November 2008 1 • One in five new university leaders went to Oxbridge, compared with one in three vice chancellors of old universities. • 12% of vice chancellors of new universities were awarded their first degrees in new universities (when former polytechnics). • The proportion of vice chancellors educated in schools outside the UK halved during the last decade, decreasing from 16.5% to 8.6%. School backgrounds University backgrounds University groupings Other findings 2