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Rille Raaper

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Rille Raaper

Rille Raaper is an Associate Professor in Sociology of Higher Education at Durham University’s School of Education. Rille’s research centres around university students, and ranges from exploring issues of identity, experience and political agency in a variety of higher education settings. She has conducted numerous research projects and published widely in the areas of higher education policy and practice and its impact on students as learners, citizens and political agents. Her most recent projects explore the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on disadvantaged students, media representation of students, as well as student politics in the experience of disabled students.

2 pieces

Newest first, since October 2021

  1. · Comment

    The rise of the student influencer

    Rille Raaper, Mariann Hardey, and Samar Aad ask what the rise of student influencers tells us about student support

    With Mariann Hardey and Samar Aad

  2. · Comment

    Family support kept disadvantaged students going during the pandemic

    During the pandemic, many disadvantaged students relied on their families to keep going. Rille Raaper and Chris Brown want universities to pay more attention to these support networks

    With Chris Brown