ROTA (January 2023) Thwarted ambitions: Barriers to completing university education

Why do some students from Global Majority and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities choose to withdraw from university?

Although preliminary findings from ROTA's Pilot Study cannot be said to be representative of the Higher Education sector as a whole, some concerning issues have emerged. Among many reasons why students choose to leave or consider leaving university, race discrimination appears to play a part.

ROTA is keen to take this research forward, to explore the experiences of students more closely and to obtain the views of university Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Leads on how improvements might be made to address discrimination. 

We are gathering feedback on this Pilot Study to inform the next phase of our research.  Download the report HERE.

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