Cambridge admissions are “skewed” towards students from London and the south east, the university’s vice-chancellor has said as she launches a diversity drive.

Last updated at 22:00 11 August 2006 Cambridge University is poised to introduce an admissions exam for history degrees because A-levels no longer distinguish between the brightest candidates.

Cambridge’s director of admissions has caused an uproar by implying that his institution does not give any weight to personal essays in applications.

Karen Siegfried is the executive director of full-time MBA admissions at the University of Cambridge's Judge School of Business. Prior to joining the program last September, she worked for several ...