THE WEEK IN HIGHER EDUCATION

..."The likelihood of becoming a student at Oxford or Cambridge universities can be strongly influenced by date of birth," the BBC website reported on 27 February. The BBC used the Freedom of Information Act to gather data on birth dates for entrants to the universities, saying the finding...

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Published in:The Times higher education supplement 2013-12 (2,091), p.4
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:..."The likelihood of becoming a student at Oxford or Cambridge universities can be strongly influenced by date of birth," the BBC website reported on 27 February. The BBC used the Freedom of Information Act to gather data on birth dates for entrants to the universities, saying the findings raise the issue "of whether universities should start to consider applicants' dates of birth when deciding who to give places to".
ISSN:0049-3929