Student diversity: socioeconomic background
We haven’t always got it right, but we should not apologise for trying to build a better society, no matter how powerful our detractors, says Keith Burnett
Inclusion worker challenges institutions whose scholarship programmes are not open to all after missing out on place on master’s
‘No change’ in widening participation policy, says Trinity Hall, after plans to target students from Eton and Winchester leak
Low value of support on offer not enough to move the dial on university access, critics fear
Universities urged to collaborate on areas such as the language they use in admissions to ensure accessibility for non-traditional students
No one has come up with a better way of convincing the Treasury to bring back maintenance grants, skills minister tells social mobility event
Link between higher education and higher earnings weakens across many OECD countries, showing need to strengthen alternative options
Inequality between male and female participation rates prevails in most parts of the globe, with 88 countries in worse situation compared with a decade ago
More support needed for disadvantaged students during medical studies to compensate for lack of ‘insider knowledge’, researchers say
A ‘disconnect’ between aspirational rhetoric and the realities of ‘live’ admissions risks undermining Australia’s inclusion goals
With a nod to community needs, and a nod to the political winds, Canberra puts accessibility before ‘institutional ego’
