ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ hiː kˈoʊˈɔːθɚd ɐ ɹᵻpˈoːɹt fɚðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt fɔːɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ænd skˈɪlz wˌɪtʃ fˈaʊnd ðæt ˈɛθnɪk maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi ɡɹˈædʒuːəts wɜː lˈɛs lˈaɪkli tə ɡˈeɪn tˈɑːp dʒˈɑːbz ðɐn ðɛɹ wˈaɪt kˈaʊntɚpˌɑːɹts.
In 2004 he co-authored a report for the Department for Education and Skills which found that ethnic minority graduates were less likely to gain top jobs than their white counterparts.