tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998628784041768080.post8903316646627850562..comments2024-03-28T03:27:07.147+00:00Comments on VizWiz: UK University Elitism? Independent vs. Free Meal Students – Part 1VizWizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11408220384219218043noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998628784041768080.post-41242803790718976602011-11-06T21:54:27.031+00:002011-11-06T21:54:27.031+00:00Oh, I see that now in the tiny print. Typically y...Oh, I see that now in the tiny print. Typically you'd want to sort by the measure of the bar itself for clarity, so I'd say they did a poor job.VizWizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408220384219218043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998628784041768080.post-77992894084420441592011-11-06T07:40:02.243+00:002011-11-06T07:40:02.243+00:00Hi Andys, you seem to have missed that the origina...Hi Andys, you seem to have missed that the original post ordered the universities according to research/funding success. It would be interesting to ask why some universities do so much better on the free school meals front, without losing their research/funding status.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998628784041768080.post-60853182811294464782011-01-03T01:09:19.769+00:002011-01-03T01:09:19.769+00:00Thanks Andy. There are indeed four universities t...Thanks Andy. There are indeed four universities that did not provide data: Cardiff, Queen's Univ Belfast, Univ of Edinburgh, Univ of Glasgow. I find it quite strange there would be any that wouldn't report the data, but I don't know much at all about UK politics or education.<br /><br />Also, thanks for the links. There are always two sides to the story. I have a friend that likesVizWizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408220384219218043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998628784041768080.post-65563010270624296572011-01-01T17:40:16.360+00:002011-01-01T17:40:16.360+00:00It looks like the 16 are all members of the Russel...It looks like the 16 are all members of the <a href="http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/about-russell-group/" rel="nofollow">Russell Group</a>, the 20 self-proclaimed top universities in the country. Maybe four of those universities didn't provide the data.<br /><br />As for the story behind the data, admissions is a hot topic for the top universities. At Oxford, for example, the media is always Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888598176070009724noreply@blogger.com