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  • 8 October 2019 Insights and analysis
    8 October 2019 Insights and analysis

    Supporting care experienced students through university

    Care experienced people face significant challenges.

  • 24 June 2020 Opinion
    24 June 2020 Opinion

    How universities can support LGBTQ+ students beyond Pride month

    More that institutions could do to ensure the welfare and support of all students.

  • 10 February 2021 Opinion
    10 February 2021 Opinion

    Going the extra mile to embrace LGBT+ equality in higher education

    This LGBT+ History Month, Dr Sammy Li reflects on progress that has been made by universities to support LGBT+ equality.

  • 11 May 2021 Opinion
    11 May 2021 Opinion

    What progress have we made since the launch of Closing the gap?

    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.

  • 9 June 2021 Opinion
    9 June 2021 Opinion

    Are we living in a post-LGBTQ+ rights age?

    This Pride month Sebastian Bromelow, calls on the higher education sector to “make some noise”, embracing a history of rebellious thoughts and actions.

  • 2 May 2019 Opinion
    2 May 2019 Opinion

    Closing the gap: student stories

    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. 

  • 27 September 2021 Opinion
    27 September 2021 Opinion

    Being the first one: attending university as a first-generation student

    How can universities work to make the transition to university as smooth as possible for first-generation students?

  • 25 November 2021 Interview
    25 November 2021 Interview

    In conversation with: Baroness Valerie Amos

    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.

  • 30 November 2021 Case studies
    30 November 2021 Case studies

    Case studies for a new approach to university access, participation and success

    Universities have extensive structures, partnerships and programmes in place to support university access, participation and success for all students, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

  • 20 December 2021 Opinion
    20 December 2021 Opinion

    Closing the gap: How can university leaders take action on ethnicity degree awarding gaps?

    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.

  • 25 February 2022 Explainer
    25 February 2022 Explainer

    What do government changes to education mean for universities?

    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.

  • 25 February 2022 Opinion
    25 February 2022 Opinion

    LGBTQ+ History Month: a time to value all

    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.

  • 9 May 2022 Publications
    9 May 2022 Publications

    Our response to the higher education reform consultation

    We’ve responded to the UK Government’s consultation on higher education reform.

  • 11 May 2022 Opinion
    11 May 2022 Opinion

    Why student number caps will hurt everyone, not just universities

    New proposals will make widening participation and levelling up even harder says our President, Professor Steve West CBE.

  • 27 June 2022 Opinion
    27 June 2022 Opinion

    How can universities better support trans students?

    George Virgo, Trans Officer at the University of Manchester Students’ Union, shares his experience at university.

  • 31 August 2022 Publications
    31 August 2022 Publications

    Spiking: what universities can do

    Our practice note to support universities’ response to spiking as we enter the 2022–23 academic year.

  • 28 February 2022 Publications
    28 February 2022 Publications

    Changing the culture: tackling staff-to-student sexual misconduct

    There have been growing concerns about cases of staff-to-student sexual misconduct in higher education. This is our guidance for universities on how to prevent and respond to these cases. 

  • 26 October 2022 Opinion
    26 October 2022 Opinion

    To kickstart growth in left-behind areas, we need to empower universities

    The UK is facing crisis. To build a strategic response, the government must embed universities at the centre of local and national growth strategy.

  • 20 October 2022 Interview
    20 October 2022 Interview

    In conversation with: Professor Charles Egbu

    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.

  • 14 November 2022 Interview
    14 November 2022 Interview

    In conversation with: Sarah Furley on welcoming trans students

    Trans Awareness Week is a time to celebrate trans people in our communities and reflect on the issues they face.

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