Travelling to work on the bus recently, I saw an advert for an adult learning centre, which read: Change your life through learning. That message resonated with me for several reasons.
Do you find this too? When you change your car, you seem to notice more of your new model on the roads? Or when you come across an interesting area of research, you start to notice the parallels in other things you do, in different spheres, or even unrelated parts of your work or hobbies?
The comparatively low rates of higher education (HE) progression amongst young men from white, working class backgrounds has received a significant amount of attention in recent years. This has been accompanied by calls for a ‘response’ from the HE sector (Raven, 2022, 644).
Exploring international student experience through induction and disability disclosures The international student experience is replete with challenges spanning academic study
Why Enabling Students from Underrepresented Groups to Develop Widening Participation Research Matters I “Putting your money where your mouth is”
Inclusive approaches to student–staff partnership in widening participation I We recently delivered a staff-facing conference under the banner of enabling
The digital divide: Students’ lived experiences of limited digital access I This blog discusses my first research project since graduating
Most of you reading this blog will work in the groves of academia but what is it like just now in an FE college for a higher education adviser who is concerned about widening participation?
Pioneering the Path: Submitting new Access and Participation Plans to the Office for Students (OfS) as part of the Wave
Representing the Underrepresented It can be a strange experience working in an HE equity-focused area when you’re from a minoritised