The rapper, sixth from left, with Cambridge students. Stormzy, one of the UK’s most acclaimed grime artists, was credited by Cambridge with the large increase in black students it recruited this autumn after he funded two scholarships. The university said that the “Stormzy effect” was one of a number of factors behind the rise in black students applying and being admitted. There was an increase in the number of black students engaging in its outreach activities and inquiring about courses after the award-winning artist announced in August last year that he would offer the scholarships. Some 91 black students joined the university this term,…

Source: The Times October 10, 2019 23:03 UTC