It would be a tragedy if short-term political goals slow the democratisation of HE

Current vice-chancellor (and former Whitehall permanent secretary) Sir David Bell reacts to figures showing the HE participation rate has almost hit 50 per cent

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October 2, 2017

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October 9, 2017

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