Russell Group students more likely to back contextual admissions

But overall students are split on the policy of making lower grade offers to applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds

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Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by A-S00024014 on July 26, 2019 - 8:22am

Contextual admission begets contextual respect ... potential recipe for additional layer of social disharmony on campuses. Basil Jide fadipe.

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