‘More work needed to address under-representation of Protestants’

DUP MLA Gregory Campbell says work must continue to address the under-representation of Protestants at local further and higher education institutions including Magee College.

He made the comments as the Universities Minister Dr Stephen Farry revealed that just 16 per cent of the Magee intake in 2012/13 was of people who declared themselves as being of a Protestant background (see Page 11).Mr Campbell said: “The figures are similar to those I’ve obtained in the past. At that time I took it up with the university authorities who did indicate that they were aware of the matter.

“If you look at the wider North West society as a whole, the figures should be up towards the 25 to 28 per cent mark, so there is a significant gap.”