Decolonising the curriculum hasn’t closed the gap between Black and white students – here’s what might

By Paul Ian Campbell, Associate Professor in Sociology (Race and Inclusion in sport and in education), University of Leicester

Students at UK universities are less likely to get a top degree – a first or 2:1 – if they are from an ethnic minority.

This is known as the race or ethnicity award gap. It is measured by comparing the proportion of white undergraduates who recieve a top degree with the proportion of students of colour who do so. In 2023, the gap stood at 12.3%.

However, this gap varies for UK students from different minority ethnic communities. In…

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