By: Lauren Codling
by LAUREN CODLING THE number of Asian students at Oxford University has risen ‘substantially’ in the last five years, a recent admissions report revealed earlier this month. Figures from the 2018 Oxford Annual Admissions Report showed 206 Asian students were admitted to the prestigious institute last year, a rise from 6.7 per cent in 2013 to 8.3 per cent in 2017. Bangladeshi and Pakistani student admittance, who are included as a separate group to British Asians considering they are under-represented at highly selective universities, has also risen from 0.6 per cent to 1.7 per cent. Overall, the percentage of BAME…
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