Transitioning from schools to higher education – A professional’s perspective
By Hannah Ogundipe Akinbode, Research Manager It’s the start of a new academic year! We are currently welcoming our returning and new cohort of first — [Read More]
Lessons learnt
How can we create realistic expectations of university life for widening participation students?
By Samira Salam, Intern at the King’s College London Widening Participation team Starting university is a crucial time for students as an important transition is — [Read More]
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]
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]
So where do we go from here?
By Michael Bennett, Associate Director for Widening Participation | With our report on our findings from our first two years published, Michael Bennett reflects on — [Read More]
2019 may have been the year of null results, but it’s moving us forward
Vanessa Todman, Head of Student Experience Research and Miriam Styrnol, Senior Research and Evaluation Advisor| Null results are useful. In What Works we’re always seeking — [Read More]
What’s Next for What Works? Fewer Surprises!
Michael Sanders, Reader in Public Policy at the Policy Institute at King’s and Executive Director of the What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care | — [Read More]