Report condemns racism in UK’s ‘racially segregated’ student housing

More than half of Black students said they had been victims of racism while living in halls of residence

Universities and accommodation providers need to tackle the racism experienced by Black students in halls of residence, according to a report that found claims of racially segregated" accommodation and widespread abuse from other students.

More than half of Black students surveyed in the report said they had been victims of racism while living in UK student accommodation, and nearly two-thirds had witnessed racism. These experiences ranged from insensitivity around things like hair or food, to the use of racial slurs, to spitting, shouting and physical violence," the report, Living Black at University, said.