Student success

Our members are committed to making sure students thrive academically. We help our universities reduce degree-awarding inequalities between students of different ethnicities and share good practice in supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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17 August 2023 Media releases

17 August 2023 Media releases

Universities UK Chief Executive comments on Results Day 2023

Universities UK Chief Executive Vivienne Stern MBE congratulates students on Results Day 2023
21 July 2022 Publications

21 July 2022 Publications

Closing the gap: three years on

What progress have universities made so far on ethnicity degree awarding gaps, and what more do they need to do?
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.
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 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.
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.
8 October 2019 Insights and analysis

8 October 2019 Insights and analysis

Supporting care experienced students through university

Care experienced people face significant challenges.
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.
2 May 2019 Publications

2 May 2019 Publications

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic student attainment at UK universities: closing the gap

An attainment gap between students of different ethnicities exists at the vast majority of universities.

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