Richard Garner reports for the Independent on our Earning by Degrees findings.

Oxbridge graduates who come from disadvantaged homes earn bigger starting salaries than those from families with a history of going to university, according to a study by the Sutton Trust.

The education charity shows that students who are the first in their family to attend university earn £927 a year more in their first job, on average.

Read his full report here.

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