Unis' 'little progress' in recruits
England's top universities have made "little or no headline progress" in recruiting students from poorer families in recent years, a watchdog has warned.
Unis make 'little progress' to recruit poorer students
Students from poorer families are still not being recruited by England's top universities, a watchdog has warned.
The Office for Fair Access (OFFA) said that universities had made "little or no progress", despite making a considerable effort and spending millions of pounds.
Top universities should do more to offer activities and schemes that will help to boost the numbers of disadvantaged students going into higher education, the organisation said.
OFFA Director Professor Les Ebdon warned that an "unacceptably large" gap exists between the numbers of rich and poor students attending leading universities.
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