Driving social mobility through behavioural insights
By Saloni Bhatia, Researcher at In Diverse Company. Behavioural insights are learnings from the field of social and behavioural science, that are used to both — [Read More]
The power of saying yes – The importance of opportunities for widening participation students
By Gabriela De Freitas, Social Researcher in the What Works Department | For students from less-advantaged backgrounds, the prospect of work experience can be daunting — [Read More]
‘Reaching in the right direction’: How a person-focussed approach to research can lead to meaningful engagement
By Chrissie Browne, King’s College London Widening Participation Department, Widening Participation Officer Some people interact with programmes and research more readily than others, this has — [Read More]
Engaging the ‘Hard to Reach’ : The Importance of Using a Wide Range of Methods
By Yasarah Qureshi, RCT Coordinator, Widening Participation Department As universities are becoming increasingly committed to understanding and improving ‘sense of belonging’[i], a wide range of — [Read More]
Good leaders listen – how robust evaluation and relational process-based leadership can strengthen collaboration and influence
By Fola Aina, Social Researcher Relational leadership as part of Community Organising has so much to contribute to strengthen ways of working within Higher Education. — [Read More]
Digital learning in Higher Education- more flexible, but also more lonely
By Hannah Ogundipe Akinbode Digital learning allows students who have long commutes, caring commitments, or a need to work to support their studies greater flexibility — [Read More]
Test, Learn, Adapt- What Might Formula One be able to teach Higher Education?
Higher Education has a lot it can learn from other sectors. After a difficult year for everyone, Vanessa Todman explores what Formula One may be — [Read More]
Helping care-experienced students develop a sense of belonging
By Jack Mollart-Solity, Widening Participation Manager*| Making friends is a key part of developing a sense of belonging at university, which then impacts motivation to — [Read More]
Ethnicity and Disadvantage: Not Two Sides of The Same Coin
By Chiamaka Nwosu, Data and Research Analyst | Are universities relying on inadequate data to understand the progression and success of students from ethnic minority backgrounds? — [Read More]
Can Nudge Plus help us encourage sustainable pro-social behaviour change?
By Sanchayan Banerjee, PhD student at the London School of Economics and Political Science * | Nudges are low-cost, high-impact behavioural strategies that encourage people to — [Read More]