UK universities must do more on social mobility

UK schools are failing on higher education preparation – so universities must help

Better outreach and greater involvement in exam boards could raise expectations and standards for disadvantaged would-be students, says Martin Stephen

By Martin Stephen

9 May

Renowned trio lose out in Russell Group student recruitment race

Shrinking enrolments at Southampton, Manchester and Sheffield suggest English elite are not immune to pressures of marketisation

By John Morgan

2 May

Can the Netherlands’ old masters brush off populist attacks?

Dutch universities are conspicuously and consistently successful. Yet their funding is declining and their embrace of internationalism has put them on a collision course with the populist right. John Morgan assesses the mood in Leiden, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Maastricht

By John Morgan

9 May

Lowering entry grades for poorest pupils ‘sets them up to fail’

Improving access to education should be measured by university dropout rates, says Russell Group chief executive

By Rachael Pells

29 January

UK universities must do more on social mobility

System expansion is not enough. Admission to higher-tariff institutions must somehow be opened up, says Paul Jump

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UK schools are failing on higher education preparation – so universities must help

Renowned trio lose out in Russell Group student recruitment race

Can the Netherlands’ old masters brush off populist attacks?

Lowering entry grades for poorest pupils ‘sets them up to fail’

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UK universities must do more on social mobility

System expansion is not enough. Admission to higher-tariff institutions must somehow be opened up, says Paul Jump

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Related articles

UK schools are failing on higher education preparation – so universities must help

Renowned trio lose out in Russell Group student recruitment race

Can the Netherlands’ old masters brush off populist attacks?

Lowering entry grades for poorest pupils ‘sets them up to fail’

Related universities

University of Oxford

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