This Pride month Sebastian Bromelow, calls on the higher education sector to “make some noise”, embracing a history of rebellious thoughts and actions.
Two years after the publication of the #ClosingTheGap report, Amatey Doku looks at progress that has been made to close UK universities’ ethnicity degree awarding gaps.
As LGBTQ+ History Month draws to a close, Jonathan Gascoigne from the University of Greenwich asks how universities can continue to be positive forces for social change.
The government’s response to the post-18 review of education and funding arrived yesterday, over four years since the review was first announced. Julie Tam, Deputy Director of Policy at UUK, looks at what it means for universities.
Dr Sal Jarvis, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Education at the University of Westminster, argues good leadership is critical in taking action on degree awarding gaps.
How does it feel to be one of the UK’s first Black vice-chancellors? We asked Professor Charles Egbu, Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University, about racial inequality in higher education and his own journey from undergraduate to university leader.
Universities have extensive structures, partnerships and programmes in place to support university access, participation and success for all students, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
We sat down with Baroness Valerie Amos to discuss her career, her reflections on #ClosingTheGap, and the work she's been doing to combat racial inequality.
An attainment gap between students of different ethnicities exists at the vast majority of UK universities. Evidence suggests that these cannot be explained by a students’ background or prior qualifications. Here are what some of those students think about it.