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Top universities must do more to tackle inequality or face sanctions, OfS suggests
Pupils wait see Queen Elizabeth II as she visits Eton College in Berkshire in May 2010
TOP British universities could face sanctions if they don’t do more to improve access for disadvantaged students, the Office for Students (OfS) warned yesterday.
There remains gaps in “equality of opportunity,” particularly in the nation’s most selective institutions, according to the OfS.
Universities in England recruited twice as many students from the most advantaged backgrounds compared to the most disadvantaged in the academic year of 2017/18, the regulator said.
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