This report was commissioned by the Higher Education Funding Council for England
(HEFCE). It explores why different types of student achieve different outcomes in UK higher …

There are large socio-economic gaps in higher education participation. But returns to
education in the UK derive largely from the attainment of qualifications rather than years of …

Whether or not disadvantaged students are realising the same benefits from higher
education as their peers is of fundamental importance to equity practitioners and …

This paper uses data from the Scottish School Leavers Surveys and the England and Wales
Youth Cohort Study to analyse changes over time in gender and social class inequalities in …

Success in higher education for students from lower socio-economic groups and from
disadvantaged backgrounds is becoming an increasingly important policy goal in the UK …

Higher education (HE) has the potential to be transformative: for individuals, local
communities and for the wider society. The extent to which HE succeeds, however, depends …

Background The 2008 Bradley Review of Australian higher education identified the need to
better support access and participation of disadvantaged individuals in higher education …

This paper compares access to full-time undergraduate higher education (HE) by members
of less advantaged social classes and ethnic minorities across the four 'home countries' of …

There has been increasing access to higher education enrolment for disadvantaged
individuals following the Bradley Review of Australian higher education. While progress has …

This report presents a synthesis of literature--published since 2008--that demonstrates
significant impact in each of the key student outcomes of access, retention, attainment, and …