Focus on final-year exams at Oxbridge may disadvantage female students – report

Almost all courses at Oxford and Cambridge have a first-class degree awarding gap favouring men, according to the report (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Archive)

A focus on final-year exams at Oxbridge could be disadvantaging female students who are “less likely to take risks” and suffer from premenstrual syndrome (PMS), a report suggests.

A paper published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) think tank explores possible reasons why men are more likely to secure a first-class degree at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.