University racism study criticised for including anti-white harassment

Academics and student leaders accuse equalities watchdog of drawing a false equivalence

Prominent academics and student leaders have criticised the government's equalities watchdog for including anti-white harassment in its inquiry into racism in UK universities.

They accused the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) of drawing a false equivalence between what it described as racial harassment against white British students and staff and the racism suffered by their black and minority ethnic peers.