By Terri-ann Williams For Mailonline
Published: 11:05 BST, 10 May 2019 | Updated: 11:05 BST, 10 May 2019
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The pro-vice chancellor of Cambridge University has claimed that black students aren't applying for places at the prestigious institution due to a lack of 'specialist Afro-Caribbean hairdressers in the city'.
Professor Graham Virgo sited the 'unexpected' research findings during an event at King's College, Cambridge, and stated that this was one of the barriers from stopping black students applying.
It comes as the founder of a programme to assist black student applying to Oxford or Cambridge, Naomi Kellman, said it's a problem that 'comes up frequently'.
Speaking at an event, Prof Virgo, who is also a QC and expert in criminal law said: 'We have been doing some quite detailed research, particularly with black students, particularly in London, looking at obstacles to applying to Cambridge and thinking about Cambridge. And number three on the list was hairdressers.
Black students are said not to be applying for places at Cambridge (above) due to a lack of hairdressers in the area
He added that the revelation sent a 'really important' message to the university.
The research surveyed some Cambridge undergraduates and sixth form students and was carried out ahead of a new campaign launch to encourage more black students to apply for
