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BBC Three - Is Uni Racist?

How is racism at Britain’s universities being dealt with, and what impact is it having?

Linda Adey investigates what happens when students of colour complain about racist abuse to their universities.

Britain’s universities are some of the most prestigious in the world, but are they safe places for students of colour? Reporter Linda Adey investigates the experiences of black and ethnic minority students at British unis and examines what happens when victims of racist abuse at university want to complain.

Linda’s journey starts in Manchester, where a 19-year-old student was held up against a wall by university security staff demanding to see his ID because, according to the student, they think he is a drug dealer and not a university student.

Linda’s investigation also leads her to students who experienced alleged racism at one Oxford college, Christ Church.

More generally, Linda asks whether the distress of initial racist incidents is being compounded by the way universities handle complaints. She hears that the majority of students who face racism don’t report it, but some students who do complain say they’re locked out of the process, left dissatisfied and have been failed by their university. Those students say it has had huge consequences for their mental wellbeing and educational outcomes.

Linda finally gets to put the students’ experiences she has heard to the universities, but are they willing to admit to any failings? And can universities become safer places for black and ethnic minority students?

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