Having worked hard at school, Emmanuel Opoku was rewarded with exceptional exam results and looking forward to university. Despite his tough background in east London, the teenager had big ambitions, hoping that a chemistry degree at world-renowned Imperial College, London, would be followed by a lifetime of scientific research helping to increase access to medicines in the developing world. But these noble hopes were dashed after discovering that he had to pay international student tuition…
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