Thanks to Dr. Sarah Hayes, Academic Director for TEL & Programme Director for PGDip and M.Ed ,Senior Lecturer, PFHEA, Aston University for sharing Dear colleagues You may find this new HEPI/Brightside publication of interest: Where next for widening participation and fair access? New insights from leading thinkers – press release You can access the full text… Read more » about New HEPI/ Brightside publication on WP and Fair Access
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Fair Access Research project (FAR) webpages are launched
The FAR project webpages have now been published. BU’s pioneering Fair Access Research project has brought together students, SUBU, professional, service and academic staff from across the university to develop and expand expertise and reflexive practice in the field of fair access to higher education. Each member of the team has brought different knowledge and experiences to a series of… Read more » about Fair Access Research project (FAR) webpages are launched
CEL research dialogue session on Fair Access
On 23 February, CEL held a research dialogue session about Fair Access and Widening Participation. Maggie Hutchings, HSS, presented findings and the overall methodology being followed by the BU Fair Access Research Project. Jacqueline Priego, CEL, presented the findings of her project ‘Students who bounce back’ and recommendations for practice. We will follow up on… Read more » about CEL research dialogue session on Fair Access
ESRC Festival of Social Science: Fair Access Research
Festival of Social Science Date: Monday 7 November Time: 10am-1pm Location: F105, Fusion, Talbot Campus Register Here What does it mean to be a student in the 21st century? As part of ESRC’s Festival of Social Science BU researchers Dr Vanessa Heaslip, Dr Clive Hunt, Dr Maggie Hutchings and Dr Alex Wardrop will be leading a… Read more » about ESRC Festival of Social Science: Fair Access Research
Fair Access Research – news update
As part of the Fair Access Research project we wanted to share with you news and data that has been making headlines over August. HEFCE published Differences in employment outcomes: Comparison of 2008-09 and 2010-11 first degree graduates. One of the most significant findings related to outcomes differences for black and minority ethnic graduates. The report… Read more » about Fair Access Research – news update
Fair Access Briefing: Published
The Fair Access Research programme is pleased to announce the publication of our first Fair Access Briefing! In this first briefing you get to meet the team and we share with you some of the background to the project. We share a case study of a student co-creation project exploring perceptions of disability during the admissions process and find… Read more » about Fair Access Briefing: Published
Fair Access Research: Learning Together
The BU Fair Access Research (FAR) project is an innovative project which seeks to make a difference to students by transforming practice through collaborative research. We are co-creating research with students and practitioners (both professional and academic) as part of the university’s commitments to widening participation to higher education. We want to make a sustainable difference to students accessing,… Read more » about Fair Access Research: Learning Together
Fair Access and Admissions
As part of the Fair Access Research project, we reviewed the admissions and enrollment data for all applicants to BU between academic years 2010-11 to 2014-15. We wanted to find out if there were differences in application and enrollment for students from different backgrounds. This is because there are significant differences in applications and admissions… Read more » about Fair Access and Admissions
Fair access project fund – proposals to be submitted by 16 Jan 16

BU’s Fair Access Agreement includes a project fund to support Fair Access (FA) and Widening Participation (WP) projects, research and innovation. Faculties and Professional Services are invited to bid for funding to support specific and targeted projects that will have FA or WP impact. The projects will contribute to and inform the growing evidence base… Read more » about Fair access project fund – proposals to be submitted by 16 Jan 16
Fair Access Project Fund

BU’s Fair Access Agreement includes a project fund to support Fair Access (FA) and Widening Participation (WP) projects, research and innovation. Faculties and Professional Services are invited to bid for funding to support specific and targeted projects that will have FA or WP impact. The projects will contribute to and inform the growing evidence base… Read more » about Fair Access Project Fund