UK universities making slow progress on equality, data shows

The data showed a marked closing of the gap in final degree results between white and BME students.Statistics collated by Advance HE, formerly known as the Equality Challenge Unit charity, show that last year only a small fraction of professors in UK universities were from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds, with women especially poorly represented.More than 14,000 white men were recorded as professors, while just 90 black men held positions of the same status.