The Class Ceiling report by the Social Mobility APPG on access to the leading professions advocates increasing the use of contextual recruitment, and the Office for Students should encourage exactly the same in higher education. More...
30 juin 2018
30 juin 2018
Manifesto idea #33: Harry Anderson (@harrycanderson)
The UK has made welcome progress on opening up access to university in recent years. The number of disadvantaged 18-year olds on full-time undergraduate courses reached record levels in 2017, increasing by 52 per cent in a decade. More...
30 juin 2018
Manifesto idea #34: Gary Attle (@GaryAttle)
There are many Latin phrases which one had to learn as a Law student. One of the more popular phrases is a principle of responsibility in certain types of legal claim: ‘res ipsa loquitur’, meaning ‘the thing speaks for itself ’. More...
30 juin 2018
Manifesto idea #35: Helen Smith (@AGCAS)
AGCAS’s strategy for social mobility is to enhance and equalise access to all careers, institutions and organisations and to help students develop the awareness, confidence and skills needed to unlock their career potential. More...
30 juin 2018
Manifesto idea #29: Rosemary Bennett (@RosieDBennett)
Once the preserve of the brightest and best, pupils heading for mediocre A-Level grades are increasingly being bribed by lower- ranking universities with these highly questionable offers, with the proviso that they make it their firm choice. More...
30 juin 2018
Manifesto idea #30: Sonia Sodha (@soniasodha)
If we were really committed to improving access to top universities, we would bite the bullet and introduce class-based quotas. Progress on this front has been pathetically slow: yes, young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are going to universities in greater numbers than before, but they remain disproportionately shut out of the highest-ranking institutions. More...
30 juin 2018
Manifesto idea #28: Nik Miller (@bridge_group)
Beyond matters immediately within the control of the Office for Students, there are important areas that risk limiting positive progress on fair access that deserve attention. First, there needs to be greater exploration of the way in which university league tables are constructed: for example, they typically disadvantage institutions operating contextual admissions (because entry tariff is considered a proxy for student quality). More...
30 juin 2018
Shining a light on hidden course costs
The recent Brightside and HEPI report for the new Director of Fair Access and Participation got me thinking: at university I was on a course that had additional costs that I had no knowledge of when I signed up. More...
30 juin 2018
In case you missed it…
This time last week saw the 2018 HEPI Annual Conference take place in London, with keynote speeches from Sam Gyimah MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research & Innovation, and Lord Mandelson. More...
30 juin 2018
Staff wellbeing in universities
The issue of mental health is rising high on the higher education policy agenda across the country. The harsh realities of poor mental health were brought home this week at the University of Buckingham’s Festival of Higher Education. More...
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