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Reader's comments (3)

#1 Submitted by davep@... on November 16, 2021 - 10:07am

Increasingly a class issue as many from poorer backgrounds enrol at their local university.

#2 Submitted by inuk on November 17, 2021 - 8:08am

Divide and rule... Us and them... oh, and "there's not institutional racism in the UK" There are brilliant people who did not graduate from top institutions. There are also phenomenally inept people who somehow graduated from top institutions. If an institution is granted research degrees awarding powers and is subjected to the same reviews and assessments as other institutions, then graduates from that institution should have the same opportunities as those from other institutions.

#3 Submitted by NWright on November 17, 2021 - 1:42pm

Has ESRC done an EDI analysis on this to ensure it is not further entrenching privilege? I’m sure there are social science researchers who could do this for them.

Review promised after post-92 PhDs ‘excluded’ from UK postdocs

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