Thank you to everyone who came to the Fair Access Research workshop, Visible Students/Invisible Needs on Monday 11th July. It was really powerful and humbling to hear from students about their experiences of university — the positive and the negative. Working with students and Students’ Unions is so important for those working to transform higher… Read more » about Working Together for Widening Participation
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Organisational Learning and Widening Participation
The core ethos of BU’s Fair Access Research programme is that by working and learning together for widening participation we , as an institution and a sector, can better support marginalised people to access and succeed in higher education. We want to find out more about how widening participation is being learnt in the different institutions… Read more » about Organisational Learning and Widening Participation
Festival of Learning: Working Together for Widening Participation
27th June 2016 14:00-16:00 Talbot Campus In the week that sees the publication of the White Paper and the Queen’s speech, issues of widening participation and education equity seem even more topical than ever. BU’s programme of Fair Access Research seeks to create a culture of widening participation through working and learning together. As part of BU’s Festival of… Read more » about Festival of Learning: Working Together for Widening Participation
Open University Widening Participation Conference: reflections
Image courtesy of Milton Keynes Council Two weeks’ ago our Fair Access Researchers, Clive, Ed, Lizzie and Alex went to Milton Keynes for the Open University’s international widening participation conference, Transforming Lives Through Life-Wide Learning. It was a really stimulating two days of papers, plenaries and workshops. And it was a real privilege to… Read more » about Open University Widening Participation Conference: reflections
Widening opportunities for higher education through financial supports: what are the key determinants?
Bournemouth University’s Fair Access Agreement Management Group recently commissioned a study to investigate the impact of BU administered financial supports/bursaries on student success, retention, well-being, as well as employability. The different bursary types investigated include Maintenance Bursary, Hardship Fund and Care Leavers Bursary. Institutional financial supports to students who may be from low income households or experiencing… Read more » about Widening opportunities for higher education through financial supports: what are the key determinants?
Two free webinars: using data to enhance the student experience
WEBINAR DETAILS As part of the current Enhancement Theme, QAA Scotland is delighted to present a series of webinars aimed at helping you use data to enhance the student experience. Facilitated by a range of sector leaders and experts, these valuable sessions will consider the use of different types of data (both quantitative and qualitative) in a range of… Read more » about Two free webinars: using data to enhance the student experience
HE Policy update w/e 29th June 2018
Mental health – the next policy frontier The self-styled “Minister for Students” has been campaigning this week on student mental health. You can read the government press release here. “The plans include, As part of a new package of measures announced by Sam Gyimah on student mental health: The announcement of a University Mental Health Charter… Read more » about HE Policy update w/e 29th June 2018
HE policy update for the w/e 15th June 2018
A busy week for publications this week, while the government have been busy with Brexit votes and there is a positive story about immigration rules. The Economics of HE The Commons Public Accounts Committee published its report on the higher education market on Friday. After some interesting evidence sessions, Research Professional report that the outcome is disappointing:… Read more » about HE policy update for the w/e 15th June 2018
HE Policy update for the w/e 8th June 2018
HEPI Student Experience Survey The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and Advance HE have published a joint report on student academic experience. The report was launched at the annual HEPI conference and Sam Gyimah gave the keynote address. The report includes a lot of insight and is worth looking at – there are some new questions… Read more » about HE Policy update for the w/e 8th June 2018
HE policy update for the w/e 11th May 2018
Fees and funding Loans and parental contributions – The implication of the means-tested maintenance loan is that parents will make up the difference for those not receiving the full loan (ie if parental income is over £25,000)– parents are not always expecting or planning for this and sometimes parents are unable in practice to make up… Read more » about HE policy update for the w/e 11th May 2018