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Data obtained by Newsnight has found that white applicants are offered places to study for a PhD at a higher rate than black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates.

The programme sent freedom of information requests to 133 UK universities, requesting data for the academic years between 2015 and 2020. Of the 62 universities which responded, all but one had a higher acceptance rate for white applicants.

The data shows the imbalance was starkest for black applicants.

Why is there such a disparity? And what barriers are in the way for those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds in academia?

Yasminara Khan reports.