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An openDemocracy investigation has found that over the past five years, UK universities received over £100 million in donations, funding, and sponsorships from arms companies. According to the investigation, Oxford University has taken approximately £17 million, with the lion’s share of this money from Rolls Royce.
A report by The Sunday Times has claimed that top universities in the United Kingdom are allowing international students to buy their way in through secret routes, bypassing their high entry requirements. Middlemen are allegedly being paid to recruit overseas students with lower grades than UK students.
The Department for Education is “urgently investigating” reports that Russell Group universities are asking UK students to meet higher entry standards than international applicants.