Why is there such a lack of diversity at Oxbridge?

Newly revealed figures show some Oxford and Cambridge colleges admitted no black British students between 2012 and 2016

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Oxford and Cambridge universities face being fined if they fail to recruit students from a wider range of backgrounds, Universities Minister Sam Gyimah has warned.

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