JOIN USThe University of Oxford has been forced to review its post-graduate admissions policy after it was accused by a student of discriminating against the poor.
Damien Shannon, 26, had sued St Hugh’s College at the world-renowned university, for “selecting students on the basis of wealth and excluding those not in possession of it”. “St Hugh’s College and Damien Shannon are pleased to announce that they have resolved the dispute between them, and that the court proceedings in Manchester court are at an end with immediate effect,” the university said.
It will now re-examine the policy under which its colleges select students on their ability to prove they have the upfront resources to pay tens of thousands of pounds for both tuition fees and living expenses.
Shannon had been unable to take up his offer at the university last year after it found he did not have £12,900 living costs.