University College London has apologised after its "dreaming of a white campus" tweet was deemed to be racist.

The university said it was sorry and had chosen its words "very poorly", following a backlash from those who interpreted the message as an offensive remark.

On Monday, the university posted a message on its official Twitter account which said: “Dreaming of a white campus? Our campuses will be open and operating fully today, Monday 11 December, so please make your way in as planned. (We can't guarantee snow but we'll try!)”