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Representing the Underrepresented It can be a strange experience working in an HE equity-focused area when you’re from a minoritised background yourself.  Sometimes the lines can blur between being a staff member and being expected to be the voice of any staff or students that happen share a particular minoritised characteristic. Some people who have […]

Mighty machines: the future role of machine learning to widening access to higher education Across various sectors we have seen fear and enthusiasm in equal measure on the future role machine learning will have on the society. A current example, is the Writers Guild of America strike where one of the concerns included the potential

Working with communities is tricky – isn’t it? Image by AbsolutVision   My two colleagues and I in Higher Opportunities spend quite a bit of time bidding for funding to carry out widening opportunity research and support. We are always looking for a new angle, so we made a bid to the Lottery Heritage Fund

Challenging bias: crossing boundaries and interdisciplinary learning The tragic death of George Floyd in the summer of 2020 and the re-emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement created a window of opportunity to push for change for those campaigning for social justice. Protests across the world called for an ending to systemic racism and police