Oxford University suggests imperial measurements could be researched in project to diversify Stem course Students are being hired to research what could be done to "diversify" maths and science courses 14 May 2021 • 9:00pm Imperial units were officially introduced in 1824, and were widely adopted across the British Empire and Commonwealth Credit: GETTY IMAGES Oxford University has suggested imperial measurements could be researched by students hired to try and 'diversify' and 'decolonise' its STEM curriculum. The university has been recruiting students on living wage to conduct extensive research this summer, alongside scholars, into how Oxford’s science curricula can be made less “Eurocentric”.