The University announces two major initiatives to help student from under-represented backgrounds

Published on
Tuesday 21 May 2019
Category
College & Community

The two new programmes Opportunity Oxford and Foundation Oxford aim to increase significantly the number of most promising students from groups who are currently under-represented in Oxford. Opportunity Oxford is aimed at students from more disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. Foundation Oxford will be open to students who have personally experienced severe disadvantage or educational disruption.

The Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, Professor Louise Richardson, said: “This is a sea change in Oxford admissions. Colleagues from across the University, its colleges and departments have united behind a commitment to accelerate the pace at which we are diversifying our student body and ensuring that every academically exceptional student in the country knows that they have a fair chance of a place at Oxford.”