handful of black applicants
6 years, 10 months ago

Oxford University admits need to improve student diversity after third of colleges accept handful of black applicants

The Independent  

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Oxford's Opportunity Program to admit ‘disadvantaged’ students sparks outrage among academics
3 months, 1 week ago

Oxford's Opportunity Program to admit ‘disadvantaged’ students sparks outrage among academics

Hindustan Times  

In an effort to meet diversity goals, Oxford professors worry that criteria are being reduced to admit “disadvantaged” students who would not be given a spot. Students are admitted “on the same rigorous basis as all other students” under the scheme known as the Opportunity Oxford program. Speaking to The Times, one don said, “I have known students admitted under …

Oxford accused of lowering their own standards to hit diversity targets with one in ten places now reserved for students from disadvantaged backgrounds
3 months, 1 week ago

Oxford accused of lowering their own standards to hit diversity targets with one in ten places now reserved for students from disadvantaged backgrounds

Daily Mail  

Oxford academics fear standards are being lowered to accept 'disadvantaged' students who would not otherwise be offered a place in a bid to hit diversity targets. The prestigious university aims to reserve one in ten places for students from 'disadvantaged' postcodes or areas with a high proportion of working class residents who do not get through the standard admissions process. …

Oxford University admits fewer state school pupils for third year in a row
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Oxford University admits fewer state school pupils for third year in a row

The Telegraph  

Almost a third – 32.4 per cent – of British students admitted to Oxford this year came from private schools, up from 31.9 per cent last year. Julie McCulloch, director of policy at the Association of School and College Leaders, said: “For example, 67.6 per cent of Oxford admissions were to state school pupils, whereas about 93 per cent of …

Applicants choosing only competitive universities ‘unlikely’ to get many offers
1 year, 11 months ago

Applicants choosing only competitive universities ‘unlikely’ to get many offers

The Independent  

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Top private schools see their Oxbridge success rate plummet amid diversity drive
2 years, 5 months ago

Top private schools see their Oxbridge success rate plummet amid diversity drive

The Telegraph  

The Oxbridge success rate of top private schools has dropped by a third in five years amid a drive to boost numbers of disadvantaged students, an investigation by The Telegraph has found. Analysis of Oxford and Cambridge offer rates to 50 independent schools with the highest number of applications last year, shows the likelihood of their pupils receiving an offer …

White private schoolboys ‘are disadvantaged group due to culture war’ Cambridge academic claims
2 years, 10 months ago

White private schoolboys ‘are disadvantaged group due to culture war’ Cambridge academic claims

The Independent  

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More students from ethnic minority backgrounds studying for degrees
3 years, 1 month ago

More students from ethnic minority backgrounds studying for degrees

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Two in five top universities see drop in students from state schools
4 years, 1 month ago

Two in five top universities see drop in students from state schools

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Nearly three quarters of British universities fall in global rankings
4 years, 9 months ago

Nearly three quarters of British universities fall in global rankings

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Over 6,000 Indian students apply for admission in UK universities, 5% hike over previous year
5 years, 8 months ago

Over 6,000 Indian students apply for admission in UK universities, 5% hike over previous year

India Today  

The number of students from India applying to UK universities for higher education continues an upward trend, according to official statistics released in London on Thursday. 6,210 Indian students apply for courses at British universities: The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, the UK's centralised university application system, said that 6,210 students from India had applied to take up courses at …

Universities are still leaving BAME students behind – and the problem goes beyond Oxbridge
6 years ago

Universities are still leaving BAME students behind – and the problem goes beyond Oxbridge

The Independent  

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Number of state school pupils attending university drops despite efforts to widen access
6 years, 1 month ago

Number of state school pupils attending university drops despite efforts to widen access

The Independent  

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Oxford and Cambridge’s failure to take in more black and disadvantaged students is ‘staggering’, says universities minister
6 years, 9 months ago

Oxford and Cambridge’s failure to take in more black and disadvantaged students is ‘staggering’, says universities minister

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Cambridge University says it cannot do more to admit black British students 'on its own'
6 years, 9 months ago

Cambridge University says it cannot do more to admit black British students 'on its own'

The Independent  

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Cambridge and Oxford among worst universities in UK for socio-economic equality, report reveals
6 years, 11 months ago

Cambridge and Oxford among worst universities in UK for socio-economic equality, report reveals

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More than 100 MPs demand Oxford and Cambridge universities end 'social apartheid'
7 years, 5 months ago

More than 100 MPs demand Oxford and Cambridge universities end 'social apartheid'

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Oxford and Cambridge universities accused of 'social apartheid' over failure to offer places to black students
7 years, 5 months ago

Oxford and Cambridge universities accused of 'social apartheid' over failure to offer places to black students

The Independent  

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Top UK universities still too ethnically segregated, warns report
7 years, 7 months ago

Top UK universities still too ethnically segregated, warns report

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Cambridge University admitted more black male students than Eton college pupils for the first time
7 years, 8 months ago

Cambridge University admitted more black male students than Eton college pupils for the first time

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Black students 50% more likely to drop out of university, new figures reveal
7 years, 8 months ago

Black students 50% more likely to drop out of university, new figures reveal

The Independent  

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Oxbridge 'must do more to recognise potential in poorer applicants', says universities tsar
7 years, 9 months ago

Oxbridge 'must do more to recognise potential in poorer applicants', says universities tsar

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Oxford university unveils new portraits of women and ethnic minorites to 'redress diversity'
7 years, 11 months ago

Oxford university unveils new portraits of women and ethnic minorites to 'redress diversity'

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Number of EU students applying to UK universities falls by 7% since Brexit, latest figures reveal
8 years, 1 month ago

Number of EU students applying to UK universities falls by 7% since Brexit, latest figures reveal

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Women overtake men in winning places at Cambridge for the first time in history
8 years, 1 month ago

Women overtake men in winning places at Cambridge for the first time in history

The Independent  

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Getting into Oxbridge: 7 things students wish they’d known before applying to Oxford and Cambridge University
8 years, 6 months ago

Getting into Oxbridge: 7 things students wish they’d known before applying to Oxford and Cambridge University

The Independent  

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Universities of Oxford and Cambridge ‘failing poor students’, says think tank report
8 years, 10 months ago

Universities of Oxford and Cambridge ‘failing poor students’, says think tank report

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Number of poor students attending UK's leading universities falls despite millions spent to encourage them to apply
9 years, 1 month ago

Number of poor students attending UK's leading universities falls despite millions spent to encourage them to apply

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David Cameron is right to challenge Oxford’s all white culture
9 years, 1 month ago

David Cameron is right to challenge Oxford’s all white culture

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David Cameron says ethnic discrimination 'shames universities'
9 years, 1 month ago

David Cameron says ethnic discrimination 'shames universities'

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White British pupils the least likely UK ethnic group to go to university, new research reveals
9 years, 4 months ago

White British pupils the least likely UK ethnic group to go to university, new research reveals

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Oxford University students call for greater 'racial sensitivity' at the institution and say it must be 'decolonised'
9 years, 9 months ago

Oxford University students call for greater 'racial sensitivity' at the institution and say it must be 'decolonised'

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Fewer white teens applying to university as applications from black pupils soar
11 years, 8 months ago

Fewer white teens applying to university as applications from black pupils soar

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