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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25 Nov 2021 Opinion

25 Nov 2021 Opinion

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 #ClosingTheGap?

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 Oct 2019 Insights and analysis

8 Oct 2019 Insights and analysis

Supporting care experienced students through university

Care experienced people face significant challenges.
2 May 2019 Opinion

2 May 2019 Opinion

#ClosingtheGap: 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.