mˈɑːduːd sˈɛd hiː θˈɔːt ðætðə dɪskɹˌɪmᵻnˈeɪʃən wʌz nˌɑːt kˈɑːnʃəs ænd ðˈæt "jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli pɹˈaɪd ðɛmsˈɛlvz ˌɔn ðɛɹ ˈɛθnɪk daɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ænd wʊdhɐv nˈoʊ tɹˈʌk wɪð dᵻlˈɪbɚɹət dɪskɹˌɪmᵻnˈeɪʃən".
Modood said he thought that the discrimination was not conscious and that "Universities generally pride themselves on their ethnic diversity and would have no truck with deliberate discrimination".