Yn ei ragair, soniodd Syr Ian am yr egwyddor adnabyddus yn Adroddiad Robbins, sef y dylai mynediad i brifysgol fod yn seiliedig ar allu'n unig, ac nid y gallu i'w fforddio.
In his foreword, Sir Ian mentioned the famous principle of the Robbins Report that access to university should be based on ability alone, not the ability to afford it.