Why are Britain's Universities Still Failing Male Students?

I doubt that you will see a headline like that in the mainstream media.

A report from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) has shown that students who classify themselves as White do better than Black or Asian students who get the same grades at A levels. Mixed-race students are in between. The difference persists even when universities and subjects are analysed separately. 

Aaron Kiely in the Guardian says that this "suggests that higher education institutions are somehow failing black students, which should be a national embarrassment."

He then goes on to recount a study by the National Union of Students (NUS) that indicated that Black students suffered institutional barriers that eroded their self-esteem and confidence and that seven per cent said that the university environment was racist. 

A similar conclusion was drawn by Richard Adams also in the Guardian. He quoted Rachel Wenstone of the NUS as saying that it was "a national shame that black students and students from low participation backgrounds are appearing to do worse in degree outcomes than other students even when they get the same grades at A level."

It is interesting that the Hefce report also found that female students were more likely to get a 2 (i) than male students with the same grades, although there was no difference with regard to first class degrees. Men were also more likely to fail to complete their studies.

So is anyone worrying about why men are doing less well at university?